Caloric Goal

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According MFP, my caloric goal is 2610 calories. This seems awfully high to me. I am a 5'8" 72 year old male. My current weight is 172 pounds. When in high school I wrestled at 168 pounds. I also played football and lacrosse. Never went below 165. I actually gained some weight when I went in the service.

I think my goal weight should be 165-170.

1st question: is this a realistic number?
2nd question, if not, how does one modify the goal?

Thanks

Wes

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  • Liftng4Lis
    Liftng4Lis Posts: 15,150 Member
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    Check all of your input to make sure you entered it correctly. What did you set your activity level as?
  • malibu927
    malibu927 Posts: 17,565 Member
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    Check to make sure you entered the right info into MFP. Then plug your stats into a TDEE calculator to see what it comes up with (scoobysworkshop and IIFYM are good ones to use).