Weight loss with 300-350 calories over goal?

jswede1149

I've lost 126 pounds before joining this site. I've lost 8 pounds since I've started with the site two weeks ago. While I am in the healthy weight range, I would like to lose ten more pounds.

I walk from 7-10 miles 6x times a week. My profile here is set to active. I feel really hungry unless I hit 1800-1900 calories. I am wondering if there are other people who are losing with overage and why?

IsaackGMOON

Why? Because they're simply eating in a caloric deficit.

Francl27

You'll lose weight if you eat less than you burn... You can keep eating what you're eating and see if you lose, or try to make more filling choices (it's hard to help with that as your diary is closed).

With your activity I think you shouldn't have any issue losing at 1800 calories though (as long as your logging is accurate), it will just be slower.

nordlead2005

If you are losing weight you are eating at a deficit. MFP is designed to set your goal based on NEAT (non exercise activity) and then you add exercise and eat that too.

My "slightly active" goal is 1860 calories/day to lose 1.5lb/week. If I eat 250 calories over that goal (2110) every day I will still lose 1lb/week.

Also, are you logging the walking as exercise? 7-10 can easily be 500-1000 calories (depending on your size and pace) of exercise. If I walked 7-10 miles I would have to eat closer to 2700 calories/day to lose 1.5lb/week instead of 1860 calories/day.

jswede1149

I have a Fitbit synced with this site. I expect a bit of a lull or stall because: (1) I dropped a months worth of weight in two weeks and (2) I am on the last ten pounds.

I am working on making better food choices which is helping a bit.

callsitlikeiseeit

i go over all the time. but i also overestimate calories (i rarely finish what i plate up or order) and i underestimate exercise calories (and dont *usually* eat them all back anyways). Also, my activity level is st at sedentary when I'm probably at least lightly active, if not active. I dont worry about my deck drinking on the weekends or days where i just eat more than *normal* because i know these things.

NOW... if I had a sudden stall or stopped losing weight or had other issues like that, I would have to become much more accurate and diligent. And as the weight comes off, that time will come ANYWAYS. But so far... im down 70 some odd pounds and still going strong.....