Goal

angela075mfp
angela075mfp Posts: 17 Member
edited November 26 in Getting Started
I have a Microsoft Fitness Band. It tells me I regularly burn 1500-1600 calories in a 24 hour period. Should I keep my daily calorie Goal 1200 per MFP????

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  • Derf_Smeggle
    Derf_Smeggle Posts: 610 Member
    edited November 2015
    The overwhelming consensus is that women should maintain a minimum 1200 calorie intake. The argument against eating below 1200 is that you cannot get a sufficient amount of macro and micro nutrients to maintain a healthy life style.

    You burn up more lean muscle mass with too much calorie restriction among other issues..

    I will add that those 24 hour numbers seem a bit low from the median values found in more rigorous metabolic studies and research.
  • angela075mfp
    angela075mfp Posts: 17 Member
    Thx. I have been at this for 2 weeks with remaining surplus of calories daily. I have not lost anything. Scales say
    I have gained a lb. So discouraged.
  • Kullerva
    Kullerva Posts: 1,114 Member
    2 weeks is too soon to see significant change on the scale. If you're eating a deficit, the 1 lb is probably water or salt. If you're new at this, I suggest getting a $20 kitchen scale and weighing your portions to make sure you're eating under your goal. My two cents. (I'm 5'4, 145 (was 189) and burn between 1600-2000 calories a day.)
  • angela075mfp
    angela075mfp Posts: 17 Member
    Thx very much Kullerva..... ordering kitchen scale now. Awesome job by the way on your loss.
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