Number of calories

mirunizzle18
mirunizzle18 Posts: 17 Member
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
My MFP says I shoud eat 1300 calories, but when I calculate in another place is like 1800, what shoud I trust?

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  • malibu927
    malibu927 Posts: 17,562 Member
    Most other places calculate with exercise calories included, unlike MFP. So if you follow MFP, you should be eating 1300 plus some of your exercise calories back.
  • cthakkar1985
    cthakkar1985 Posts: 137 Member
    MFP is great, but not for calculating calories/macronutrients. I use this tool - http://www.iifym.com/iifym-calculator/ It's perfect IMO
  • beatyfamily1
    beatyfamily1 Posts: 257 Member
    I asked that same question yesterday. I was told MFP already calculated the 500 calorie deficit for me so go with the 1300 calories.
  • Yi5hedr3
    Yi5hedr3 Posts: 2,696 Member
    1800 is for maintenance, 1300 is to lose 1 lb/week.
  • kami3006
    kami3006 Posts: 4,979 Spam Moderator
    beatyfamily1 wrote: »
    I asked that same question yesterday. I was told MFP already calculated the 500 calorie deficit for me so go with the 1300 calories.

    1300 plus exercise calories.
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