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Too many calories?

shamburger411
shamburger411 Posts: 30 Member
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
I feel like the calorie goal MFP has given me is a lot. Maybe because I have never minded calories until recently?

The given goal is 2,040 calories.

I weigh 275lbs and am trying to loose 1lb/week to reach my goal of 185lbs.

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  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
    shamburger411 wrote: »
    I feel like the calorie goal MFP has given me is a lot. Maybe because I have never minded calories until recently?

    The given goal is 2,040 calories.

    I weigh 275lbs and am trying to loose 1lb/week to reach my goal of 185lbs.

    Height? Activity level?

    It sounds about right for your stats so far.
  • HutchA12
    HutchA12 Posts: 279 Member
    Yeah need exact stats but you have a high weight so get to eat more to lose it at a slow pace.
  • callsitlikeiseeit
    callsitlikeiseeit Posts: 8,626 Member
    i am so jealous of people who get to eat that much.

    curse being short. LOL

    sounds about right if you are taller.

    you can always re-evaluate after a month or so to see if you feel the need to revise your calorie intake.
  • Lourdesong
    Lourdesong Posts: 1,492 Member
    Sounds about right, given your weight and the rate of loss you chose.
    You'd get apprx 1500 if you chose 2 lbs a week rate.
  • shamburger411
    shamburger411 Posts: 30 Member

    arditarose wrote: »
    shamburger411 wrote: »
    I feel like the calorie goal MFP has given me is a lot. Maybe because I have never minded calories until recently?

    The given goal is 2,040 calories.

    I weigh 275lbs and am trying to loose 1lb/week to reach my goal of 185lbs.

    Height? Activity level?

    It sounds about right for your stats so far.


    I'm 5'9". I workout 3x a week, Tuesdays (30mins)-Thursdays (1hour)-Saturdays (30mins)
  • shamburger411
    shamburger411 Posts: 30 Member
    callsitlikeiseeit wrote: »
    i am so jealous of people who get to eat that much.

    curse being short. LOL

    sounds about right if you are taller.

    you can always re-evaluate after a month or so to see if you feel the need to revise your calorie intake.

    I'm new to the calorie counting thing. lol. I didn't realize so much went into figuring a goal. Thank you! (:
  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
    shamburger411 wrote: »
    arditarose wrote: »
    shamburger411 wrote: »
    I feel like the calorie goal MFP has given me is a lot. Maybe because I have never minded calories until recently?

    The given goal is 2,040 calories.

    I weigh 275lbs and am trying to loose 1lb/week to reach my goal of 185lbs.

    Height? Activity level?

    It sounds about right for your stats so far.


    I'm 5'9". I workout 3x a week, Tuesdays (30mins)-Thursdays (1hour)-Saturdays (30mins)

    Those calories sound right. When I asked about activity level I meant BESIDES working out. Daily life. You are supposed to log your exercise separately when you use the MFP NEAT method.
  • shamburger411
    shamburger411 Posts: 30 Member
    arditarose wrote: »
    shamburger411 wrote: »
    arditarose wrote: »
    shamburger411 wrote: »
    I feel like the calorie goal MFP has given me is a lot. Maybe because I have never minded calories until recently?

    The given goal is 2,040 calories.

    I weigh 275lbs and am trying to loose 1lb/week to reach my goal of 185lbs.

    Height? Activity level?

    It sounds about right for your stats so far.


    I'm 5'9". I workout 3x a week, Tuesdays (30mins)-Thursdays (1hour)-Saturdays (30mins)

    Those calories sound right. When I asked about activity level I meant BESIDES working out. Daily life. You are supposed to log your exercise separately when you use the MFP NEAT method.

    Daily life I'd say I'm semi-active. I have four little ones so I am constantly moving around the house with them. Thank you for the help. (:
  • Yi5hedr3
    Yi5hedr3 Posts: 2,696 Member
    Try 1800 and see how it goes....
  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
    shamburger411 wrote: »
    arditarose wrote: »
    shamburger411 wrote: »
    arditarose wrote: »
    shamburger411 wrote: »
    I feel like the calorie goal MFP has given me is a lot. Maybe because I have never minded calories until recently?

    The given goal is 2,040 calories.

    I weigh 275lbs and am trying to loose 1lb/week to reach my goal of 185lbs.

    Height? Activity level?

    It sounds about right for your stats so far.


    I'm 5'9". I workout 3x a week, Tuesdays (30mins)-Thursdays (1hour)-Saturdays (30mins)

    Those calories sound right. When I asked about activity level I meant BESIDES working out. Daily life. You are supposed to log your exercise separately when you use the MFP NEAT method.

    Daily life I'd say I'm semi-active. I have four little ones so I am constantly moving around the house with them. Thank you for the help. (:

    Okay...so did you tell MFP you are "lightly active"?
  • crb426
    crb426 Posts: 662 Member
    What did you set your activity level at? Sedentary? Lightly active? Active?
  • rankinsect
    rankinsect Posts: 2,238 Member
    That certainly sounds reasonable to me.
  • sijomial
    sijomial Posts: 19,809 Member
    Goal is your base calories - so goal is actually 2040 + exercise calories.

    Doesn't sound at all unreasonable to me for your height and size. Try it for a couple of months and see how it goes. Then adjust if required.
  • shamburger411
    shamburger411 Posts: 30 Member
    crb426 wrote: »
    What did you set your activity level at? Sedentary? Lightly active? Active?

    Light.
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