I've been given 2,710 net calories a day. Does this seem high to you?

DearNeptune
DearNeptune Posts: 13 Member
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
I'm 6'1", 270lbs, nineteen, and male. I read that males and teens get more calories, but this still seems a bit much to me.

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  • Jbell0213
    Jbell0213 Posts: 189 Member
    No I think this is a good #. I have a male MFP friend and this is close to his.
  • tara_means_star
    tara_means_star Posts: 957 Member
    I'm jealous. I want to lose weight on 2700 calories (without crazy exercise)
  • middlehaitch
    middlehaitch Posts: 8,486 Member
    Sounds about right to me too.
    SO is 6'3 205 lbs and 54 has 2500.
    So yup. Stick with those numbers.

    Cheers, h.
  • guinevere96
    guinevere96 Posts: 1,445 Member
    WOW. It sounds right but it never ceases to amaze me the difference lol. Sincerely, 5'2 and 1260 net calories a day.
  • Sabine_Stroehm
    Sabine_Stroehm Posts: 19,263 Member
    Nope. Doesn't seem high given your HEIGHT, WEIGHT, AGE and GENDER. Cheers and good luck.
  • allenpriest
    allenpriest Posts: 1,102 Member
    When I started at over 400 lbs and 76" my maintenance was over 3000 calories. Having lost a bit and setting my goal at 1.5 pounds per week loss I'm around 2100 net per day now. Maintenance for me would be pretty close to your numbers and I'm taller and heavier, and lots older.
  • Duchy82
    Duchy82 Posts: 560 Member
    Yup, seems normal, my husband gets around 3000kcal a day, he hasn't got much to lose and he only set it to 0.5lbs loss a week but with his job he falls under the very active category. He steadily loses more than 0.5lbs on that amount.
  • SwindonJogger
    SwindonJogger Posts: 325 Member
    MFP gives my 1580 cals as a 5ft 10 male and 182lbs and a goal weight of 170. Just goes to show the difference between peoples allowances.
  • Sued0nim
    Sued0nim Posts: 17,456 Member
    SwindonJogger wrote: »
    MFP gives my 1580 cals as a 5ft 10 male and 182lbs and a goal weight of 170. Just goes to show the difference between peoples allowances.

    I think it all depends on settings

    You look like you run - if you added that to your activity level and reduced your goal loss you probably get a lot more

    I'm a 5'8 female in maintenance at sedentary I get around 1750 from MFP allowance ... but I eat 2200-2400 on average and my net works out at around 1900-2000

    Now find myself momentarily confused by the maths, let's see

    if x= MFP allowance excluding exercise = BMR +NEAT
    and y= exercise

    x+y =2200
    y ~ 300
    x ~ 1900 = net intake

    that works, doesn't it?

  • Yi5hedr3
    Yi5hedr3 Posts: 2,696 Member
    Must be NICE!!!
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