Weight-loss calorie goals

kfkekxhf
kfkekxhf Posts: 3 Member
in Food and Nutrition
I'm 6'2 280 (male) and I lift weights 4 days a week. My question is on most days I find myself getting full off of 1000-1200 calories a day. I'm not trying to starve myself or undereat or anything that's just how it is. Will that result in negative effects and should I force myself to eat more?

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  • Tricia7188
    Tricia7188 Posts: 135 Member
    Are you using a food scale and measuring and logging? For high cal foods like simple carbs, fat and protein these cals can quickly add up if not measured accurately. You may be unknowingly eating more cals than you think, so you'd be closer to your daily cals than you'd think.
    I'm on 1200, female, 5'7" about 170 and 1200 has me feeling hungry at some parts of the day even eating fairly high fiber and adequate pro and fat.
    So I'm thinking you're probably not at 1000-1200. BUT if you are, maybe start eating more cal dense low fiber foods like nuts, nut butters, proteins, etc.
  • Tricia7188
    Tricia7188 Posts: 135 Member
    1200 is bare minimum and for someone your size you'd definitely need/be allowed more. MFP should tell you your daily allowed calories based on your height, current weight and your desired weight loss per week.
    Log accurately and eat your alloted cals and you'll lose weight.
  • malibu927
    malibu927 Posts: 17,562 Member
    Tricia7188 wrote: »
    1200 is bare minimum and for someone your size you'd definitely need/be allowed more. MFP should tell you your daily allowed calories based on your height, current weight and your desired weight loss per week.
    Log accurately and eat your alloted cals and you'll lose weight.

    1200 is the bare minimum for women only. For men, it's 1500.

    OP, yes, prolonged eating at that level can lead to muscle loss and other pretty serious health concerns. Add in some calorie dense foods (nuts, nut butters, oils, dairy products) to get your calories up to the amount MFP set for you. And as stated above, make sure you're logging everything as accurately as possible.
  • Tricia7188
    Tricia7188 Posts: 135 Member
    malibu927 wrote: »

    1200 is the bare minimum for women only. For men, it's 1500.

    Opps thanks for the correction, knew that didn't seem right!

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