Recalculating calories

suziecue20
suziecue20 Posts: 567 Member
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
I started on the 1200 calories allocated by MFP because I'm 5ft and aged 67. Since then [last September] I have lost 38lbs [now 123lbs]. I now have 13lbs left to lose to reach my goal of 112lbs but of course my rate of loss has slowed [no weight loss this week :'( ].

I see many posts telling people to recalculate their calories as they lose because they are finding it difficult to shed the last bit of weight but what do I do when I'm already on the MFP minimum? When I've looked at sites like Scoobies workshop they say I should be eating well under 1000 cals to lose at current weight of 123lbs at my age.

I already do as much exercise as I can - exercise bike, walking, gardening.

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  • shadow2soul
    shadow2soul Posts: 7,692 Member
    What did you input into scoobys?

    Remember though at this point weight loss is going to be slower.

    I put:
    Female
    60"
    123 lbs
    67

    Light activity
    10% cut
    Goal 1267
    0.3 lb per week loss

    Light activity
    15% cut
    Goal 1192
    0.4 lb per week loss

    The only way I came up with less than 1000 was to put sedentary and 20 or 25 % cut (which is really aggressive for what you have to lose).

  • suziecue20
    suziecue20 Posts: 567 Member
    I must have put in the higher percentage cut.
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