Lowering daily calorie limit.

HeathermRVT

I've now lost 22 lbs (yay me!) and have noticed the weight loss slowing. I'd like to adjust my total daily calorie goal so I'm looking for advice on how much. A percent of the current amount, maybe? My current goal is 1670 calories.
TIA

Cynsonya

Are you updating your weight/calorie goals with MFP? If so it should be lowering your calories for you.

*ETA* Congrats on losing 22lbs!!!

shadow2soul

Go to your goals section
Change your activity level or rate if loss per week
Then change it back
This should force it to recalculate your calories based on your current weight

farzanafaruk2014

So I am new here ... So if i exercise my calories Intake will be more again? Kinda confuse ... Say my daily goal is 1300...then I burned calories from exercise about 400. Now do I add that to 1300+400? If so then I need to eat 1300 calories plus 400 more ? Sorry I might be making it more complicated... Let me know if any tips .

yirara

In theory yes @farzanafaruk2014 But how do you measure your exercise calories? Exercise calorie counters are notoriously too high, and the data base entries here are the same. If I would use the data base entries and eat back all additional calories it gives me I would gain weight.

terbusha

As long as you're in the ~0.5-2 lbs/week range of weight loss, I would ride it out. It's a good thing to keep your calories as high as you can for as long as you can, since it gives you more room for adjustments and will set you up for better long-term success.

Congrats though! You're doing awesome!

HeathermRVT

Well tbh I've been eating less than my calorie limit most days and I'm quite sure that if I didn't then I wouldn't be losing any weight. I'll adjust it a bit and see how things go.
Thanks for the congratulations.