Doubts about 1200cal diet.. :O

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  • BonnieP824
    BonnieP824 Posts: 7 Member
    Mine is 1200 now too, and it's low, but exercise adds more in and I get some exercise every day. I like a higher number goal (1400-1500) but don't actually lose weight on it. :'(
  • FLBeachluvr
    FLBeachluvr Posts: 110 Member
    BonnieP824 wrote: »
    Mine is 1200 now too, and it's low, but exercise adds more in and I get some exercise every day. I like a higher number goal (1400-1500) but don't actually lose weight on it. :'(

    That's what I'm finding as well. I really need to stick with the 1200 daily with a little more on the weekends if I exercise more. Otherwise I won't lose.
  • prinkeleta
    prinkeleta Posts: 1 Member
    Hey same problem here Indian food has a lot of oil and I always gain when it's wedding season it sucks
  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,371 Member
    edited August 2016
    keharty wrote: »
    alexpn wrote: »
    You should work out your BMR (base metabolic rate) and TDEE (total daily energy expenditure) from your height, weight, general activity levels and age, and then adjust your calorie intake around that to suit either weight loss, maintenance or weight gain - this is the proven most accurate scientific way of doing things.

    Question about this-if you base your daily calories on your TDEE then do you not take your exercise calorie credit that MFP gives you into consideration? If I'm understanding correctly if a website like the Scooby calorie counter gave you a daily calorie number based on the personal stats you entered and your activity level would that be what you would eat daily and just turn off the exercise calories option?

    TDEE takes exercise into account... so you don't have to worry about logging it. It's what I did - switched to TDEE with a 20% deficit after a couple months. Much easier... as long as your exercise routine is somewhat regular.
  • kshama2001
    kshama2001 Posts: 28,052 Member
    keharty wrote: »
    alexpn wrote: »
    You should work out your BMR (base metabolic rate) and TDEE (total daily energy expenditure) from your height, weight, general activity levels and age, and then adjust your calorie intake around that to suit either weight loss, maintenance or weight gain - this is the proven most accurate scientific way of doing things.

    Question about this-if you base your daily calories on your TDEE then do you not take your exercise calorie credit that MFP gives you into consideration? If I'm understanding correctly if a website like the Scooby calorie counter gave you a daily calorie number based on the personal stats you entered and your activity level would that be what you would eat daily and just turn off the exercise calories option?

    Right, if you input a custom calorie goal based on TDEE you wouldn't add exercise to MFP.

    I find it easier to just use MFP as designed and not bother with BMR or TDEE.

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