1500 calories not enough

KristyDonovan

I'm not sure I'm eating the right amount of calories. Sometimes I work out twice a week sometimes 4. I'm on my feet all day and have my setting at lightly active. I think I need to increase my calories. MyFittnessPal has me at 1500 calories a day and is leaving me extremely hungry. Ideas?

jemhh

If you are on your feet all day you are probably more than lightly active.

kimny72

You should be logging your exercise and eating back some of those calories.

Also, how many lbs per week is your goal set at? If you chose 2 lbs per week, that is very aggressive unless you have a large amount of weight to lose, and will give you an unnecessarily low calorie goal.

Michael190lbs

The real test is are you losing or gaining weight? Get on the scale same time every morning to determine it. Your consistent Macros look great!!

KristyDonovan

I'm only aiming to lose 1 lb per week. I maintained/ lost a bit over the holidays (I'm a pastry chef) and am hoping to start losing again. I've changed my status to active and we'll see how it goes!