At what point do total calories drop as you lose weight?

tgirl0825
tgirl0825 Posts: 10 Member
edited November 15 in Health and Weight Loss
And is it automatic if you're tracking your weight? Is it a % or at 10 lbs, 20 lbs, etc? Just curious! Thanks.

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  • CafeRacer808
    CafeRacer808 Posts: 2,396 Member
    If you're recording your weigh ins on MFP, then your daily calorie goal will be adjusted automatically. For example, I recorded a 1 lb loss on Monday and my daily goal decreased by 60 calories.
  • tgirl0825
    tgirl0825 Posts: 10 Member
    I've lost 5 but I don't think mine changed. I'll see if I notice on my next weigh in. Thanks!
  • JullzGood
    JullzGood Posts: 62 Member
    I only use MFP to log my food, so I don't really conform to their calorie requirements. But I change my total calories probably about every 7 to 10 pounds. If you want to be maximizing weight loss, do it more often, so your rate of weight loss doesn't decrease. But if you start feeling a plateau for more than 2 weeks, it's an obvious sign to decrease calorie consumption.
  • CharlieBeansmomTracey
    CharlieBeansmomTracey Posts: 7,682 Member
    CafeRacer808 wrote: »
    If you're recording your weigh ins on MFP, then your daily calorie goal will be adjusted automatically. For example, I recorded a 1 lb loss on Monday and my daily goal decreased by 60 calories.

    hmm I lost more than a lb and it hasnt changed. I was told you had to go in manually(where you first put in your age,weight and height) and change it every 10lbs.
  • CafeRacer808
    CafeRacer808 Posts: 2,396 Member
    CharlieBeansmomTracey wrote: »
    CafeRacer808 wrote: »
    If you're recording your weigh ins on MFP, then your daily calorie goal will be adjusted automatically. For example, I recorded a 1 lb loss on Monday and my daily goal decreased by 60 calories.

    hmm I lost more than a lb and it hasnt changed. I was told you had to go in manually(where you first put in your age,weight and height) and change it every 10lbs.

    Strange...my calories definitely dropped from 1940 to 1880 when I recorded that loss. Given the wonkiness of this app/website, nothing really surprises me anymore. Lol
  • successgal1
    successgal1 Posts: 996 Member
    Never if you're at 1200.
  • CyberTone
    CyberTone Posts: 7,337 Member
    CafeRacer808 wrote: »
    CharlieBeansmomTracey wrote: »
    CafeRacer808 wrote: »
    If you're recording your weigh ins on MFP, then your daily calorie goal will be adjusted automatically. For example, I recorded a 1 lb loss on Monday and my daily goal decreased by 60 calories.

    hmm I lost more than a lb and it hasnt changed. I was told you had to go in manually(where you first put in your age,weight and height) and change it every 10lbs.

    Strange...my calories definitely dropped from 1940 to 1880 when I recorded that loss. Given the wonkiness of this app/website, nothing really surprises me anymore. Lol

    MFP will not automatically update your goals when you record your weight under Progress in the mobile app or under Check-In on the web version.

    MFP will recalculate your goals if you record your current weight under Goals in the mobile app, which could result in a change to your Calorie goal. There will be a warning that by recording your current weight within the Goals area you are re-running your goals.

    @tgirl0825

    ​Please see these articles, and search for answers to Frequently Asked Questions and other helpful articles, on the MFP Help/FAQ pages...

    https://myfitnesspal.desk.com/customer/en/portal/articles/280597-will-my-goals-change-if-my-weight-changes-

    https://myfitnesspal.desk.com/customer/en/portal/articles/689990-how-can-i-force-my-calorie-goals-to-update-

  • CafeRacer808
    CafeRacer808 Posts: 2,396 Member
    CyberTone wrote: »
    MFP will not automatically update your goals when you record your weight under Progress in the mobile app or under Check-In on the web version.

    MFP will recalculate your goals if you record your current weight under Goals in the mobile app, which could result in a change to your Calorie goal. There will be a warning that by recording your current weight within the Goals area you are re-running your goals.

    Thanks for clarifying that. I still find it odd that my calorie goal was recalculated, as my weigh-ins are synced to MFP via the Withings app...
  • CyberTone
    CyberTone Posts: 7,337 Member
    CafeRacer808 wrote: »
    CyberTone wrote: »
    MFP will not automatically update your goals when you record your weight under Progress in the mobile app or under Check-In on the web version.

    MFP will recalculate your goals if you record your current weight under Goals in the mobile app, which could result in a change to your Calorie goal. There will be a warning that by recording your current weight within the Goals area you are re-running your goals.

    Thanks for clarifying that. I still find it odd that my calorie goal was recalculated, as my weigh-ins are synced to MFP via the Withings app...

    I synced my Fitbit Aria scale after I had lost all of my weight, so I don't have any observation on whether the Aria scale integration would trigger MFP goals to re-run. It could just be the Withings scale and how their engineers wrote their software code to integrate with MFP, or it could happen with other scales such as Fitbit Aria. Interesting.
  • emmatrevor2000
    emmatrevor2000 Posts: 9 Member
    I'm on 1200 too and it doesn't go down I lost 10lb in 2 week and now it's taken me 2 week to loose 1 lb don't understand why it's slowed down and to be honest most of the time I'm under 1200 calories and I exercise so I'm stuck to what to do next

  • Seffell
    Seffell Posts: 2,244 Member
    1200 is the minimum it will show. Less than that is unhealthy. You are supposed to lose about 0.5-1lbs a week. Not 5lbs.
  • LisaMoxon155
    LisaMoxon155 Posts: 264 Member
    CyberTone wrote: »
    CafeRacer808 wrote: »
    CharlieBeansmomTracey wrote: »
    CafeRacer808 wrote: »
    If you're recording your weigh ins on MFP, then your daily calorie goal will be adjusted automatically. For example, I recorded a 1 lb loss on Monday and my daily goal decreased by 60 calories.

    hmm I lost more than a lb and it hasnt changed. I was told you had to go in manually(where you first put in your age,weight and height) and change it every 10lbs.

    Strange...my calories definitely dropped from 1940 to 1880 when I recorded that loss. Given the wonkiness of this app/website, nothing really surprises me anymore. Lol

    MFP will not automatically update your goals when you record your weight under Progress in the mobile app or under Check-In on the web version.

    MFP will recalculate your goals if you record your current weight under Goals in the mobile app, which could result in a change to your Calorie goal. There will be a warning that by recording your current weight within the Goals area you are re-running your goals.

    @tgirl0825

    ​Please see these articles, and search for answers to Frequently Asked Questions and other helpful articles, on the MFP Help/FAQ pages...

    https://myfitnesspal.desk.com/customer/en/portal/articles/280597-will-my-goals-change-if-my-weight-changes-

    https://myfitnesspal.desk.com/customer/en/portal/articles/689990-how-can-i-force-my-calorie-goals-to-update-

    Thanks for the i sight. Ice just entered my weight in to goals and my daily allowance changed
    Must remember this for my weekly weugh in
  • VintageFeline
    VintageFeline Posts: 6,771 Member
    I think it's about every 10lbs but also dependent on what you weigh in the first place. I don't pay too much attention to be honest but thinking about my start calories and my calories now it's around 50 calories every 10lbs for me at least.
  • CharlieBeansmomTracey
    CharlieBeansmomTracey Posts: 7,682 Member
    gebeziseva wrote: »
    1200 is the minimum it will show. Less than that is unhealthy. You are supposed to lose about 0.5-1lbs a week. Not 5lbs.

    depends on how much you are trying to lose. but even being obese you should not be losing more than 2lb per week.
  • CharlieBeansmomTracey
    CharlieBeansmomTracey Posts: 7,682 Member
    emmatrevor2000 wrote: »
    I'm on 1200 too and it doesn't go down I lost 10lb in 2 week and now it's taken me 2 week to loose 1 lb don't understand why it's slowed down and to be honest most of the time I'm under 1200 calories and I exercise so I'm stuck to what to do next

    weight loss is not linear and it will slow down over time. the less you have to lose the slower it will get.and you should not net under 1200 calories. its not healthy.
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