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Target Calories

susanalbright26
susanalbright26 Posts: 2 Member
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
I am struggling to find the sweet spot of where I should be on coming calorie intake to lose weight. Due to the fact I have a sedentary job, MFP originally suggested 1200 cals, but I was extremely hungry and saw no weight loss (not even a lb) after a month. I work out roughly an hour a day, burning about 500 calories 5 days a week. According to my fitbit, I burn about 2400 cals a day on days I work out, and 1800 cals in rest days. I recently increased my calories to 1500, but still not seeing results. Any suggestions are appreciated.

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  • malibu927
    malibu927 Posts: 17,562 Member
    How are you measuring your intake?
  • Poisonedpawn78
    Poisonedpawn78 Posts: 1,145 Member
    Are you keeping track of your food in your diary honestly and logging everything? Are you weighting/measuring everything with a kitchen food scale?

    If not this might help you find the issue. Even over guessing on portion size by as little as 20% could completely ruin your goals.
  • __TMac__
    __TMac__ Posts: 1,669 Member
    Sounds frustrating. It would also help to know your height and weight, and how much you're trying to lose.
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