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  • cmriverside
    cmriverside Posts: 34,108 Member
    edited August 2017
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    dammit. I did it too!! :lol:

    I edited my post. . . from now on remind me to mind my own beeswax.
  • lemurcat12
    lemurcat12 Posts: 30,886 Member
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    mandy220750 wrote: »
    Hi I thought I would check my goals and input my current weight.

    Given 1200 but this seems too low

    I am female currently 252 pounds and 5 foot 6 and do little exercise

    I have lost over 60 pounds

    Had to adjust back to 1340 calories

    Surely 1200 is too low for my size? or is this correct?

    It's just math based on averages, not a personalized recommendation in the way people sometimes think.

    If you are doing well on 1340, stick with that. Consistency at a sustainable goal is much better than aiming for a more aggressive goal and burning out or not being as consistent. Also, I think when you have a lot to lose you sometimes burn more even not doing a lot of intentional exercise so can burn more than expected. That's what happened to me when I first started.

    Anyway, using a calculator, your burn if truly sedentary is likely under 2200, so subtract 1000 (for 2 lb/week) is going to get you the 1200. So at 1340 you might on average lose 1.8 lbs or 1.5 lbs or the like. But that's not bad, and you may find that you keep losing a bit more quickly anyway.

    Sounds like you know what you're doing from past results, so don't worry about that goal recommendation and good luck! Welcome to MFP.

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