Losing weight

kathydavis6

Does anyone lose weight on 1400 calories

2baninja

you can, I'm losing weight on 1990 cal.

pogiguy05

Yes but what does MFP say you should eat for your stats?

kathydavis6

1200 can't stick to it so defeating the object of losing weight

motivatedmartha

kathydavis6 wrote: »

1200 can't stick to it so defeating the object of losing weight

Have you set your activity level right? If yes, are you eating back at least a good proportion of any exercise calories? I am set to sedentary as I am retired and pretty idle by nature. Mfp gave me 1200 BUT I do aim to add around 50% of my exercise calories so I usually eat around1350 - 1400 cals (good incentive for me to be more active) and I am losing comfortably. Good luck

dhiammarath

@kathydavis6 I use this tool http://www.fat2fittools.com/tools/bmr/ to calculate my BMR and the calories it will take to maintain my ideal weight and I aim for somewhere in between. If I hit my ideal weight's maintenance calories, I know I'm still heading in the right direction and only eating to maintain the weight I want to be. That usually gives me a lot more calories and I eat in that range on average.

armymil87

kathydavis6 wrote: »

Does anyone lose weight on 1400 calories

Yes it’s possible. I’m losing weight by doing 1500 calories or less a day. But I’m also doing the Keto diet and intermittent fasting everyday. Plus 2 hours of strength training and cardio 6 times a week. I’ve lost 15.2 lbs of Body Fat Mass and 5.9% Body Fat in 30 days.

Depending on how you approach the 1400 calories a day will help lead you to your weight loss goals.

VUA21

Depends of you BMR, if you need more than that for maintenance, then yes you will lose weight.

pinuplove

kathydavis6 wrote: »

1200 can't stick to it so defeating the object of losing weight

A goal of 1200 often means you've chosen a deficit that is inappropriate for your stats (unless you are a very petite female who is also inactive). What are your current stats? Age, weight, activity level, goal weight?