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Calorie Weekend Uptick??

GoalGal50
GoalGal50 Posts: 90 Member
edited November 2024 in Food and Nutrition
How is it that I’ve been having 800 calories as my goal all week, but today I have 1830?

Do you get more calories on the weekend? Or Does the app bank calories and gives them to you on the weekends? #Confused

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  • SuzySunshine99
    SuzySunshine99 Posts: 2,989 Member
    So, you eat 800 calories for 6 days, and 1830 for one? That averages to under 1,000 a day, which is unhealthy.
    You need to average a MINIMUM of 1200 if you are a woman, 1500 if you are a man.

    Yes, you can spread those calories through the week any way you want, saving more for the weekends is fine. But you have to AVERAGE at least that minimum in order to get adequate nutrition.
  • malibu927
    malibu927 Posts: 17,562 Member
    It should not have given you a goal of 800. 1200 is the minimum for women.
  • Lounmoun
    Lounmoun Posts: 8,423 Member
    No MFP does not alter your goal for the weekend or bank calories for you.
    Are you saying that MFP gave you a daily goal of 800 and it changed to 1830 today? If so there is a bug with the 800 calorie goal because MFP doesn't give calorie goals under 1200.
    Or did you enter a custom goal of 800 and it changed?

    What are your stats? Height, weight, gender, age, activity level without exercise, rate of loss selected
    Do you have a fitness tracker device synced to MFP?
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