MFP - has given me 1000 calories.

sportychic87

LivingtheLeanDream wrote: »

Shugahhfatt wrote: »

well the body is not a calorie counter ....when I used to do calories was miserable it lowered thyroid my metabolic rate. Oh u lose weight at first but then you slingshot back fatter then you were before..what ya gotta do is keep increasing calories slightly higher and higher till you get back on track...TRACK EVERYTHING I MEAN EVERYTHING AND START REMOVING THE CULPRITS WHICH SLOW YOUR METABOLISM DOWN. if I follow mfp calorie recommendation that would have me in starvation at about 1800 calories a freaking day!!!!!IM at 3300 to 3400 and losing...not kidding. im 6 foot 2 athletic male lift weights so PLEASE BE CAREFUL WHEN GOING LOW CALORIES TO LOSE WEIGHT.
CHRIS ROCCO

You are very active to still be able to lose eating 3300+ cals.
But most people need to eat much less than that too lose.

Word. Us shorter, less athletic people *can* be quite happy with 1600-1800 calories. I’m happy at 1550 and losing weight at 5,4. My 6 foot tall SO however needs at least 2000.

yirara

Shugahhfatt wrote: »

shadow2soul wrote: »

Shugahhfatt wrote: »

well the body is not a calorie counter ....when I used to do calories was miserable it lowered thyroid my metabolic rate. Oh u lose weight at first but then you slingshot back fatter then you were before..what ya gotta do is keep increasing calories slightly higher and higher till you get back on track...TRACK EVERYTHING I MEAN EVERYTHING AND START REMOVING THE CULPRITS WHICH SLOW YOUR METABOLISM DOWN. if I follow mfp calorie recommendation that would have me in starvation at about 1800 calories a freaking day!!!!!IM at 3300 to 3400 and losing...not kidding. im 6 foot 2 athletic male lift weights so PLEASE BE CAREFUL WHEN GOING LOW CALORIES TO LOSE WEIGHT.
CHRIS ROCCO

Well with MFP you should be eating 1800+ exercise burns. I don't doubt you lose on a lot. My husband will lose on about that when he is active as well. He just burns a lot in a day. That said it is important to remember that MFP doesn't include exercise in the goal they give you. They expect you to log it and eat the additional calories from it.

If you crash diet, yes you have the possibility of regain.
Just because people count calories doesn't mean they are crash dieting and doesn't invalidate that to lose weight you need to eat less than you burn.

My highest weight was 260 lbs in 2012. Haven't seen it again yet and don't plan to.

agreed but what mfp gives is stupid low....calories are old news for weight lose the future is metabolism...Im sedentary mostly sit all day gonna be 50 in aug lost almost 40 lbs increasing calories....In my long experience everyone should immediately increase 500 calories a day when starting on the weight loss journey and exeercising less but intelligently...I know its so much fun ...death to ridiculous diet industry

You have no bloody idea, mate. Guess what: I gained the weight I had in the first place by eating 500kcal too much. You don't seem to grasp the concept that small women need a lot calories less than large guys.

LivingtheLeanDream

^^ not sure why the above was flagged!!
500 cals a day more for me would mean I would steadily gain 1 lb a week. I'm also a shortie and am very happy eating an average of 1900-2000 cals to maintain. When we're smaller it takes less to fill us.