Question on daily calories

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digidoomed
digidoomed Posts: 151 Member
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Hello everyone. So currently, MFP gives me 1300 cals to eat daily for my weight loss goal. I don't really have too much of a problem with this number. However, I was wondering when it would be okay if I ever wanted to increase my cals to something like 1500/1600. I'm sticking to the 1300 cals because I want to avoid putting on any weight right now, but I'm wondering at what point it would be okay for me to increase my daily calories.
For reference, I am 5"2, 21, and 155lbs currently

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  • concordancia
    concordancia Posts: 5,320 Member
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    What have you put as your goal? Is 1300 losing 1lb a week, maintenance?
  • digidoomed
    digidoomed Posts: 151 Member
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    concordancia wrote: »
    What have you put as your goal? Is 1300 losing 1lb a week, maintenance?

    1300 is losing 1lb a week
  • malibu927
    malibu927 Posts: 17,565 Member
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    If 1300 is a pound a week, then 1550 would equate to half a pound a week. If you feel more comfortable eating more with a smaller loss, do it now. But remember you'll still need to update those calories about every ten pounds lost.

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