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shemhazi
shemhazi Posts: 2 Member
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Im 6'7. 290. My goal is to get down to 220. Right now im on an outdated eating plan from the 90s. Its got me at around 1k calories which isnt hard to achieve, i just dont think its healthy. Ive been on it for a week and im to the point where i can barely reach 700 calories a day. I feel like i should be up around 1500-2k calories (even for weight loss). Ideas, thoughts? I just want to do this as healthily as possible.

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  • shemhazi
    shemhazi Posts: 2 Member
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    I should note i started at 305 six days ago and am currently at 288/288 as of this morning. Also im not hungry in the least.
  • malibu927
    malibu927 Posts: 17,565 Member
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    At your size even 2000 sounds awfully low. Set your goal to lose a pound a week, log everything as accurately as possible, and add in some calorie dense items if you can't meet your goal on what you're eating.
  • seltzermint555
    seltzermint555 Posts: 10,742 Member
    edited April 2018
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    At 6'7" and 290 lb I would imagine you definitely need at least 2000 calories per day. That seems crazy to me...1000 calories?

    I started using MFP around 260-270 lb and am only 5'8" and I lost 1.5 lb per week eating around 1800-2000 calories at that time if I remember correctly. I'm currently maintaining at 170 lb eating 1400-1600 calories per day.

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