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I don't understand
Beenbizzy2
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I'm very new to MFP - only 4 days.
The initial setup said my personal calorie calculation for weight loss is 1200 calories with sedentary lifestyle and a loss of 1kg/wk.
I am consistently 200-400 under 1200 and with exercise, my net intake is always well under 1200 calories.
The end of day prediction is not 1kg/wk and getting higher. Is this because I haven't registered any weight loss yet? Or some other reason? I thought I would weigh weekly.
The initial setup said my personal calorie calculation for weight loss is 1200 calories with sedentary lifestyle and a loss of 1kg/wk.
I am consistently 200-400 under 1200 and with exercise, my net intake is always well under 1200 calories.
The end of day prediction is not 1kg/wk and getting higher. Is this because I haven't registered any weight loss yet? Or some other reason? I thought I would weigh weekly.
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It won’t predict weightloss if it’s under 1000 kcal as it’s too low. You’re eating way below. You need to up your calories16
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Well that's good news.0
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Minimum calories for a female is 1200.
That’s the very least amount of calories you should be eating.13 -
You should not rely on the prediction, anyway. It’s not accurate.7
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Thank you all for your replies.0
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When you choose the highest weekly loss rate the program will not suggest any less than 1200 calories for a female. That doesn't mean you will actually lose 1 KG/week. So if you aren't very overweight you will never lose 1 KG/week at 1200 calories. You don't want to go lower! 1200 is what is determined to be the minimum amount you can eat to get all the nutrients your body needs for health. You will need to be patient. Trust the program and take your time. You will learn many valuable things over the time it takes to lose which will enable you to keep the weight off.10
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Beenbizzy2 wrote: »I'm very new to MFP - only 4 days.
The initial setup said my personal calorie calculation for weight loss is 1200 calories with sedentary lifestyle and a loss of 1kg/wk.
I am consistently 200-400 under 1200 and with exercise, my net intake is always well under 1200 calories.
The end of day prediction is not 1kg/wk and getting higher. Is this because I haven't registered any weight loss yet? Or some other reason? I thought I would weigh weekly.
The prediction is a very simple, gimmicky formula, you can ignore it.
You do not want your net to be that low, your body needs fuel! Your calorie goal is your net goal, you shouldn't be eating below it AND not eating back your exercise calories.
Also make sure 1kg per week is an appropriate goal. If you have less than 50 or so lbs to lose, it probably isn't.
Check out this post, it's a great "getting started on MFP" post, and good luck!
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1080242/a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants/p18 -
You shouldn't be aiming to lose more than 0.5 - 1% of bodyweight per week for sustainable weight loss and don't worry about eating back exercise calories as it'll all balance at the end of the week if you are hitting your calorie target. A good rule of thumb for weight loss with a sedentary lifestyle is to multiply your bodyweight in lbs by 10 and that's your starting point.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RaW7gpEer4
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I don't see any reason to use an overly simplistic formula when we are sitting on a site that will give you an appropriate calorie goal if you set the parameters correctly.
If a woman is 5'4 200 lbs she's not going to lose weight on 2000 calories.13 -
Would just be happy to lose 7kg/15lb at this stage0
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I don't see any reason to use an overly simplistic formula when we are sitting on a site that will give you an appropriate calorie goal if you set the parameters correctly.
If a woman is 5'4 200 lbs she's not going to lose weight on 2000 calories.
While I agree with not using an overly simplistic formula as opposed to using MFP as designed to get a calorie goal, I lost weight on 2000 calories a day as a 5'4" 200 lb woman. I lost weight on 2000 calories as a 5'4" 175 lb woman. Only about half a pound a week, if I didn't exercise. But still, if 2000 calories is the generic maintenance level of the average U.S. woman (who is between 5'4" and 5'5"), I don't understand why you would think an obese woman of that height wouldn't lose weight on 2000 calories.9 -
lynn_glenmont wrote: »I don't see any reason to use an overly simplistic formula when we are sitting on a site that will give you an appropriate calorie goal if you set the parameters correctly.
If a woman is 5'4 200 lbs she's not going to lose weight on 2000 calories.
While I agree with not using an overly simplistic formula as opposed to using MFP as designed to get a calorie goal, I lost weight on 2000 calories a day as a 5'4" 200 lb woman. I lost weight on 2000 calories as a 5'4" 175 lb woman. Only about half a pound a week, if I didn't exercise. But still, if 2000 calories is the generic maintenance level of the average U.S. woman (who is between 5'4" and 5'5"), I don't understand why you would think an obese woman of that height wouldn't lose weight on 2000 calories.
I plugged 5'4 200 into a TDEE calculator and got less than 2000. Probably let it default to sedentary though.
And as a 5'4 woman who is a healthy weight and maintains at closer to 1700, I do question that 2000 calorie figure that gets thrown around.
Standing by those numbers is not a hill I'm willing to die on though. It's just an example that popped into my head and seemed to be confirmed by a tdee calculator6 -
lynn_glenmont wrote: »I don't see any reason to use an overly simplistic formula when we are sitting on a site that will give you an appropriate calorie goal if you set the parameters correctly.
If a woman is 5'4 200 lbs she's not going to lose weight on 2000 calories.
While I agree with not using an overly simplistic formula as opposed to using MFP as designed to get a calorie goal, I lost weight on 2000 calories a day as a 5'4" 200 lb woman. I lost weight on 2000 calories as a 5'4" 175 lb woman. Only about half a pound a week, if I didn't exercise. But still, if 2000 calories is the generic maintenance level of the average U.S. woman (who is between 5'4" and 5'5"), I don't understand why you would think an obese woman of that height wouldn't lose weight on 2000 calories.
I plugged 5'4 200 into a TDEE calculator and got less than 2000. Probably let it default to sedentary though.
And as a 5'4 woman who is a healthy weight and maintains at closer to 1700, I do question that 2000 calorie figure that gets thrown around.
Standing by those numbers is not a hill I'm willing to die on though. It's just an example that popped into my head and seemed to be confirmed by a tdee calculator
Fair enough. Thanks for explaining.1 -
Oh, I would love to be able to eat 2000 cal/day. My Maintenance runs at 1350 - 1400/day before exercise. I'm 5'5" and 145 - 150. Everyone is different.7
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Beenbizzy2 wrote: »Would just be happy to lose 7kg/15lb at this stage
If you just want to lose 15 pounds, set your weekly weight loss goal to a half pound per week and enjoy those extra calories!
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