Can someone explain remaining calories

jamestarrobal21

From what I've read I need to consume the remaining calories to achieve my goal. Is that right? or can I just leave my remaining calories alone?

Is it bad for me if I don't consume the remaining calories? will it have a negative impact if I continually have a few remaining calories like 200-500 or occasionally 1000+/-?

deannalfisher

your daily goals are set to include the appropriate deficit - while one or two days below goal are ok, you don't want to make it habit - leaving too mucj of a deficit onthe table can have long term effects on health; as well as setting you up for potential binge/starve cycles

janejellyroll

Is your goal to lose weight or gain weight?

If your goal is to lose weight, then having a few remaining calories from time to time isn't going to be a big deal. If you're consistently under your goal by a significant amount, then you're running the risk of not eating enough. It makes it hard to meet your nutritional goals, can lead to unnecessary muscle loss, and can result in low energy or even serious health risks. 1,000 calories is a lot and if you're regularly leaving that much then something is off. You're either not eating enough or you're not accurately measuring what you're eating (or how many calories you're burning).

If your goal is to gain weight, you need to meet your calorie goals in order to do that. There's no way to gain weight unless you're eating more than your body is using.

lgfrie

... repeat msg, ignore

lgfrie

A few remaining calories doesn't matter. Some people are a bit OCD with hitting that number dead on or nearly dead on everyday (such as moi) and others either try to do something like +/- 50, or even average their calories over the week, which allows for greater daily flexibility. There's a lot of ways to get from point A to point B.

That said, if you're undershooting by 500 or 1000+ calories, then you are not following the plan, which is to eat approximately as many calories as MFP tells you to eat. Your best odds of success - for most, anyway - is to establish the right calorie deficit and then hit it consistently. Coming in that far under opens up a strong possibility of a deprivation - binge cycle.

cmriverside

How much weight are you trying to lose?

Please open your FOOD diary to "public" so we can help troubleshoot.

Otherwise, read this:

https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1080242/a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants/p1

https://support.myfitnesspal.com/hc/en-us/articles/360032625391-How-does-MyFitnessPal-calculate-my-initial-goals-

cmriverside

Oh, well james only just joined today so I guess there's no FOOD diary to view.

jamestarrobal21

cmriverside wrote: »

How much weight are you trying to lose?

Please open your FOOD diary to "public" so we can help troubleshoot.

Otherwise, read this:

https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1080242/a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants/p1

https://support.myfitnesspal.com/hc/en-us/articles/360032625391-How-does-MyFitnessPal-calculate-my-initial-goals-

Thanks for all the replies I plan to lose some weight I'm around 80kg and want to go around 65kg. I am overweight and want to get my weight down to my height to alleviate some health conditions.

I'm planning to eat a lot, I thought that my current consumption of food would be at the right margin guess I was far far off.

One more thing question about muscle is it possible that I can't lose weight because of my current body build? I started exercising 4-5 times a week for the past month and even before all the exercise I play basketball because of it I've built up a whole bunch of muscle on my legs, especially legs and arms.

janejellyroll

jamestarrobal21 wrote: »

cmriverside wrote: »

How much weight are you trying to lose?

Please open your FOOD diary to "public" so we can help troubleshoot.

Otherwise, read this:

https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1080242/a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants/p1

https://support.myfitnesspal.com/hc/en-us/articles/360032625391-How-does-MyFitnessPal-calculate-my-initial-goals-

Thanks for all the replies I plan to lose some weight I'm around 80kg and want to go around 65kg. I am overweight and want to get my weight down to my height to alleviate some health conditions.

I'm planning to eat a lot, I thought that my current consumption of food would be at the right margin guess I was far far off.

One more thing question about muscle is it possible that I can't lose weight because of my current body build? I started exercising 4-5 times a week for the past month and even before all the exercise I play basketball because of it I've built up a whole bunch of muscle on my legs, especially legs and arms.

No. Everyone is capable of weight loss, even muscular people.

JBanx256

jamestarrobal21 wrote: »

One more thing question about muscle is it possible that I can't lose weight because of my current body build? I started exercising 4-5 times a week for the past month and even before all the exercise I play basketball because of it I've built up a whole bunch of muscle on my legs, especially legs and arms.

You realize bodybuilders cut weight/fat to get ready for the stage, right? Having muscle won't prevent you from losing fat.

jamestarrobal21

janejellyroll wrote: »

jamestarrobal21 wrote: »

cmriverside wrote: »

How much weight are you trying to lose?

Please open your FOOD diary to "public" so we can help troubleshoot.

Otherwise, read this:

https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1080242/a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants/p1

https://support.myfitnesspal.com/hc/en-us/articles/360032625391-How-does-MyFitnessPal-calculate-my-initial-goals-

Thanks for all the replies I plan to lose some weight I'm around 80kg and want to go around 65kg. I am overweight and want to get my weight down to my height to alleviate some health conditions.

I'm planning to eat a lot, I thought that my current consumption of food would be at the right margin guess I was far far off.

One more thing question about muscle is it possible that I can't lose weight because of my current body build? I started exercising 4-5 times a week for the past month and even before all the exercise I play basketball because of it I've built up a whole bunch of muscle on my legs, especially legs and arms.

No. Everyone is capable of weight loss, even muscular people.

JBanx256 wrote: »

jamestarrobal21 wrote: »

One more thing question about muscle is it possible that I can't lose weight because of my current body build? I started exercising 4-5 times a week for the past month and even before all the exercise I play basketball because of it I've built up a whole bunch of muscle on my legs, especially legs and arms.

You realize bodybuilders cut weight/fat to get ready for the stage, right? Having muscle won't prevent you from losing fat.

Understood. Thanks.