Question about my calories.

joshhart89

I'm currently at 340lbs with the height of 5'11 and MFP recommends I eat 2990 calories to lose 2 lbs a week. I used to be a powerlifter but now I'm wanting to cut the weight and get back down to a normal size. Does the calories seem right to you guys? I was eating between 3500-5000 calories a day

harper16

Mfp is designed for you to eat back your exercise calories, so you eat the 2990 plus your additional exercise calories.

quiksylver296

Yeah, sounds right.

nanastaci2020

At 3500 to 5000: were you gaining or maintaining?

cmriverside

Sounds about right.

They're usually pretty close, Myfitnesspal uses the Mifflin St. Jeor BMR plus Activity calorie calculator.

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

Best thing is to log food and exercise for a month and see how it's working for you. Adjust when you get a good month's worth of data.