2lb loss and a deficit of how many calories?

myfitnesspaller
myfitnesspaller Posts: 74 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
Anybody knows?

I have 2lb loss set on my profile and was wondering how many calories deficit that is from my tdee?

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  • myfitnesspaller
    myfitnesspaller Posts: 74 Member
    anybody?
  • myfitnesspaller
    myfitnesspaller Posts: 74 Member
    bump
  • malk2651
    malk2651 Posts: 55 Member
    a 2lb deficit is -7000 calories for the week. So -1000 calories per day.
  • myfitnesspaller
    myfitnesspaller Posts: 74 Member
    a 2lb deficit is -7000 calories for the week. So -1000 calories per day.

    thanks
  • watfordjc
    watfordjc Posts: 304 Member
    a 2lb deficit is -7000 calories for the week. So -1000 calories per day.

    Unless your daily calorie goal is 1,200, in which case it would be hard to guess. If it is 1,200 it might be that 2 lb/week is too big a deficit for you.

    You can see your current daily deficit if you go to My Home -> Goals (Daily Calorie Deficit is on the right under Your Diet Profile). It will slowly drop as you lose weight until you get MFP to recalculate your goals (it prompts you every 10 pounds), e.g. 2 lb/week would start off at 1,000 daily calorie deficit, but after dropping a few pounds it might drop to 990, 980, or 970 because your calorie goal doesn't automatically adjust.

    ETA: MFP also doesn't use TDEE, it uses NEAT and you add your exercise and eat back the exercise calories. None of the numbers on the goals page are your TDEE, just in case you wondered if you could work it out from there.

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