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Why are calories being added to my daily allowance

michellebaker523
michellebaker523 Posts: 2 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
I started out with a daily calorie allowance of 1230 calories. After a couple of weight updates, my daily allowance was changed to 1530 calories. At my last weight check, I had gained .2 lbs

Answers

  • Lietchi
    Lietchi Posts: 7,003 Member
    Are you exercising or do you have a fitness tracker linked to MFP? If you do, being active will give you extra calories to consume.

    Another option: did you perhaps change your activity level setting?
  • michellebaker523
    michellebaker523 Posts: 2 Member
    Not much exercise other than my active job, and no, the only thing I changed is my current weight. It’s very frustrating. 🫤
  • cmriverside
    cmriverside Posts: 34,462 Member
    michellebaker523 wrote: »
    Not much exercise other than my active job, and no, the only thing I changed is my current weight. It’s very frustrating. 🫤

    go back in (on the Web version, not on the App) and check all your settings/choices in "Goals." Sounds like you may have inadvertently changed either your weight loss rate ( like from 1 pound per week to 1/2 pound or similar) OR you set it at some different setting on your "Activity Level." Either of those things will change your calories. Re-check both those things.

    As a last resort, you CAN set your own calories Goal by just editing your calories under "Goals."

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