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Calorie amount

Nonnies7
Nonnies7 Posts: 1 Member
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Can anyone explain The more you weigh the higher the calories you are given
I noticed cause i gained 5lb more of the weight i have listed and my calorie intake increased.
I just can wrap my head around eating more to lose weight.
Thanks

Answers

  • Alatariel75
    Alatariel75 Posts: 18,830 Member
    Because the heavier you are, the more calories you burn existing. A 160lb person would burn more calories just going about their normal day if they were wearing a 50lb weighted vest, so a 210lb person burns more calories, too.
  • cmriverside
    cmriverside Posts: 34,474 Member
    How many more calories are you talking about?

    A five pound weight gain would only increase your daily calories by less than 20 calories per day.

    If the program adjusted it more than that it's either because you have a fitness device synced to Myfitnesspal and it's giving you more calories to account for your current exercise/activity level -OR- you changed something in your "Goals" -OR- there's a glitch. Glitches can be reported at "Help."
  • Lietchi
    Lietchi Posts: 7,020 Member
    If the increase is a few hundred calories and your settings are still the same, it's probably a glitch. I've seen several posts about it and I'm having the same issue myself.
  • AnnPT77
    AnnPT77 Posts: 35,635 Member
    Also: MFP seems to have updated the activity level multipliers, based on new recommendations from the expert sources they use. Details here, in Jean's post:

    https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10928802/projected-calories#latest

    It sounds like updating weight would trigger application of the new factors, per Jean's post there.

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