Is it just me? Help with the cal count, way too low!

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  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,371 Member
    Dont listen to the other person. Aiming for 1000 cals is crazy talk. Sorry but its true.

    You need to figure out what your TDEE is. Click here: http://scoobysworkshop.com/calorie-calculator/
    Eat a small deficit off that number. Maybe 15% less that that number because you are only 25 lbs from your goal. Do not eat back yoru exercise cals as they are including in the TDEE calculation.

    Alternatively, you can set MFP up so that you lose .5 - 1 lb a week weight loss. Yes, I know its slow but its better than starving. If you do this, you are supposed to eat back your exercise cals you burn during fitness.

    I am 5'4 weight 161. MFP tells me to eat 1250 a day with a 1 lb a week weight loss goal. I also use a heart rate monitor during fitness and eat back all of those cals. I average about 1700 cals a day intake and I am losing on average 1 lb a week. Just like I planned for,

    yes, its slow but its sustainable AND realistic. I did not get fat quick and I am not going to get fit quick either.

    This! I'm 15 lbs from my goal and still losing at 1600 calories a day.

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