Confusion about 1200 calories and calories

jasminecoco
jasminecoco Posts: 50 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
I started using MFP to track calories because I felt like overeating all the time.
Although the nutrition facts are not necessarily accurate on MFP, they do help with reducing the amount of food that I eat.


However, I am still quite confused about the 1200 net calorie count.

My question is: is 1200 calories the upper limit or lower limit of the amount of calories per day?
If it's the upper limit, then I will be under eating and will not reach the amount of nutrients required per day.
If it's the lower limit, aren't the excessive calories going to increase my weight? Or I should just eat above 1200 and exercise them out?

Thank you in advance!

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  • g0at1982
    g0at1982 Posts: 89 Member
    Read the sticky threads, theres invaluable info in them

    Especially this one: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1069275-links-in-mfp-you-want-to-read-again-and-again
  • ladynocturne
    ladynocturne Posts: 865 Member
    1200 already contains your deficit for weight loss. You do not need to exercise or eat under this goal.

    If you exercise, you should eat those calories on top of your calorie goal. Please just be sure that the estimated burn calories are correct, some people choose to eat between 50%-80% of their exercise calories to account for error.
  • jasminecoco
    jasminecoco Posts: 50 Member
    awesome and very helpful, thanks!!
  • SezxyStef
    SezxyStef Posts: 15,267 Member
    I started using MFP to track calories because I felt like overeating all the time.
    Although the nutrition facts are not necessarily accurate on MFP, they do help with reducing the amount of food that I eat.


    However, I am still quite confused about the 1200 net calorie count.

    My question is: is 1200 calories the upper limit or lower limit of the amount of calories per day?
    If it's the upper limit, then I will be under eating and will not reach the amount of nutrients required per day.
    If it's the lower limit, aren't the excessive calories going to increase my weight? Or I should just eat above 1200 and exercise them out?

    Thank you in advance!

    Yes the nutrition is accurate in the entreis without asteriks or without the words homemade or generic...I've checked.

    1200 is the lowest...

    For example...I can eat 2000 calories a day and not gain weight. I wanted to lose 1lb a week so MFP gave me 1400 calories and I exercise 200 calories away so I eat 1600 calories a day and lose 1lb a week...
  • jasminecoco
    jasminecoco Posts: 50 Member
    No wonder.. I always chose "generic" ... :ohwell:

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