newby need help pls

kamikam747
kamikam747 Posts: 6
in Health and Weight Loss
hi everyone , so I just came back , i had signed up before but never used it. So i set my goal weight loss to 2 pounds a week , but then it tells me that I'd be losing 1 pound a week if following the mfp guide. but i want to lose more( even more than 2 pounds a week if possible) how do I set it up? thanks you guys ,I really am lost here and i NEED HELP! im totally unmotivated because i have been dieting for a week already eating around 800 calories and working out a litlle but habve not lost a pound!!! i am sooooooo sad, i habve no idea what to do! bytheway , a little about me ,I am 28 , weigh 142.5 and am 5.25 feet.

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  • StaciMarie1974
    StaciMarie1974 Posts: 4,138 Member
    At 142.5 pounds you don't have a huge amount of weight to lose. In order to truly have a 1000 per day calorie deficit (required for 2 pounds per week) AND eat the minimum amount for nutritional purposes, you'd need to be VERY active. The smaller you are, the less your body burns during normal daily activities.

    MFP has a safety catch built in, in that it won't recommend you eat below a certain point. That point is 1200 calories. MFP takes your height, weight, etc. and activity level and estimates your total daily burn. It then subtracts your goal deficit (1000 calories for 2 pounds, 500 calories for 1 pound) and gives you a result. But if the result is too low, it just gives you 1200.

    Change your goal to be .5 or 1 pound per week. Take steps to increase your activity and that will help as well.
  • kamikam747
    kamikam747 Posts: 6
    im hoping to lose 35 pounds to get back to my weight. thanks for replying
  • uconnwinsnc
    uconnwinsnc Posts: 1,054 Member
    im hoping to lose 35 pounds to get back to my weight. thanks for replying

    You're 142.5 and want to lose 35 pounds. I can tell you it will take longer than 18 weeks if you want to do it the right way. Taking into account usual periods of no weight loss and often a few periods of minor gain, I expect it would roughly take you about 10-12 months. Don't be discouraged, but you're small and it really isn't fair to push your body to average a 2 lb loss over an 17.5 week period. Aim more for .5-1 pound a week. Do some weight training and you might find that you'll be happy at 115-120 instead of 110. I really do suggest that you reevaluate your goals, but I won't tell you what weight you should weight. Just make sure you don't push yourself beyond what is healthy.

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