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Seems like A Lot of Cals

BaldBehemoth
BaldBehemoth Posts: 21 Member
edited February 20 in Health and Weight Loss
Back on this site after losing and maintaining a 20 pound loss for the past 7 months or so. Decided to lose another 10 pounds to get under 200 and MFP put me at a 2200 cal goal for a 1 pound per week weight loss. I feel like this is a lot of cals to get close to so my question is should I hit the 2200 or lower it some?

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  • corgicake
    corgicake Posts: 846 Member
    Double check your inputs but that might be right. I'm in my mid twenties, on the upper end of overweight, and short... and if I put in a pound a week at sedentary it would tell me to eat just shy of 1500.
  • AmyRhubarb
    AmyRhubarb Posts: 6,890 Member
    You're a 20 year old guy....I'm a 46 year old chick and I lose on 1800-2000 cals a day, so I think the 2200 sounds reasonable for you. Stick with it for a month and see how it goes, and then make adjustments if needed. :smile:
  • terbusha
    terbusha Posts: 1,483 Member
    The simple answer, like everything for biology, is that it depends. It depends on your metabolism. Some guys lose at 1800 cal/day. Some guys lose at 3000 cal/day. Give 2200 cal/day a try for a week. If you don't lose, reduce it a bit and try again. It will be important to log everything you eat and hit your nutritional goals, while getting in all of your exercises.

    Allan
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