Calorie Goal Community Survey
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Macros: I just go for MFP suggestions
As a side question, what do people think of MFP's default setting for macros. I felt like it really low-balled protein, especially if your calorie goal is as low as 1200 and you end up with a goal of something like 60g a day.
http://fnic.nal.usda.gov/consumers/major-nutrients-carbohydrates-proteins-and-fats/proteins
Strength athletes obviously need more but the USDA guidelines are in line with those of the world health organisation and most other countries guidelines. So do we believe governmental health bodies with millions of pounds and years of research with access to some of the best research data and doctors available or do we believe someone at a gym trying to sell us protein bars? I know where my money's going. Personal choice though if you disagree with MFP macros you can change them but as I said they are in line with recommendations.
Main issue is (aside from the fact that, while they may have millions of $s to spend, the guidelines are based on some pretty old research, which has the main flaw of using nitrogen balance as a proxy for protein sufficiency) that these are set for relatively sedentary people who are not on a deficit.0 -
Gender: Female
Age: 29
Height: 5'4"
Starting weight: 169
Current Weight: 125
Goal weight: 125
Activity level: Lightly Active
Weight loss goal: none
Calorie Goal (Net): It's hard to say because I use a fitbit but when I was using MFP I was set on about 1850 net.
Average Calorie intake: 2100-2200 on exercise days, 1600-1800 on rest days
Exercise: Lifting, walking (recently injured)
Macros: 110 g protein, 60 g fat, the rest carbs
Criticism: Nope
eta: I'm kind of in limbo right now. I was attempting my first bulk when I got injured so right now I'm just kinda hanging out until I can get back to doing that.0 -
Gender: Female
Age: 20
Height: 5'4"
Starting weight: First time was 178, second time was 148
Current Weight: 128
Goal weight:118-120 or 19% body fat
Activity level: Don't honestly know, but since out of college for summer probably sedentary.
Weight loss goal: .5 lbs
Calorie Goal (Net): 1300 (never reach it)
Average Calorie intake: 1200-1500 depends on the day and binges
Exercise: Elliptical Trainer at home for 40 mins/5x a week, Pilates for an hour if needed
Macros: 30% Protein / 40% Carb / 30% Fat (don't know what works for me but carbs tend to make me binge and I don't cut them out)
Criticism: Open to criticism! No one can do this alone and any improvements I can make would be appreciated.
If suggesting I strength train, I've got limited options to mostly body weight. I don't really have any heavy cans or things I can fill to make weights now because everything is going towards recycling because lost jobs = we need money in whatever way possible.
You can use just your body as the weight. Have a look into Convict Conditioning - completely body weight - no cans required.
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Gender: Female
Age: 27
Height: 5'7"
Starting weight: 226
Current Weight: 174
Goal weight: 145 (I think?)
Activity level: Lightly Active
Weight loss goal: 1.4 pounds per week
Calorie Goal (Net): 1650
Average Calorie intake: 1800
Exercise: Weights 3x/week, running or elliptical 2-3x/week
Macros: Don't pay attention0 -
Gender: Female
Age: 20
Height: 5'4"
Starting weight: First time was 178, second time was 148
Current Weight: 128
Goal weight:118-120 or 19% body fat
Activity level: Don't honestly know, but since out of college for summer probably sedentary.
Weight loss goal: .5 lbs
Calorie Goal (Net): 1300 (never reach it)
Average Calorie intake: 1200-1500 depends on the day and binges
Exercise: Elliptical Trainer at home for 40 mins/5x a week, Pilates for an hour if needed
Macros: 30% Protein / 40% Carb / 30% Fat (don't know what works for me but carbs tend to make me binge and I don't cut them out)
Criticism: Open to criticism! No one can do this alone and any improvements I can make would be appreciated.
If suggesting I strength train, I've got limited options to mostly body weight. I don't really have any heavy cans or things I can fill to make weights now because everything is going towards recycling because lost jobs = we need money in whatever way possible.
You have a lovely waist-to-hip ratio.
Bodyweight training is fine.0 -
Gender: Female
Age: 22
Height: 5'4"
Starting weight: 265-275 not sure exactly
Current Weight: 177
Goal weight: 150 for now
Activity level: Lightly active, I am lazy
Weight loss goal: 1 lb/week
Calorie Goal (Net): 1820
Average Calorie intake: 1820, I use TDEE method
Exercise: Ideally lifting 3x/week, running 2x/week
Macros: 40/30/30
eta: I'm good with no criticism, thank you anyway0 -
Gender: Female
Age: 30
Height: 5'4''
Starting weight: 215
Current Weight: 197
Goal weight: 145 for a healthy BMI, but calculators that incorporate frame size say more like 150-155, so we'll see
Activity level: Lightly Active
Weight loss goal: 1 lb per week
Calorie Goal (Net): 1740 (recalculated each week according to MFP's algorithms)
Average Calorie intake: around 2,300
Exercise: walking, C25K, strength training routine with 8 lbs weights, yoga
Macros: 20% Protein / 50% Carb / 30% Fat
Criticism:This is working well for me. I am losing 1-2 lbs pew week on a regular basis and never less than 1 lb in a week so far. I eat what my Fitbit projects I need to to keep up my activity level. I don't know that I need criticism, but if you see something dangerous please let me know. Also, if I get pregnant while still obese (the cutoff for overweight is 175), any suggestions for how to modify this? (Of course I will ask my midwife!)0 -
Gender: Female
Age: 37
Height: 5'5"
Starting weight: 214
Current Weight: 182
Goal weight: 130-140ish
Activity level: Lightly active
Weight loss goal: 1 lb/week
Calorie Goal (Net): 1940
Average Calorie intake: 1940, I use TDEE method
Exercise: Lifting 3x/week, I make sure to get 5 miles through out the day 5-6x a week. On occasion I have been known to kickbox.
Macros: 40/30/30
Criticism is fine.0 -
Gender: Male
Age: 39
Height: 6'3"
Starting weight: 270
Current Weight: 210
Goal weight: 215 (More muscle)
Activity level: Sedentary
Weight loss goal: Done, want to add weight/muscle
Calorie Goal (Net): 2060
Average Calorie intake: 1300 (food only), 2200 (food & beer)
Exercise: Running, Elliptical 3x/week. Weights 2x/week. Skiing (winter only)
Macros: 50/20/30 (not written in stone)0 -
Gender: Male
Age: 30
Height: 6'0''
Starting weight: 340
Current Weight: 320ish
Goal weight: 220-240 (depends how I look/feel)
Is that your ultra goal weight or just your first goal weight?
220 pounds isn't bad for being 6'0" and male. That's still 100 pounds less than his current weight and 35% total body weight reduction.
No, that's an awesome loss. Just looking at someone around my height, who started not that much larger than my height weight, whose goal is just a little heavier than my current weight.
I know sometimes those of us who were very large will set goal weights in increments, and I was wondering if that was the case or he considered 220-240 his ultra/low goal weight.0 -
Gender: Female
Age: 55
Height: 5'9"'
Starting weight: ~163
Current Weight: 127
Goal weight: whatever looks good
Activity level: set sedentary but more than that
Weight loss goal: at maintenance since April
Calorie Goal (Net): 1540
Average Calorie intake: 1540
Exercise: 10K per Fitbit, just starting to dabble with weights
Macros: 40/30/30
Criticism: okay0 -
Gender: Female
Age: 21
Height: 5'1''
Starting weight: 145
Current Weight: 140
Goal weight: 130-125 (whenever I like what I see in the mirror)
Activity level: Lightly Active-Active (it depends on if I'm working that day...I do retail part time and am on my feet the entire shift/running around)
Weight loss goal: 1-2 pounds a week
Calorie Goal (Net): 1200
Average Calorie intake: 1200
Exercise: 30 min of cardio (zumba, kick boxing, or briskly walking) everyday, whatever is listed for that day on the 30 day beach body challenge, whatever is listed that day for the 30 day squat challenge.
Macros: 30% Protein / 40% Carb / 30% Fat (but it does vary)0 -
Gender: Male
Age: 44
Height: 5'10''
Starting weight: 227
Current Weight: 177
Goal weight: Cutting 4 more weeks so wherever it ends up so be it.
Activity level: Desk job
Weight loss goal: 1.5 lbs/week
Calorie Goal (Net): 1940 (Reversing up. Adding another 100 Friday. Maintenance will be around 2700.)
Average Calorie intake: 2030
Exercise: Heavy lifting 4 days/week. 2 hrs walking/week. Occasional short run/jump rope/other cardio.
Macros: 44% Protein / 37% Carb / 19% Fat0 -
Gender: Female
Age: 28
Height: 5'4"'
Starting weight: 174 lb (171 when I joined MFP)
Current Weight: 167
Goal weight: Minimum 140, dream weight 124. Will see how I look.
Activity level: Light active - sedentary job, around 10,000 steps a day and currently not logging exercise as quite low intensity
Weight loss goal: 1lb a week give or take - I'm fairly relaxed about this as long as the trend is downwards
Calorie Goal (Net): 1560
Average Calorie intake: 1400-1600 during the week. Up to maintenance on the weekend depending on social activities.
Exercise: Started C210K but have had to stop at Week 2 Day 3 as I've developed right hip and left knee pain (bursitis??)... SO FRUSTRATIING as I was really enjoying it. Currently doing yoga & hip stretches at home. Might try a JM DVD tomorrow or some body weight exercises.
Macros: Automatic allocation. Once I'm more steadily working out and losing weight I will pay more attention to these. Maybe. I don't eat much meat so protein is probably always going to be a bit of a struggle...
Criticism: Welcomed. Diary is open.0 -
5'0
TDEE is 2100
Calorie goal is 1700 gross (currently cutting; don't really have a goal weight)
Desk job
5/3/1
HIIT a few times a week
Lots of walking/hiking (20 to 30 miles a week)
Macros are pretty even right now
Criticism: FOAD0 -
Gender: Female
Age: 43
Height: 5'5"
Starting weight: 153
Current Weight: 150
Goal weight: don't have one... but no less than 140
Activity level: Lightly Active
Weight loss goal: .5 a week
Calorie Goal (Net): 1650 (I may up it very soon)
Average Calorie intake:1800
Exercise: right now nothing, sprained ankle:sad:
Macros: 40% Protein / 40% Carb / 20% Fat0 -
Gender: Female
Age: 24
Height: 5'7''
Starting weight: 165
Current Weight: 138 (Was 130 12 weeks ago! gained 8lbs of lean muscle!)
Goal weight: 128-130 with lowest body fat
Activity level: Active
Weight gain goal: 1 lb per week
Average Calorie intake: 1400 (dropped from 1800)
Exercise: 5 days of lifting- 5-6 days of 45 mins cardio - 25 HIIT 20 stair master, elyptical, incline, bike
Macros: 40% Protein / 40% Carb / 20% Fat
Criticism: Go for it!0 -
Gender Female
Age 59
post menopause
Height 5'11"
Starting weight 187lbs
Current weight 165lbs
Goal weight 150-154
Activity level Lightly active
Weight loss goal .5 lb a week
Calorie goal (net) 1440
Average cal intake 1440--2000
Exercise Swimming--3 or 4 times a week, Acqua gym--3 times a week, walking
Macros Whatever MFP gives me
Criticism Bring it on!!!0 -
Gender: Male
Age: 41
Height: 5'10.5''
Starting weight: 192, then 144, then 164 @~12-14%BF
Current Weight: 155 @ 10%BF
Goal weight: ???165???Trying to slow, lean bulk through 2014 and then possibly cut in early 2015.
Activity level: Desk job
Weight Gain goal: 3 lbs/month
Calorie Goal: 2,800
Average Calorie intake: ~2,900 the last 3 weeks
Exercise: Heavy lifting (MADCOW) 3 days/week. Daily dog walks and weekly swimming.
Macros: 50% Carb / 30% Pro / 20% Fat0 -
Gender: Female
Age: 41
Height: 5 ft 7
Starting weight: 205
Current Weight: 153
Goal weight: 155
Activity level: Lightly Active (about 10k steps most days)
Weight loss goal: at maitenance
Calorie Goal (Net): 2100
Average Calorie intake: 1950 (this week reverse dieting to 2100 atm)
Exercise: SL 3x, walking/biking or HIIT 2-3x a week
Macros: 25% Protein / 50% Carb / 25% Fat
Criticism: Open to critique, bring it.0
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