how low will my calories go?

ahoier

Lol every week i weigh in...give or take..and every 10 lbs. Dropped mfp asks to recalibrate ny calories and macros...but how far down will it go? Cirrently 5 ft 9 inches...29 years old male...1660 calorie goal as set by mfp...i think im set for 2 lbs ler weight lost...but dont typically hit that...lol.but just kind of curious...since i intend to get down to 160-169lbs...

LaneB89

Are you sedentary? 1660 sedentary is not bad. 5'11" guy here, weigh 175ish and I eat about 1650-1700 a day while doing 4 days of weight lifting and about 20km a week of running.

IGbnat24

Depending on how much you have to lose, you probably shouldn't be aiming to lose 2lbs/week. It's an unrealistic number unless you're significantly overweight. If you adjust it to lose 1lb, that's an automatic 500 more calories you'll get per day.

wannakimmy

MFP will drop your calories when you update your goals. If I remember correctly when I lost the first 10 pounds it dropped me like 100 calories or something? I do not recall exactly, but it was gradual enough I didn't feel deprived. Good luck!

BigT555

1800 for male, 1200 for female i believe, not entirely sure though. im pretty sure TDEE is an exponential function, not linear, so it eventually hits a point where it can no longer be lowered once you reach a low enough weight, but MFP wont allow calories below certain points for liability reasons

ahoier

I have mine set to lightly active...but could provably move it up a step...i am a salesman on my feet 8 hrs a day 4-5 days a week...walk to and from work as well as my lunch breaks...lol. so maybe im not giving myself enough credit lol...i also go to the gym ateast 4-5 sometimes 6 days a week.