MFP settings

marymoonpigUK

My hb2 has just signed up, wants to lose around a 18lbs, he is 5 7ins and 196lbs, it has been set to 1200 cals, that just seems low???... he will be running 3times a week, for 40mins, so he will HAS to eat exercise cals burnt dosnt he!

MissLadyInWaiting

that's just how much he can eat if he sat on his *kitten* all day and he would lose weight. but when you add the exercises into your diary your calorie intake will go up too. for example; my calorie intake is meant to be 1200 but i got an extra 900 calories put on from what i had burnt off. just make sure he eats lots of protein cause that will fill him up.

PaulC9554

hi

Search for 'eating exercise calories' on this site. There's some really useful threads.

I found this interesting
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/10589-for-those-confused-or-questioning-eating-your-exercise-calo

marymoonpigUK

Thanyou x

binsylad

As a fellow Geezer, I have been set at 2100 ish...... Most of the females on here try to hit 1200........ Did he put in the correct sex??