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Net Calorie Question

thomaslh83
thomaslh83 Posts: 79 Member
edited September 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
Hello Everyone!

I've been on MFP for over a month now, and I've had some great results! I still have a long way to go, but I am still committed and making progress every day!

I have a question about my daily calorie goal. I currently have a goal of losing 2 lbs. per week, which puts me at a net calorie goal of 1400 per day. I usually meet the requirement of that goal within 50-100 calories under or over. I guess I am concerned that I might be consuming too little calories in a day. I've already lost about 20 lbs doing this regiment, and I am still a few pounds away from being out of the 'obese' range for my BMI. My goal was to stick to this plan until I have a BMI lower than 30 and then up my caloric intake to where my goal was to lose a 1 pound per week. I guess I am wondering if I should go ahead and up my caloric intake right now to prevent any risk of my body going into starvation mode. I'm currently 189.5 lbs. and 5' 6".

I would appreciate any advice or comments from anyone. Here's to being healthy!

Thomas
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