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How often to you "recalibrate" your daily calories?

chezmama
chezmama Posts: 396 Member
edited September 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
I have lost about 12-13 pounds so far on MFP. Only just last night I re-entered my goals based on my weight loss and it was a 70 calorie a day loss. I am not bothered by the loss of calories, but the fact that I have been overeating for I don't know how long. So I am wondering....how often should I "recalibrate" my calorie goals? Every time I lose weight? Every so many pounds? Suggestions?

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  • Painten
    Painten Posts: 499 Member
    Every 10lbs i get a message from mfp telling me i should adjust my calories goals so i do it then.
  • igora_soma
    igora_soma Posts: 486
    Well MFP suggests every 10 lbs. I'd say check on your progress every month maybe and see how you're doing?
  • stormieweather
    stormieweather Posts: 2,549 Member
    IF you are entering your losses into MFP, it will ask you if you want to recalculate every 10 pounds of loss.
  • Evarell
    Evarell Posts: 143 Member
    I recalibrate every time I enter a new weight.
  • Driagnor
    Driagnor Posts: 323 Member
    Every 10 lbs or so is probably a good guideline. Before that, the 50 or 60 calorie difference a day is going to make so little of a difference that it's really not something you should stress about.
  • bjshooter
    bjshooter Posts: 1,174 Member
    I just did it now, I always forgot, I lost 40cals a day :(

    I changed my HRM today too, another thing I tend to forget.

    Well done on the reminder :)
  • Schwiggity
    Schwiggity Posts: 1,449 Member
    Thanks for the reminder lol. I had a big loss last weigh-in and forgot to recalibrate.
  • chezmama
    chezmama Posts: 396 Member
    Thanks everyone. That makes a lot of sense.
  • drosario1204
    drosario1204 Posts: 33
    I just want to say thanks for this post! I never thought to recalibrate my calories. I just went from being sedentary to very active and I was wondering why I wasnt losing weight.....turns out..Im wasnt eating enough! Isnt that something?
  • Pea4jjab
    Pea4jjab Posts: 216 Member
    I could have sworn that it made the changes for me automatically according to my weigh-ins?
  • drosario1204
    drosario1204 Posts: 33
    I could have sworn that it made the changes for me automatically according to my weigh-ins?

    I thought the same thing....thats why Im so glad I read this post....I should be losing weight again in no time!
  • melinda6569
    melinda6569 Posts: 124
    I could have sworn that it made the changes for me automatically according to my weigh-ins?

    I thought the same thing....thats why Im so glad I read this post....I should be losing weight again in no time!

    How do you recalibrate? i thought it did it automatically too
  • Pea4jjab
    Pea4jjab Posts: 216 Member
    I went into my diet/fitness settings, but the weight change was already in there. Is there someplace else I should do this?
  • drosario1204
    drosario1204 Posts: 33
    I went into my diet/fitness settings, but the weight change was already in there. Is there someplace else I should do this?

    well the reason mine changed was because I went from being sedentary to very active and I never changed the settings...I also changed the amount of exercise I wanted to do a week....so thats when It told me I should be eating more...
  • melinda6569
    melinda6569 Posts: 124
    I went into my diet/fitness settings, but the weight change was already in there. Is there someplace else I should do this?

    I think what they are saying is if you are excercising to take it off of sedatary life style. i change mine to lightly active because i do have a desk job..it did not change me from 1200 calories a day. My current weight was in there too..
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