I can't find where to change my "goal" calories per day

NWCountryGal

in my food journal?? In my BMR it says 1152 now rather than 1200. I exercise so I am going to end up eating more anyway, not under 1200 but I would like to keep it as accurate as possible. Thanks so much, denise!!!!!!!!!!!!:bigsmile: :drinker:

NWCountryGal

in my food journal?? In my BMR it says 1152 now rather than 1200. I exercise so I am going to end up eating more anyway, not under 1200 but I would like to keep it as accurate as possible. Thanks so much, denise!!!!!!!!!!!!:bigsmile: :drinker:

NWCountryGal

Oh, you guys are gonna wanna choke me, oops again. I misunderstood BMR. I cornfused.:sad:

allaboutme

your bmr says 1152? That seems too low. Noone should really go below 1200.

Anyway it is on your home page, the click goals then change goals then custom instead of choosing the atomatic.

SuzieQT

You can change your intake calories by updating your goals. Just click on My Home and then Goals up at the top. However you do NOT want to be eating under 1200 calories even with exercise. In fact MFP will not set you up for anything below 1200. (I'm not sure if you can manually enter anything less on the goals page or not.) What is really important is your total deficit for the day. For example, say you eat 1200 as is allotted to you based on your goals. Then you exercise and burn 500 calories and you eat all of those too. So then you have eaten a total of 1700 but you have burned off 500 due to exercise. So you're still only allowing your body 1200 calories to use for normal activity. Allowing your body less than 1200 calories can put you into starvation mode and make it more difficult for you to lose. Everyone is different (i.e. your numbers may vary), just be careful! And good luck! :flowerforyou:

PS: Here's a definition of BMR.

Basal metabolic rate (BMR) is the amount of energy expended while at rest in a neutrally temperate environment, in the post-absorptive state (meaning that the digestive system is inactive, which requires about twelve hours of fasting in humans). The release of energy in this state is sufficient only for the functioning of the vital organs, such as the heart, lungs, brain and the rest of the nervous system, liver, kidneys, sex organs, muscles and skin. BMR decreases with age and with the loss of lean body mass. Increased muscle mass can increase BMR. Aerobic fitness level, a product of cardiovascular exercise, while previously thought to have effect on basal or resting metabolic rate (RMR), has been shown in the 1990s not to correlate with BMR, when fat-free body mass was adjusted for (see following section "Aerobic vs. anaerobic exercise" for references). Illness, previously consumed food and beverages, environmental temperature, and stress levels can affect one's overall energy expenditure as well as one's BMR.

SuzieQT

Oh, you guys are gonna wanna choke me, oops again. I misunderstood BMR. I cornfused.:sad:

We're not gonna want to choke you! We were all new once and some of these concepts aren't that easy to grasp! Just keep on asking when you have questions!

NWCountryGal

Ok, I'll go take a look, but my bmr is how many calories Id burn if I was doing nothing right?? I need to go read again. Yes, I heard women should not go below that 1200. Thank you much!!! denise

your bmr says 1152? That seems too low. Noone should really go below 1200.

Anyway it is on your home page, the click goals then change goals then custom instead of choosing the atomatic.

NWCountryGal

thanks suzie, but do reserve the right to change your mind on choking me, LOL:laugh: :bigsmile: hugs, denise:)

Oh, you guys are gonna wanna choke me, oops again. I misunderstood BMR. I cornfused.:sad:

We're not gonna want to choke you! We were all new once and some of these concepts aren't that easy to grasp! Just keep on asking when you have questions!

NWCountryGal

thank you for your time sis, that is what amazes me here, is how you and others are so willing to share with others. I love it here. It's now my fave place on the web and I feel that will most likely continue:) It's my homepage:) denise in Sams valley Oregon:)

You can change your intake calories by updating your goals. Just click on My Home and then Goals up at the top. However you do NOT want to be eating under 1200 calories even with exercise. In fact MFP will not set you up for anything below 1200. (I'm not sure if you can manually enter anything less on the goals page or not.) What is really important is your total deficit for the day. For example, say you eat 1200 as is allotted to you based on your goals. Then you exercise and burn 500 calories and you eat all of those too. So then you have eaten a total of 1700 but you have burned off 500 due to exercise. So you're still only allowing your body 1200 calories to use for normal activity. Allowing your body less than 1200 calories can put you into starvation mode and make it more difficult for you to lose. Everyone is different (i.e. your numbers may vary), just be careful! And good luck! :flowerforyou:

PS: Here's a definition of BMR.

Basal metabolic rate (BMR) is the amount of energy expended while at rest in a neutrally temperate environment, in the post-absorptive state (meaning that the digestive system is inactive, which requires about twelve hours of fasting in humans). The release of energy in this state is sufficient only for the functioning of the vital organs, such as the heart, lungs, brain and the rest of the nervous system, liver, kidneys, sex organs, muscles and skin. BMR decreases with age and with the loss of lean body mass. Increased muscle mass can increase BMR. Aerobic fitness level, a product of cardiovascular exercise, while previously thought to have effect on basal or resting metabolic rate (RMR), has been shown in the 1990s not to correlate with BMR, when fat-free body mass was adjusted for (see following section "Aerobic vs. anaerobic exercise" for references). Illness, previously consumed food and beverages, environmental temperature, and stress levels can affect one's overall energy expenditure as well as one's BMR.