How many Calories

Tiffanyluvsaaron
Tiffanyluvsaaron Posts: 219
edited October 3 in Health and Weight Loss
Do you guys Make up your own Calorie Goals, Or do you go by what they say on here? They say I should be 1200 a day, but That seems a little low for 193 lbs. But I wasnt sure.

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  • hottottie11
    hottottie11 Posts: 907 Member
    It depend on what you have your weight loss goals set at. Try setting it to 1 lb per week and you'll get more calories.

    Also if you are exercising make sure to eat back most (if not all) your exercise calories.
  • Maple669
    Maple669 Posts: 30
    i made mine a reasonable 1/2 pound per week....i get like 1350 calories
  • taso42
    taso42 Posts: 8,980 Member
    It's good to consult a variety of calculators & tools, and do some trial and error to really dial in your true numbers. But the numbers here are a good starting point.
  • Tiffanyluvsaaron
    Tiffanyluvsaaron Posts: 219
    It depend on what you have your weight loss goals set at. Try setting it to 1 lb per week and you'll get more calories.

    Oh ok...See I set it for 2 lbs...That must be why

    Thanks
  • cmriverside
    cmriverside Posts: 34,420 Member
    It depends. Read these:


    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/186814-some-mfp-basics

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/61706-guide-to-calorie-deficits


    For the record, I set my own calorie goal.
  • Peanut1026
    Peanut1026 Posts: 85
    i am at 208 lbs, its so hard to stay at calorie goals. I always have anyplace between 500 and 700 calories left over!
  • deniseg31
    deniseg31 Posts: 667 Member
    WOW! That does seem low - but maybe that's for "extreme weightloss?". I go by what's on here but I remember being allowed to eat aprox 1500-1600 calories when I was at that weight. I am currently at 173 and I am allowed to eat 1360 calories. Maybe you need to take a look at your settings perhaps you need to tweek something. Good luck....
  • hottottie11
    hottottie11 Posts: 907 Member
    It depend on what you have your weight loss goals set at. Try setting it to 1 lb per week and you'll get more calories.

    Oh ok...See I set it for 2 lbs...That must be why

    Thanks

    I set my calories at 1/2 per week. It'll be slow going, but I like to eat and I don't want to restrict myself too much on calories.
  • stroken96
    stroken96 Posts: 436 Member
    It depend on what you have your weight loss goals set at. Try setting it to 1 lb per week and you'll get more calories.


    Thats what I had to do.
  • Tiffanyluvsaaron
    Tiffanyluvsaaron Posts: 219
    WOW! That does seem low - but maybe that's for "extreme weightloss?". I go by what's on here but I remember being allowed to eat aprox 1500-1600 calories when I was at that weight. I am currently at 173 and I am allowed to eat 1360 calories. Maybe you need to take a look at your settings perhaps you need to tweek something. Good luck....


    Thanks so much
  • Tiffanyluvsaaron
    Tiffanyluvsaaron Posts: 219
    It depends. Read these:


    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/186814-some-mfp-basics

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/61706-guide-to-calorie-deficits


    For the record, I set my own calorie goal.

    Thanks so much for these...
  • skinniewannabe
    skinniewannabe Posts: 106 Member
    I started a week and a half ago at 180 lbs, and it gave me 1200 calories as well. I've been trying hard to make better food choices so I feel full and won't go over, and it's been working so far. Also, I've been earning about 200 calories a day from exercise so that helps as well.
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