I'm not buying the daily totals

RedHotRunner
RedHotRunner Posts: 850 Member
edited September 19 in Food and Nutrition
Today, being Friday, I ate 1724 calories. I know I need 1800 to maintain my weight without exercise. Well when I end the day, it says i'd be almost a pound over what i weigh now if I kept this up for 5 weeks (most of my days are around 1200 calories).

How can I eat 75 calories a day less and weigh more?

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  • RedHotRunner
    RedHotRunner Posts: 850 Member
    Today, being Friday, I ate 1724 calories. I know I need 1800 to maintain my weight without exercise. Well when I end the day, it says i'd be almost a pound over what i weigh now if I kept this up for 5 weeks (most of my days are around 1200 calories).

    How can I eat 75 calories a day less and weigh more?
  • songbyrdsweet
    songbyrdsweet Posts: 5,691 Member
    Every TDEE calculator is just an estimate. If you know what you need to eat, set your goals for that. You can change them manually under Goals in My Home.
  • NWCountryGal
    NWCountryGal Posts: 1,992 Member
    ditto, I have learned that knowing my own body is way more beneficial than paying too much attention to "calculators". Not that calculators aren't good because atleast I had a starting point to work from. But I have discovered how many calories I need to consume(or not)to lose weight. Now that doesn't mean I do it "right" all the time because I sure don't:) But it's progress not perfection for me personally:laugh: :wink:

    denise in OR

    Every TDEE calculator is just an estimate. If you know what you need to eat, set your goals for that. You can change them manually under Goals in My Home.
  • ohthatbambi
    ohthatbambi Posts: 1,098 Member
    ditto, I have learned that knowing my own body is way more beneficial than paying too much attention to "calculators". Not that calculators aren't good because atleast I had a starting point to work from. But I have discovered how many calories I need to consume(or not)to lose weight. Now that doesn't mean I do it "right" all the time because I sure don't:) But it's progress not perfection for me personally:laugh: :wink:

    denise in OR

    Great point and so true. LISTEN to your body! It will let you know what works and what doesn't. Eating all my exercise calories does not work for me. I did gain weight when I ate all of them so now I eat just some of them. I am eating healthy and if I feel like I am weak or light headed I know I need to eat more, so I do. And I am losing weight.
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