A different way to set up MFP goals - that WORKS!

kdrew1

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ccraigbba

makes sense

pammbroo

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wyze

bump. sounds useful. Need to read it again to understand, but thanks for the info

gudiiya

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MaryDreamer

Can you simplify this? I'd like to try it, but it's overwhelming to me to see so much info. Sorry just being honest!

jencjeffery

Thanks. I think I need to read it again to take it all in but it looks like something I could follow.

LeilaFace

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tinacrane

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i_am_asparagus

Actually, I found that the math wasn't really necessary. Calculate your numbers as Olivia outlined (which you already did), and pay attention to a few numbers at the end of the day. Here's how I see your scenario:

First, you go to goals, and list your new calorie goal/day as 1620. Since you set your activity up as sedentary (as I did also, since I have a desk job), you need to enter your exercise for the day into MFP for this to work.

Now the few things to pay attention to: 1) You want to eat at or above your BMR every day, so maybe start with an "eating goal" of 1400/day. This is regardless of how much exercise you did or didn't do. Just memorize 1400, and eat at least that much.
2) Next number that could be important if you exercise a lot on some given day is shown on your daily summary as "=net". At the end of the day, after you have logged your exercise, you want that number to be ABOVE 1000. If it is not, keep eating until it is. A number below 1000 is a too high/not safe deficit.

Now here's the fun part for me: The green number on your daily summary at the end of the day gives you a really good idea of how many calories you "saved" toward weight loss for that day. A green number of 250 would translate to a weight loss of 1/2lb loss/week if you had that number every day. 500 would translate to 1 lb loss/week, etc. If you want to do a weekly avg, you could look at your weekly "calories remaining" and divide by 7.

I think the hardest mindset I had to break on this system is that the words "calories remaining" no longer mean what I can still eat that day, but rather what I have "saved" by not eating to my current maintenance. My deficits are smaller now, but with the built-in safety nets (eat at or a bit above your BMR, and don't let "=net" go below 1000), I no longer worry about whether I am eating too little, exercising too much, etc.

This is what I've done, it's nice and simple.

yesthistime

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OneBryteSmile

Very interesting. I'm going to give this a shot for at least a month and see if it works for me.

Thanks for sharing.

NHGirl23

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tatertotfishstick

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ycc1964

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ladylu11

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jyork5407

I think I'd like to try this approach. Bumping because I really, really suck at math and all the numbers makes my eyes go crossed - will need to refer back. A lot. )

Aries03

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BrookSt_Jane

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AHealthierSuzyQ

I've been at a standstill for weeks now so going to give this a try! Thanks :drinker:

hbart500

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JustTracyB

Actually, I found that the math wasn't really necessary. Calculate your numbers as Olivia outlined (which you already did), and pay attention to a few numbers at the end of the day. Here's how I see your scenario:

First, you go to goals, and list your new calorie goal/day as 1620. Since you set your activity up as sedentary (as I did also, since I have a desk job), you need to enter your exercise for the day into MFP for this to work.

Now the few things to pay attention to: 1) You want to eat at or above your BMR every day, so maybe start with an "eating goal" of 1400/day. This is regardless of how much exercise you did or didn't do. Just memorize 1400, and eat at least that much.
2) Next number that could be important if you exercise a lot on some given day is shown on your daily summary as "=net". At the end of the day, after you have logged your exercise, you want that number to be ABOVE 1000. If it is not, keep eating until it is. A number below 1000 is a too high/not safe deficit.

Now here's the fun part for me: The green number on your daily summary at the end of the day gives you a really good idea of how many calories you "saved" toward weight loss for that day. A green number of 250 would translate to a weight loss of 1/2lb loss/week if you had that number every day. 500 would translate to 1 lb loss/week, etc. If you want to do a weekly avg, you could look at your weekly "calories remaining" and divide by 7.

I think the hardest mindset I had to break on this system is that the words "calories remaining" no longer mean what I can still eat that day, but rather what I have "saved" by not eating to my current maintenance. My deficits are smaller now, but with the built-in safety nets (eat at or a bit above your BMR, and don't let "=net" go below 1000), I no longer worry about whether I am eating too little, exercising too much, etc.

This is what I've done, it's nice and simple.

I am going to try this. It makes most sense to me. My BMR is 1682. I shouldn't have to enter too many exercises manually since I wear my Fitbit. The ultimate goal is to be green min 500 - max 1000 per day. Correct?

dg2kids

smcesko

Good to know! Thanks for sharing!

angie_04

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gettinthere

bump until I have time to get my "math" hat on! Thanks

clairibou1

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❤lindsay❤dawn❤

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garita93

Save for later.....bump :laugh:

janet_pratt

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