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

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  • afym
    afym Posts: 52
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  • Kelsey_Renee
    Kelsey_Renee Posts: 8
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    Bump. I love it. :D
  • Samsara9
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  • Kelsey_Renee
    Kelsey_Renee Posts: 8
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    I tried to do this on my own. Let's see how this works. ;)

    So I got my BMR which is around 1500.
    To calculate my maintenance I did the x1.3 which equals = 1850
    So on non workout days I would get a 350 burn.
    So i could exercise 650 calories for a 1,000 cal deficit.
    But let's say I burn 750, I would have to eat back 100 back.


    Does that sound right?
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  • olivia3263
    olivia3263 Posts: 263 Member
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    I tried to do this on my own. Let's see how this works. ;)

    So I got my BMR which is around 1500.
    To calculate my maintenance I did the x1.3 which equals = 1850
    So on non workout days I would get a 350 burn.
    So i could exercise 650 calories for a 1,000 cal deficit.
    But let's say I burn 750, I would have to eat back 100 back.


    Does that sound right?

    Yes, except 1500 x 1.3 = 1950, not 1850 :)
  • Kelsey_Renee
    Kelsey_Renee Posts: 8
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    I tried to do this on my own. Let's see how this works. ;)

    So I got my BMR which is around 1500.
    To calculate my maintenance I did the x1.3 which equals = 1850
    So on non workout days I would get a 350 burn.
    So i could exercise 650 calories for a 1,000 cal deficit.
    But let's say I burn 750, I would have to eat back 100 back.


    Does that sound right?

    Yes, except 1500 x 1.3 = 1950, not 1850 :)


    Haha, Whoops! I actually had that the first time but I'm going to blame it on the late night thing. lol
  • hibiscus89
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  • melissasarahx
    melissasarahx Posts: 8
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    Okay so im not fully understanding this, a little help with the numbers would help. :)
    I noticed that my BMR and Maintence is close to a few posts above but i usually burn about 700 to 1000 calories a day, so if i did how many calories am i eating? And how do i set this up to make sense on mfp diary?

    Weight- 170
    BMR- 1503

    Please & Thank You!
  • KriscoOil
    KriscoOil Posts: 305 Member
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    bump...gotta figure this out when i can concentrate
  • pinkita
    pinkita Posts: 779 Member
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    My goodness Olivia, have we made you regret posting this topic yet? You're so patient! :smile: I think I'm understanding this...

    MFP estimates my BMR as 1544. So...

    1. I should never eat below that amount.
    2. If I work out, I should only eat back exercise calories if I've burned more than 600 calories.

    Correct?

    Also, were these calculations only intended for runners?

    Thanks, you rock!
  • gg24
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    Bump! Great post. Thanks!
  • westcoastSW
    westcoastSW Posts: 320 Member
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    this is what i do, i set my goals to loose .5lbs a week and i dont eat back my exercise calories this seems to be working for me right
    This is basically what this method is for me and easier to understand. Thanks
    I agree with these folks. Basically, when you get close to your goal (only 10-20 pounds left to lose, for example), you need to create less of a deficit (no more 2 lb/week business), which clearly will give you more calories to play with per day. You should be eating closer to maintenance, since soon you will switch to maintenance and it wouldn't be a good idea to go from 1200 cals/day to 1900 cals/day (or whatever your maintenance mode might be).

    Personally, I prefer to aim for whatever goal is on my MFP page, rather than aiming for a lower goal every day depending on exercise. So I have manually set my goals to be around 0.5 lb/week loss (although slightly more, like 0.6 because it works out to be slightly higher than my BMR). Right now I'm not doing a lot of exercise since it gets dark at 4:30 pm and I'm in graduate school in finals season. But someday when I get back to running, I plan to eat most of my exercise calories back, but not all because I don't have a HRM and I'm unsure of the accuracy of my calories burned.

    If what you're doing is working, then keep doing it! If not, then play around with the numbers some, and don't be afraid to try increasing your calorie intake for a week or two if you're at a plateau and closing in on your goal weight. Good luck to all!
  • B3Streeter
    B3Streeter Posts: 292 Member
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    I love the concept of this, but my problem is my BMR is 1207 and I like food too much to stay at that everyday! But congrats on your success!

    How many calories can you have to maintain?

    To maintain MFP says 1620. RIght now I have my calorie goal at 1500
  • Awake_Alive
    Awake_Alive Posts: 261 Member
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    BMR is 1922
    1922 x 1.3 = 2499
    Non workout days I would get a 577 burn.

    Average workout day is around 750 burn, so on a workout day, I would eat 2249 (1922+327 excess exercise calories), leaving a calorie deficit of 1000 (maintenance 2499+750 burn=3249)

    I thought I had it all figured out...until I tried to figure it out! Does this look right?

    THANK YOU OLIVIA!!! :flowerforyou:
  • Rachiepie6
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  • BettyMargaret
    BettyMargaret Posts: 407 Member
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    I have to save this for when I can make myself understand it. Thanks for posting!
  • aquarianpixi
    aquarianpixi Posts: 131 Member
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    bump to try later
  • nursenelson
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    very interesting - bumpity bump bump for later

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