Can someone explain this?

Sw33tKnees

I just dont understand if I put in for my goals that I want to loose 2lbs a week.... why does it give me a plan that has me at .6 pounds a week? That is not even one pound a week? Can someone explain this to me? I copied what it prduced for me.... Thanx!:flowerforyou:

Congratulations! Your personalized diet and fitness profile is now complete. Based on your answers, here are your suggested nutrition and fitness goals.

Nutritional goals Target
Net Calories Consumed* / Day 1,200 Calories / Day
Carbs / Day 165 g
Fat / Day 40 g
Protein / Day 45 g

*Net calories consumed = total calories consumed - exercise calories burned. So the more you exercise, the more you can eat!
Fitness goals Target
Calories Burned / Week 1,140 Calories / Week
Workouts / Weekends 5 workouts
Minutes / Workout 45 minutes

If you follow this plan...
Your projected weigh loss is: 0.6 lbs/week

You should lose 3.1 lbs. by March 31

Get Started Now!

therealangd

MFP won't let you net lower than 1200 calories per day because it's not healthy.

bigsisterdice

You should never eat below 1200 calories a day - if you do, your body can freak out and turn itself into 'survival mode', where it will actually burn fewer calories doing every day activities because it thinks that it's starving and needs to stockpile.

Sw33tKnees

Thanx! Sooooo the remaining 18 pounds are going to be sloooooooow and steady I guess?!

KLK1986

You can't safely lose 2lbs per week. MFP will not recommend less than 1200 calories per day. To lose 2lbs per week you'd need to create a 1000 calorie deficit every day. If I'm doing my math right, MFP is giving you a 300 calorie deficit. If you had a 1000 calorie deficit you'd only be eating 500 calories a day. You'd be seriously malnourished.

Sw33tKnees

At 5' tall.... figured I would be around there for maintaince...not loss!

Sw33tKnees

Slow and steady is still loosing Thanx for the response!! :flowerforyou: