Under Weekly Calorie Goal?

SassyAshleigh

Question.... MFP has me at 1510 calories a day and supposed to lose 2 lbs a week.... right now it says I am 5247 net calories under weekly goal. Does that mean I should lose more than 2 lbs or am I going to lose less than 2 pounds?

nicolasara

In theory it should mean you lose more than 2lbs, if you are under your weekly net calories it means you haven't eaten enough. So this can sometimes slow down your metabolism. Eating 3,500 calories less than your maintenance means you should lose a pound.. 7,000 = 2lbs and so on.
Really it's just wait and see on weigh in day.. As long as you don't go way over on your calories you'll be fine. But remember dont go too much under either as it can be bad for you.
Hope it helps a little