1370 Calories for a 222 lb male??

bluefox9er

looks like you have set it to lose albs a week with no exercise. id change this and add exercise,too. you are more likely to lose by eating sensibly in ADDITION to some good cardio.

jasonr1442

Holy balls! Forget the starvation mode BS. I had to do so much research because half of the people on here talk about it like it's something you need to be afraid of. Trust me you aren't going to starve and you won't plateau for atleast 2 months. The only thing you will do is lose as much muscle as fat. I've lost 35lbs since the middle of January and the last 2 weekss is when I started slowing but that is because I am eating more to gain muscle back.

I chose to lose it all because I know how to build muscle and it comes back quick.

I'm still doing 1370ish calories but am now eating my workout claories where as in the beginning I didn't.

mom2mozart

I have it set at lose 1 pound per week and I've consistently lost more (about 2 pounds per week)...

Bearb2532

So funny, Jason!!! I've been doing MFP for just about a year now... still haven't figured out how these posts go, I usually just keep track on my phone. Anyway, I am a Nurse, and a Mom, some days I don't get to sit at all and sometimes (like on my days off) I can't move!! LOL I have my setting at Sedentary right now and it has me for 1200 cals/day. I understand that the more Cardio workout I do, the more Cals I get to eat in a day. And I was doing pretty good for a while, dropped some weight, not more than 10 lbs. In December 2010 I joined a new gym that open up literally right down the street from me. I get to the gym pretty regular (generally 3 times a week) and have changed up my routine and focus a few times. I haven't hit a plateau, I have hit a brick wall!!! I dropped my calories on MFP from 1340 at Lightly Active to Sedentary 1200 hoping to shake outta this and now I'm GAINING!!! At first I thought it was all the overnight shifts at work I was picking up, but after reading this string of repy's I'm not so sure.
Thanks for the insight... nice to know at least I'm not alone :-}
O, and I did find the fit2fatradio thing, but can't seem to find the Military Bodyfat or other stuff recommended... any suggestions?

Queen2day

So funny, Jason!!! I've been doing MFP for just about a year now... still haven't figured out how these posts go, I usually just keep track on my phone. Anyway, I am a Nurse, and a Mom, some days I don't get to sit at all and sometimes (like on my days off) I can't move!! LOL I have my setting at Sedentary right now and it has me for 1200 cals/day. I understand that the more Cardio workout I do, the more Cals I get to eat in a day. And I was doing pretty good for a while, dropped some weight, not more than 10 lbs. In December 2010 I joined a new gym that open up literally right down the street from me. I get to the gym pretty regular (generally 3 times a week) and have changed up my routine and focus a few times. I haven't hit a plateau, I have hit a brick wall!!! I dropped my calories on MFP from 1340 at Lightly Active to Sedentary 1200 hoping to shake outta this and now I'm GAINING!!! At first I thought it was all the overnight shifts at work I was picking up, but after reading this string of repy's I'm not so sure.
Thanks for the insight... nice to know at least I'm not alone :-}
O, and I did find the fit2fatradio thing, but can't seem to find the Military Bodyfat or other stuff recommended... any suggestions?

Link to fit2fat miliatary body fat calculator: http://www.fat2fitradio.com/tools/mbf/

Bearb2532

Thank You, thank you!! I coulden't get it on my smartphone, had to wait till I am actually home on a desktop!! But I got it, thanks :flowerforyou: