weight down, calories down?

jennie0918

okay so my question is as i'm losing weight will MFP automatically make my calorie intake lower? or do i have to change that myself? and if i do need to do it myself, how do i do it?

HotCuppaJo

It'll ask you after every 10 pounds, if you haven't messed with it at all, and see if you want to change your goals, etc. More than likely your intake of calories will go UP, not down...

morganadk2_deleted

Here is a guide for setting weekly deficits, and on top of this when you workout you should eat those calories back. So if you are on 1200 cals and burn 300, you should eat 1500 for the day.

If you have 75+ lbs to lose 2 lbs/week is ideal,
If you have 40-75 lbs to lose 1.5 lbs/week is ideal,
If you have 25-40 lbs to lose 1 lbs/week is ideal,
If you have 15 -25 lbs to lose 0.5 to 1.0 lbs/week is ideal, and
If you have less than 15 lbs to lose 0.5 lbs/week is ideal.

970Mikaela1

I started at 2 lbs a week and as i get closer to my goal i keep changing the amount lost per week to 1.5 and then to 1 so mine have gone up as i lost weight. Im at 1770 a day now and i started at 1390 ) Good Luck