How many calories am i allowed

hutchy100

Ok i'm confused with how many i can eat

I'm 232
male
6'1
when i work i would say i'm on my feet all day, but on weekends i dont do much at all

I'm trying to lose 2 pounds a week

how much am i allowed to eat

yesthistime

MFP gave you a daily calorie allowance when you filled out your weight loss goals. In the box labeled "Your Daily Summary" you will see a number of calories labeled "Goal." If you are following the plan according to MFP, this is the number of calories you will eat daily. The number will increase if you enter any cardio (it will go up by the number of calories you burn during the exercise). Hope this helps.

hutchy100

It says i only can eat 1590 a day and that does not seem right at all it seems way too low

BaconMD

I'd suggest you go to http://www.fat2fitradio.com/tools/bmr/ and put your info in and read what it says on the page.

nickyrobinson

It looks to me like you set your activity level to sedentary, not lightly active. At lightly active you should be at more like 1800.

Also, you might try dropping to 1.5 lb/week. That's a more reasonable pace.

yesthistime

You likely set your activity level too low and/or your weight loss goal too high. But that's neither here nor there. You need helloitsdan.
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/538381-in-place-of-a-road-map?hl=In+place+of+road+map&page=16#posts-7693245

Go to the first post of this thread "In place of a road map" and follow helloitsdan's advice to find your ideal daily calorie allowance.

hutchy100

I work doing constuction so i'm not really sure of my level i think thats what has got me, i set it to low and then to lose 1 pounds a week so i think that should be good and then what every i work out will be a bonus
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You likely set your activity level too low and/or your weight loss goal too high. But that's neither here nor there. You need helloitsdan.
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/538381-in-place-of-a-road-map?hl=In+place+of+road+map&page=16#posts-7693245

Go to the first post of this thread "In place of a road map" and follow helloitsdan's advice to find your ideal daily calorie allowance.
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