Anyone tried "eating for your goal weight"?

norcal_yogi

i doubt it....

for my goal weight of 128, MFP has me at over 1700 without 'exercise cals' to maintain - as lightly active.

i didn't do that other calculation...

kimberleyschrader

I have just adopted this approach after stumbling across the podcasts by Fat2Fit Radio.

I really recommend everyone check out their site www.fat2fitradio.com and listen to the podcasts (or buy their book, its cheap and has a bucket load of information).

They also put a lot of emphasis on always eating about your BMR and eating enough to keep your metabolism revved up. I really think this is an issue for a lot of us dieters where we just keep reducing our calories to keep losing weight, however, when we get to our goal weight we are eating so little calories that it is impossible to maintain this for the rest of our lives. This is why I love the Fat2Fit approach of eating like the thin person you want to be.

Derpina7

My ideal goal weight is only 80 calories more than what MFP recommended for me *sigh*

funkyspunky872

I think it's a sound idea. Often eating at maintenance for your goal weight is close to eating at a reasonable cut from your current TDEE. Give it a go, and don't give up after 1 or 2 weeks. If you've been eating less, it'll take some time for your body to adjust. However, I've seen many people on MFP start dropping pounds right away!

Starla_

I'm eating at my goal weight, have been for a few months now and I'm very nearly at what I set my goal weight to be. Weight tends to come off a bit slower as you get closer to goal but that's only because the deficit gets smaller. I like it because I'm eating the amount I need to eat for life basically so I'm learning that before I hit my maintenance stage. This is all about a lifestyle change for me, not a diet, so learning how to eat is important and eating at my goal weight works well for me.

nicehormones

That's pretty much what I've been trying to do. I have a goal of 1900 calories and usually eat above or below it and it balances out for the week. I'm sure the closer I get I'll have to start cutting a few more calories to speed things along, but so far I've been pretty successful. Also it trains me how I'm going to eat for the rest of my life.

nicehormones

I have just adopted this approach after stumbling across the podcasts by Fat2Fit Radio.

I really recommend everyone check out their site www.fat2fitradio.com and listen to the podcasts (or buy their book, its cheap and has a bucket load of information).

They also put a lot of emphasis on always eating about your BMR and eating enough to keep your metabolism revved up. I really think this is an issue for a lot of us dieters where we just keep reducing our calories to keep losing weight, however, when we get to our goal weight we are eating so little calories that it is impossible to maintain this for the rest of our lives. This is why I love the Fat2Fit approach of eating like the thin person you want to be.

This is how I started too!

Nicolelovestocook

Always eat what you're comfortable with. My goal is always at 1200 to lose. =]

birdieaz

My maintenance for my goal weight is about 1900 cal, currently I eat 1700-2000. Yes it's been working amazingly well. I've gone from a 3month plateau to losing steadily again.

cristeberga

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mockchoc

Fat to fit says I can eat at 1920. Nice!

themaskedpixie

interesting

RetiredAndLovingIt

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norcal_yogi

My maintenance for my goal weight is about 1900 cal, currently I eat 1700-2000. Yes it's been working amazingly well. I've gone from a 3month plateau to losing steadily again.

loving the concept of this approach!

birdieaz

My maintenance for my goal weight is about 1900 cal, currently I eat 1700-2000. Yes it's been working amazingly well. I've gone from a 3month plateau to losing steadily again.

loving the concept of this approach!

It really has made things very simple.

Umeboshi

It's definitely a better idea than eating for your starting weight, that's for sure!

SandyAnnP

Fat to Fit is saying I can eat 2500 cals.
MFP says around 1400 before I log my exercise.
Now I'm really confused....................

heybales

It is a great idea, and I even have a group for Eating For Future You, that many are still following.
in developing it before I heard about fat2fit, I discovered the difficulty of truly doing so.

Here's the problem with fat2fit method.

They ask or allow using your bodyfat%, and have calculator to assist getting it.
Why?

To increase accuracy.

So on the results page, there is your BMR based on bodyfat%, Katch-McArdle formula.

They also show you what the oldest and least accurate BMR calc is, Harris.

Now, guess which one is used to create you activity level daily goal figures?

Harris.

Go check it out. Sedentary is BMR x 1.2, Moderately Active is 1.55. Confirm which one they used.

Now see what that table would be if the best estimate BMR Katch was used, even for your current weight at that.
Higher or lower?
Most will find their Katch BMR makes a table that is lower, even at current weight.

And why can't you use the Katch BMR for your goal weight?

How much lean body mass do you plan on loosing? Because that is all that BMR is based on, LBM.

Since the goal of eating that way is to keep your LBM, you would have the same, the BMR would be the same, at goal weight as now.

It's a great idea that breaks down when you use more accurate stats.

Which just means the goal table is inflated more than it needs to be.

Better would be just setting MFP to goal weight, and weight loss to maintain, log and eat back exercise calories.

mgobluetx12

Fat2Fit says I should be eating 2633 cals a day! I'm eating 1700 and not losing, how can I eat 900 cals more?

tedsmama

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