Anyone tried "eating for your goal weight"?

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  • mockchoc
    mockchoc Posts: 6,573 Member
    Fat to fit says I can eat at 1920. Nice!
  • themaskedpixie
    themaskedpixie Posts: 26 Member
    interesting
  • RetiredAndLovingIt
    RetiredAndLovingIt Posts: 1,395 Member
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  • norcal_yogi
    norcal_yogi Posts: 675 Member
    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
    birdieaz Posts: 448 Member
    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
    Umeboshi Posts: 1,637 Member
    It's definitely a better idea than eating for your starting weight, that's for sure!
  • SandyAnnP
    SandyAnnP Posts: 252 Member
    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
    heybales Posts: 18,842 Member
    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
    mgobluetx12 Posts: 1,326 Member
    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
    tedsmama Posts: 178 Member
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  • meshashesha2012
    meshashesha2012 Posts: 8,329 Member
    i've been doing this the entire time because i dont want to get tripped up on maintenance like so many other people. i'm totally cool with it taking me 12-18 months to reach my weight goal because i don't have the personality to deal with any type of deprivation for longer than a day ok half a day. the difference between my current weight's maintenance and my goal weight maintenance is only 300 calories so my weight loss is slow

    Fat2Fit says I should be eating 2633 cals a day! I'm eating 1700 and not losing, how can I eat 900 cals more?
    open mouth.. insert food.. chew.. seriously i'm not meaning to be snarky, but just eat. and it's easier to reach that calorie goal is you dont eat diet and lowfat stuff
  • MiSo_SeXy
    MiSo_SeXy Posts: 210 Member
    i eat around 1200-1400 calories. i take in a little more if i'm working out that night.
  • tedsmama
    tedsmama Posts: 178 Member
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  • Kelene616
    Kelene616 Posts: 166 Member
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