"Diet" or "Everything in Moderation"????

tangal88

MFP setting will get you started with the basic calorie range, though aim for something like 1 pound a week, rather then 2 lbs a week, to make it less restrictive. You lose a bit slower, but will likely be happier. Depending on how close you are to your goal weight, you loss will/may slow some anyway.

There are also any number of basic online calorie calculators that will provide a range for you based on your lifestyle.

With the workouts I do (intense) MFP is to low for me, unless I add back "some" of my exercise calories, and I have had to play with the numbers a bit to find the correct range for me, where I still lose fat, (more slowly) and yet can maintain and build on some lean muscle as well.

I just look at standard suggested ranges for me online, and that gives me the high and low, and I worked with those, adjusting calorie levels 100 cal extra a day - going two weeks or more with each change to see how things worked out with gain, loss, exercise strength gain, fatigue etc.

I still play with my numbers from time to time as needed.

quiksandy

Everything in moderation. Diets suck!