Setting a good calorie goal

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PinkHurricane88
PinkHurricane88 Posts: 156 Member
edited January 1 in Food and Nutrition
Well so far on my weight loss journey I have used a guided set calorie goal of around 1400-1500 calories per day. Recently I have been reading about knowing what your BMR is and knowing exactly how many calories you have been eating. My BMR suggests that I have a BMR of 1497 calories and that I should be eating on average 1900 calories. Currently MFP has me at a 1460 calories per day, I am satisfied hunger wise almost every day with that amount of calories, and when I exercise I usually have about less than half of the calories I burned in the form of a snack later in the day.

My question is, should I continue with the set calorie goal MFP has given me of 1460, or should I follow more closely to the recommended goal of 1900 from the BMR I found that I had?

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  • greeneyedKat
    greeneyedKat Posts: 88
    Want to see what responses you get....I am frustrated with this myself!
  • LittleMissDover
    LittleMissDover Posts: 820 Member
    You've lost 50lb, if it ain't broke, don't fix it!
  • melsinct
    melsinct Posts: 3,512 Member
    You've lost 50lb, if it ain't broke, don't fix it!

    Exactly. I lost 30 pounds total and had to adjust along the way when I plateaued. As long as what you are doing is working, you are eating enough (aka not going hungry), and your energy levels are good, don't sweat it!
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