always below my daily calorie count

maggiemay22467
maggiemay22467 Posts: 214 Member
in Food and Nutrition
my daily count is 1580, I am down 12 pounds in 40 days. I feel like I am always eatting had a cowork say to me today you are eatting again. I never get all my calories in and never never eat my exercise calories. I feel good and I am hardly ever hungery but am I doing ok with my calories or if I ate more would I lose more?

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  • rubypoh
    rubypoh Posts: 24 Member
    It doesn't sound to me like you are harming yourself. If you told me that you aim for 1200 every day and you are always way below and never eat back your exercise calories I may worry for you a bit.

    Only my opinion.
  • sharleengc
    sharleengc Posts: 792 Member
    Some people say to adjust it up and they lose more...personally, it doesn't help me to eat more but I think it's very body specific.

    Everybody loses weight differently. For example, I've been at this a year and a half and have lost 64lbs. Others have lost that much faster. For me it doesnt matter how much/often I exercise or what my calorie goal is set at, I lose at the same pace. Usually in spurts, like 4lbs overnight then nothing for several weeks. That's just how I am. Others lose exactly what MFP says they will, it's all about how your body works.

    If you're not hungry and you're losing consistently...then I'd say that you're doing pretty well!
  • sunraew
    sunraew Posts: 96 Member
    Excellent question. i am keen to know the answer.
    Oh, hey... did you see this posting?:
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/795882-being-told-1200-cal-a-day-starvation-mode

    CaliforniaGirl2012's advice in particular resonated with me. :happy:

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