too high cals MFP

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  • dcummins123
    dcummins123 Posts: 2
    Hey mate,

    3000Cals seems far too high to be honest.

    I'm the same age, I weight train - altering between high volume and high intensity in each workout and do at least 2x 300 calories worth of cardio a week and I've been losing weight fairly adequately.


    I'm doing this on around 2000 calories a day and alter calories on the weekend.

    It also depends on caloric composition.

    I've found my body responds well to at least 100grams of carbs a day with protein staying around 160-200 and fats being limited to around 30-40g.

    But hey it's your body so trial and error however if Instincts tell you to change some **** up then I'd say to go with them.
  • tarablyawsum
    tarablyawsum Posts: 34 Member
    I'm 5'7 (male) started at 406lbs, now 370lbs. losing about a lb a week, though it can vary a little. I put low exercise as a base line but i log when i swim or do entle circuit training or walking (these are the main kinds i do). I just worry that it doesn't seem as good as other people, when people point out these people like 'this person is doing great, we should aspire to follow like them', those people always have lowers cals and bigger losses than me and it gets me thinking i might not be doing enough. i dont know.


    I have noticed with mine that over time, my calorie allowance has dropped as I have lost my weight. Maybe since you are starting at a higher rate than others you get a higher allowance for now. Also, If you update your goal section with your new currently weight itll change your counts too. I recently did that myself and lost 30 of my calories allowed per day.

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