Old topic of undereating

kindel2

I know people have talked about this before but the past post I seen was 5 months ago. Quick history- I am 5'6 and currently 217 which is a very new high from 212 which I had maintained up until I started trying to eat more. Since I can remember I ate unhealthy food but I would eat about three times a day. Frozen burgers and frozen chicken. I pretty raised myself and ate frozen crap, yet still I ate only a few time a day, and drink very little fluids.

Current: I put my info MFP and it said to eat 1745 cals a day which is hard to do I keep missing the goal by 400 cals or more. I am no longer sedentary so I updated my settings today and it gave me 1840 cals to eat now. This feels like punishment. I know breakfast helps and protein. My weight jumped to 2017 and I have been working out and the scale wont budge. I am concerned that 1840 might be to high for weight loss.
If you have any info that could clear this up that would be great. Is the 1840 cal correct?

My question is..
When I finish working out mfl wants me to eat even more, should I?
I read some say one that as long as she was under cals for the week she was happy. Should that apply to me? I am currently under by 5000 last I checked.
I read people save calories to day they want to eat extra. Should I just anything as long as it's within my calorie range and once my metabolism is better then eat clean?
I won't lie I don't everyday but I don't to fast food restaurants everyday. I am making changes like cutting back on carbs and sugars which is broken down into sugar. I want to up my fat with hard boiled eggs but otherwise I don't know what to do. I am new please help.

bethf1977

I asked my dr. That same question. I showed him the amount of calories MFP was giving me. I work out about 45 min a day 5-6 days a week and do 2 30 min crossfit sessions a week. At 237 he told me not to go over 1500 calories on days I workout. I would address it with your dr. And see what he recommends.

Charity2001

I chose to ignore MFP's recommended calorie intake and set my own goal of 1200 per day. On days I exercise heavily (more than just a 30 minute jaunt on the ol' treadmill), I up that to 1500. It feels like I'm eating too much on those days, but the weight still comes off. Set your percentages for the food groups to your personal wishes. The standard is 55% carb....I'd never drop an ounce at that! I have mine at 40% protein, and 30% for both fat and carb. I'm usually closer to 50% protein and 25% carb at the end of each day. Remember, carbs are inherent in everything, so lose the bread, crackers, cereal, anything with added sugar, etc. Even if it's whole grain. My body has enough "fuel" in my bum that I don't need the extra carbs. You are doing GREAT on the baby steps! You don't want to feel deprived, you want to feel healthy.

I eat healthy, every day. There will be "binge meals" now that we're in the holiday season, but notice I said meal, not day. Even those "bad" meals will be calorically inline, and I'll still skip the high sugar cranberry sauce and opt for the high fat green bean casserole....ONE serving spoon. Load up on lean protein and NEVER feel guilty. And I will only allow one meal a week.

FYI....I'm 6'0" and 207. My calories were calculated similar to yours. My body is not in starvation mode from the reduced calorie intake, so you'll be fine, too.