need advice on calories

Armani0434

MFP's suggested calories is less than other online tools would suggest. Which is fine but I am finding that I am losing a lot less when I am eating healthier and working out more.

Are my calories too low? Should I be eating back my work out calories?

nguk123

We hardly have the facts on which to decide.

I hope you are considering that MFP is taking into account the goals you gave it. how fast did you ask it to help you drop weight?

julesan902

You could also be gaining muscle which you'll see before losing the weight.

JeSuisPrest

MFP is set up so that you eat back those exercise calories. Even with that said I feel that they are too low. I use Fat2FitRadio.com military calculator (follow the instructions from there) Then I use the sedentary number and eat back my exercise calories. That is a calorie goal I can live with.

Armani0434

I set it to lose 2.5 lbs a week

It gave me -1000 calorie deficit to lose the weight. So i am assuming that if i burn 800 calories than i am at 1800 deficit and that's too much.

I think I am going to try eating my calories back and see how that goes.

I was previously following bob harpers "skinny rules" which is great and I was losing really well. But now that I am counting the calories it doesn't seem to be working as well.

Armani0434

MFP is set up so that you eat back those exercise calories. Even with that said I feel that they are too low. I use Fat2FitRadio.com military calculator (follow the instructions from there) Then I use the sedentary number and eat back my exercise calories. That is a calorie goal I can live with.

This site is recommending the basically the same amount of calories as MFP

.I guess it comes down to whether to eat my exercise calories back or not?

JeSuisPrest

MFP is set up so that you eat back those exercise calories. Even with that said I feel that they are too low. I use Fat2FitRadio.com military calculator (follow the instructions from there) Then I use the sedentary number and eat back my exercise calories. That is a calorie goal I can live with.

This site is recommending the basically the same amount of calories as MFP

.I guess it comes down to whether to eat my exercise calories back or not?

And you will need to eat back those exercise calories. You need to think of your body as a machine. When it is fueled properly it will run efficiently and burn the fat. If you are not going to eat back your exercise calories then raise your goal accordingly.

nguk123

Either eat 90-100% of them back, or dont bother exercising.

Armani0434

Thanks for the advice

I am going to start eating them back and see how it goes.

JeSuisPrest

And are you certain the numbers are the same??? Fat2Fitradio gives me 500 more calories.

JeSuisPrest

Either eat 90-100% of them back, or dont bother exercising.

Yes!!! They've got to be eaten back or you will be depriving yourself. But exercise!!!

Armani0434

And are you certain the numbers are the same??? Fat2Fitradio gives me 500 more calories.

Ya, it was within 100 calories

Armani0434

I think maybe the problem as well is the setting i have for my profile.

I do have a desk job so i'm basically sitting for 8 hrs. I do try and get up and stretch but pretty limited. However I do work out daily. Either doing cardio, weights or both.

Which setting should i be using?

Sedentary, (little or no exercise, desk job) OR Moderately Active, (moderate exercise/sports 3-5 days/wk)

JeSuisPrest

Are you looking at the same fitness levels?

Armani0434

Are you looking at the same fitness levels?

Yes..

Mfp is giving me roughly 1900 for sedentary and fat2fit is giving me 1810 based on sedentary level