1000 calories leftover... Every day

wahmx3

NET is usually around 700 calories. Today's example:

Goal: 1924
Food: 1274
Exercise: 580
Net: 694
Remaining: 1226

As a grown man eating 694 net cals is far too low. Follow the guildelines MFP has given you - eat 1924 PLUS your exercise cals.

In addition, you should eat a decent amount of protein and strength train to preserve muscle as you lose weight.

This.... you aren't losing because your body is hanging onto every single calorie you take in. Your body needs food just to survive... your heart, lungs, brain and every other body organ needs calories just to function. Anything you do lose, will be muscle not fat... start eating a lot more and maybe cut back on some exercise or change to all strength training. Please help your body be healthy.

justal313

My current goal is 1440 Calories. I get at least 30 minutes of exercise a day. As a result I windup with anywhere from 1700-2000 calories in my daily calorie budget depending on how I exercise and for how long.

I never expend my calorie budget fully but I try to come within a hundred. Because I can't measure out every little exact thing that covers any estimation. If I'm over more than a hundred I have to start thinking about another snack.

I am currently set to lose a pound a week but I am so near my goal that it's working out to be 1 1/2 pounds every other week. I'm OK with that.

But seriously, I love eating back most of my exercise calories. I'm not going to starve myself on rabbit food to lose weight, that trick never works... permanently anyway..

krystinaolsen

Everyone is right - you need to be eating more. Try nuts! And good fats (olive oil and avocado) to get in those extra good-for-your-body calories.

jnh17

I'm curious how long "every day" is? Have you been able to do this for say...30 days in a row? Or like 6 days in a row?