Not Eating Enough I think?

buttaflisw
buttaflisw Posts: 2
edited January 10 in Health and Weight Loss
Im looking at how many calories folks get per day and I think I am shorting myself. Maybe im not eating enough. When I go in to set my goal it ask my daily activities and I selected Sedentary bcus i sit most of the day and it allows me to only have 1200 calories per day. Is that correct?

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  • psuLemon
    psuLemon Posts: 38,432 MFP Moderator
    It depends on what your per week weight loss goal is and that is before you workout. I find its better to have a smaller goal if it will help you stick with the program and for me i concentrate on exercise performance. When i improve my fitness, weight/fat loss just comes. In fact i saw more weight and fat loss at 2600-2700 calories than i ever did at 1800. And a more moderate deficit can help prevent binge eating. You dont need to starve yourself to lose weight. Most women i help eat 1700-2100 calories daily... they generally workout 5-6 days a week. Those that dont are generally 1500.
  • kellicci
    kellicci Posts: 409 Member
    Yeah I find that 1200 is pretty low even for petite women. It may be giving you 1200 a day b/c you set your goal at 2 pounds a week. Your profile says you have about 20 pounds to go so really you should be shooting for a more gradual weight loss. Try changing your goal to 1 pound a week and see how that works.
  • dare2love81
    dare2love81 Posts: 928 Member
    I eat at MINIMUM 1,800 per day. And usually it's closer to 2,200. I also work hard in the gym 6 days a week. I'm still losing...

    I suggest reading some of the posts in this group:

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/groups/home/10118-eat-train-progress

    Very helpful. Best of luck! :flowerforyou:
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