Whoa confused

Jessica_Lee81
Jessica_Lee81 Posts: 3 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
I'm not sure I understand how My Fitness Pal came to the conclusion that I should eat only 1200 calories a day. Before I joined I used another website to calculate how many calories I should eat and it started me at around 2200 I think then as I lose weight the amount of calories I can eat in a day diminish. Even with exercise to gaint he extra calories to eat, I don't think I can stay satisfied and will end of overeating.

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  • katekross
    katekross Posts: 463 Member
    You can go into the settings and change your goal... it manually estimates what you should lose in terms of pounds per week and it estimates a pound a week. I entered mine manually.
  • katekross
    katekross Posts: 463 Member
    Click on "my home," then "goals," then scroll down and you can change it. You can only do it on the computer I think?
  • fluffhetty
    fluffhetty Posts: 19
    It probably has to do with how many lbs you said you wanted to lose per week. If you shoot for 1 lb a week, you'll be granted a reasonable caloric intake that won't frustrate you or burn you out too fast. Take it slow, and just know that it's a lifestyle change not a quick fix. One lb a week would lose you 52 lbs in a year!
  • jzammetti
    jzammetti Posts: 1,956 Member
    I would calculate my BMR and TDEE and set goals manually.
  • todayis4me
    todayis4me Posts: 184 Member
    Check out the post on this board .......in place of a road map..........and then change your goals. You can find out your bmr under the app tab.....
  • MissKitty9
    MissKitty9 Posts: 224 Member
    Yeah, it has to do with 1.) how active you said you are 2.) what your weight loss goal is set to. Did you say "sedentary"? Did you say "2 pounds (loss) per week"? That's usually the two things that will make MFP set you at 1200.
  • MinnieInMaine
    MinnieInMaine Posts: 6,400 Member
    Not sure what calculator you used or what you might've input differently but I would assume it has to do with the fact that MFP doesn't take into account your activity until you actually do exercise and log it. So yes, you only get 1200 initially but if you go to the gym or for a walk or whatever for an hour or so, you'll get somewhere around 400-600 more calories for your day which is a bit closer to the number that other site gave you.
  • Jessica_Lee81
    Jessica_Lee81 Posts: 3 Member
    Thanks everyone :)

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