is 1200 calories not enough?

I misread. NM

That's just the base amount to keep your body functioning even if you stayed in bed all day and didn't move a muscle to require any extra calorie burn. If you are exercising that much, log it all on your exercise tab and it will add to your allowance for the day however many calories you exercise off. If you want a higher base amount, try upping your activity level in your profile settings. If you want to raise it because you're ravenously hungry on the low amount, sure, try raising it a little at a time until you find the point at which you can comfortably sustain your weight loss and not feel overly deprived either so it is sustainable. The numbers they give you are only estimates anyway -- and as for me, I am 5' 2" (when my bad knee would extend fully) and I start with 1200 and add anywhere from 250-600 calories exercise per day so I generally have an allowance for somewhere between 1500 and 1800 calories. But I rarely eat them all because I've found that 1400 is my limit for maintaining weight loss. If I go over that, I gain even if MFP says I shouldn't because of the exercise. That's how it works for me so I shoot for 1200-1400 most days. But you will get all kinds of conflicting opinions as to what is the "right" way to do this....you have to just take it for what it's worth but with a grain of salt and do what works for you without worrying about everyone else's opinion.

I also have been or this website for about a month...............and have became semi professional weightwatcher already..........in my semi professional opinion..............you're doing just fine. You have a low cal diet because you are a small. I know ppl that are a lot bigger and have the same cal intake. remember, when you exercise............you get to eat more, it's like a Von's rewards card.....the more you shop, the more you save!


get em tiger!

Tinagn, you are the same height as me and I started out with the 1200 calorie goal. I did find I was tired a lot plus got fed up adding every time I walked the dog or any little bit of exercise. I now eat between 1500-1700 and feel much better but I still lose weight every week. I only log exercise but don't eat back the calories unless really hungry.

Edited to add congrats on the weight loss in just a month:flowerforyou:

I really think you should eat more. Maybe 200 is a good amount to up it by. Mine was 1900 and i usually have loads left over after my cardio. Pedro x