Just wondering...

Happy 2 months, I'm about a week behind.
I eat 1300 and I usually eat back most of my exercise calories. I started on 1200 but I calculated that was probably a bit low for me (plus I felt weak and hungry). I intend to see how I go and then I might up it again as I get nearer to my goal.

I have been doing this for 5 months and when MFP started me at 1200 i just kept it. Some days i eat more and some days i eat less...same for eating back my exercise calories....i totally go by how i feel ...i have yet to feel under nourished , weak, hungry etc on the 1200 and i have lost 58 lbs so far. Some days when i eat too many over i just feel blah...mostly just go by how i feel but mostly try to at least hit the 1200 .

How many calories do you eat or did you eat to produce weight loss? Today is my 2-Month anniversary and I have decided to increase my calories by a little over hundred. I used a calorie deficit calculator with a 1000 calorie deficit and took 300 more calories from the recommended amount. During half of the month I'm going to take 200 more from the recommended amount. I pretty much came up with this plan myself in attempt to mix the calories up. How do you do it on a month to month bases? Do you eat 1200? I personally do not like eating only 1200 a day, I need at least 1300.

Good question, it's a matter of different amounts for different people depending on their biology and physiology. I started July 27th at 272 on MFP. I plugged in for a sedentry lifestyle and had it calculate for 2lb loss per week and then it was about 4 months of trial and error and looking over all my data to see where my plateaus were and could determine where my Starvation Mode kicked in. For me, I net between 600 - 1000 calories per day after walking. I don't do vigorous excercise, just walk EVERYwhere. Its averaging about 8 - 11 lbs loss per month as a result. Time in terms of your emotional commitment is your biggest adversary. if you focus on how long it is taking, it gets discouraging. But then you look back 7 months and think "damn". Just remember, its scientifically impossible to lose weight over long term on a calorie defecit, so you have to find your balance between where your body slows its loss and where it stays constant, but if you're always in a defecit, you will lose it.

Good luck friend.

I have mine set to 1430, but to be quite honest, i can't eat that. I used to freak out when i was set at1700 .. I thought, " I'm going to go so over" but if you look at my diary you will see that I'm under all the time. I can't eat that much stuff. . . I do try though.