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Calorie Goal in MFP: I put what were now?

_chiaroscuro
_chiaroscuro Posts: 1,340 Member
edited January 9 in Health and Weight Loss
Good Morning,

Okay look, I tried. I really did. I read the road map, did keyword searches in the message boards and used the calculators. My TDEE-20% is 1800 and BMR is 1400 calories. So I've got my ceiling and my basement but which do I enter in MFP in the goal field? Apologies in advance because I know the answer is somewhere and I couldn't find it and I'm all newb and math and nerp nerp a derp.

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  • tigersword
    tigersword Posts: 8,059 Member
    TDEE-20%.
  • tinad120
    tinad120 Posts: 267 Member
    1,800
  • drkuhl2017
    drkuhl2017 Posts: 181 Member
    Take either 15 or 20% lower than your TDEE, and that's a good starting point.
  • seekingstrengthX2
    seekingstrengthX2 Posts: 771
    However much you want to NET each day... go to GOALS, CHANGE, CUSTOM.... put that calorie amount in the calorie field.
  • xelalarenee
    xelalarenee Posts: 29
    What's a roadmap?
  • lucasriggs
    lucasriggs Posts: 131
    Good Morning,

    Okay look, I tried. I really did. I read the road map, did keyword searches in the message boards and used the calculators. My TDEE-20% is 1800 and BMR is 1400 calories. So I've got my ceiling and my basement but which do I enter in MFP in the goal field? Apologies in advance because I know the answer is somewhere and I couldn't find it and I'm all newb and math and nerp nerp a derp.

    Put the TDEE-20% into your calorie goal field. You need to readjust this number for every 2kg(5lbs) you lose though.
  • _chiaroscuro
    _chiaroscuro Posts: 1,340 Member
    Wonderful, I thought so but when MFP was all like "yeah you're going to lose 0.1lbs/week, way to be" I questioned myself. Thank you everyone, much appreciated!

    For anyone who doesn't know what I'm talking about, here's the topic that discusses TDEE and BMR.

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/654536-in-place-of-a-road-map-2-0-revised-7-2-12
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