reports shows low calories?

so are you saying that you are netting 300 calories a day?

aka
eating 1200 calories
exercising for 900 calories
net = 300?

If so, this is not good.

This is only not good....THIS IS FRIGGIN' DANGEROUS. Keep on going down this path and metabolic stall will be the least of your concerns.

OP...you need to at minimum net to the 1,200 calorie goal...which means if you burn 900 calories you need to eat back those 900 calories. The caloric deficit is already built into the 1,200 calorie goal and it is already a substantial one. If you can't properly fuel your body, stop the exercise...you don't need it to lose the weight, your 1,200 calorie goal (net) will do that for you.

Use your diet for weight control and exercise for fitness. If you can't properly fuel your body, DON'T EXERCISE!

so are you saying that you are netting 300 calories a day?

aka
eating 1200 calories
exercising for 900 calories
net = 300?

If so, this is not good.

THIS!
This is only not good....THIS IS FRIGGIN' DANGEROUS. Keep on going down this path and metabolic stall will be the least of your concerns.

OP...you need to at minimum net to the 1,200 calorie goal...which means if you burn 900 calories you need to eat back those 900 calories. The caloric deficit is already built into the 1,200 calorie goal and it is already a substantial one. If you can't properly fuel your body, stop the exercise...you don't need it to lose the weight, your 1,200 calorie goal (net) will do that for you.

Use your diet for weight control and exercise for fitness. If you can't properly fuel your body, DON'T EXERCISE!

i dont eat what ive earned in exercise i only do exercise 2 times a week i walk 5 miles other then that i dnt do much else so do i have too eat 1200 and whatever i get for exercise aswell? im feeling like i eat more then before i started this plan and i have done weight watchers before n didnt eat this much i only have 8lb too lose not like i wanna lose much x

If you've only got 8lbs to lose then yes, you should definitely be eating more. As you move towards your goal you should decrease you cals to only a small deficit of say 10% off your TDEE.

weight watchers did work i went from 13st 13 too 11 st 13 but i cudnt afford to keep goin too meetings so i saw this and figured it simular i just meant i eat more then when following ww but i wasnt understanding the net cals cuz felt i was eating plenty and ppl sayin i all but starving i on average eat porridge for brekkie i av soup with 50 gm pasta too bulk it and then a meal of chicken with veg or oven chips or something around 800 cals then ob my drinks i dont feel this is starvation

I maintained my weight on 500 calories per day.

Now I'm maintaining my weight on 2100 calories per day.

Not advocating that starvation mode exists, just saying that this was my experience. Take what you will from it.

Netting 300 is not a diet. It is disordered eating. You need to double your intake, then eat back exercise calories. You will gain water weight, but it will level off once your body is fueled again.

If eating 1200 calories gives you anxiety, you need to seek help from an ED specialist.

does anybody know why even when im eating 900-1000 calories a day minimum it shows on reports ive eaten less take yesterday for example id eaten over 900 but shows just over 300 im confused nyone know why?

Because you aren't eating enough. You could potentially damage your internal organs and will certainly lose muscle mass. Instead of focusing on weight loss, focus on fat loss.

this plan says 1200 cals a day so eating that ammount is a minimum and exercise is too be added and eaten too on the days which i exercise and thearetically ill be eating enough too lose the few lbs i want but my question is again why when im EATING 900-1000 calories (the rest is made up of my fluid intake ) is the net weight low on some days? im a mom of 3 boys and i aint starving myself i eat 3 meals a day im 11stone 7 im not underweight x

Ah, now I think I understand. I would have tried to help before, but the lack of punctuation and capital letters had me confused as to what, exactly, you were trying to say.

It sounds as though you are only eating about 900 Calories every day. And your homepage has a big "300" on it, and maybe a message that you aren't eating enough Calories. That's because MFP is set up to warn people if they eat below 1200 Calories in a particular day. In short, you're probably slowing your metabolism down by eating so few Calories. If you eat 1200 (or more) Calories, you a) won't get the message that you're eating too little; b) slowly increase your metabolism; c) probably feel better.

im a mom of 3 boys and i aint starving myself i eat 3 meals a day im 11stone 7 im not underweight x

You don't have to be underweight to have disordered eating or an eating disorder, just putting that out there.

But, if your attitude towards food is healthy, you're just misguided. Even a net of 1200 is too low for most people, especially those who do not have much to lose.

If you are consistently netting 1200, please do have your takeaway every now and then, and don't worry about it. It will get your overall calories up a bit, which can be metabolically beneficial.

but 1200 is what mfp said i shud be eating is this wrong then?

By any chance did you say you want to lose 2lb per week? Change it to lose 0.5lb or maintain (you'll still lose) and eat your calorie allowance. Take some advice from the people who've been doing this for a long time and are doing it successfully. It's a marathon, not a sprint :flowerforyou:

but 1200 is what mfp said i shud be eating is this wrong then?

The default settings are usually too low, especially if you don't have a lot more to lose. There are two main easy options here: Change your settings to 0.5lb/week, or up your activity level - if it's "sedentary", take it to "light" or "moderate".

The more accurate, but work-intensive way, is to use a calculator to find your BMR and TDEE. Your net should always be somewhere in between these two, preferably right in the middle or higher if you're close to your goal.

Most women can easily lose weight on 1500-1800 calories per day, depending on weight, height, and muscle mass. 1500 is a good number to aim for if you've been eating consistently low.

Whatever approach you choose, check your progress in a month and adjust from there, as long as you are in a healthy calorie range.

This is what worked for me... go to scoobys calculator (google it). Enter in your info and eat the number that pops up. I eat 20% less than my TDEE. 1200 wasn't sustainable (or even healthy) for me and now I'm eating over 2000 cals/day and losing. I do not eat back my exercise cals because they're built into his calculator.

ps, please use punctuation in your posts, they get to be hard to decipher