MFP calorie goal?

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MelissaHamm22
MelissaHamm22 Posts: 1 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
I've been struggling to lose weight and exercise 4-5 times a week with strength training and cardio. My calorie goal was 1270 and was wondering if you keep the goal that MFP generates? I've been dieting since the weekend after Thanksgiving and haven't seen any results and don't know what I'm doing wrong. I know it can be done seeing all your success stories. I decided to change my goal today by using my TDEE. I wanted to get some opinions to help overcome this obstacle.

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  • AmyRhubarb
    AmyRhubarb Posts: 6,890 Member
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    I followed the cals given by MFP for awhile, but have since reset my goals manually with the help of this topic: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/654536-in-place-of-a-road-map-2-0-revised-7-2-12

    Great info in there and it's working great for me and many others here at MFP!
  • UsaJewels05
    UsaJewels05 Posts: 229 Member
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    I followed the cals given by MFP for awhile, but have since reset my goals manually with the help of this topic: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/654536-in-place-of-a-road-map-2-0-revised-7-2-12

    Great info in there and it's working great for me and many others here at MFP!

    I too believe that the above post is a great way to set your calorie goal... You will want to eat above your BMR and below your TDEE. They say if you eat about 15-20% below TDEE you will lose the weight! I would try this for a month or two and see how it works! Good Luck!
  • trogalicious
    trogalicious Posts: 4,583 Member
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    I followed the cals given by MFP for awhile, but have since reset my goals manually with the help of this topic: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/654536-in-place-of-a-road-map-2-0-revised-7-2-12

    Great info in there and it's working great for me and many others here at MFP!

    indeed. Working for me.
  • irjeffb
    irjeffb Posts: 274 Member
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    Are you measuring "results" only by the scale? Make sure you're taking measurements as well, ESPECIALLY if you're doing strength training.
  • Results4achange
    Results4achange Posts: 31
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    I also had had hit a plateau for losing weight....What I did to get out of it is.... during the strenght training days (3 times a week at night) I got up in the am and did 60 min of cardio for a month...and bingo...the weight is finally coming off... Here is an example of my schedual:
    Mon-Wed-Frid Cardio am and strenght training pm
    Tues-Thur-Sat Cardio am
    Good Luck:)

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