We are pleased to announce that as of March 4, 2025, an updated Rich Text Editor has been introduced in the MyFitnessPal Community. To learn more about the changes, please click here. We look forward to sharing this new feature with you!

Too much calories a day?

Solartiste
Solartiste Posts: 18 Member
edited January 16 in Food and Nutrition
I'm really overweight, 320 lbs for 5'8 tall. The calorie counter give me 3,270 calories a day...If I eat that much, I will not lose weight... what I do? And how much I should eat?

Replies

  • now_or_never13
    now_or_never13 Posts: 1,575 Member
    Why do you think you won't lose weight?

    Was it MFP that gave you those calories? Or was it another calculator?
  • Solartiste
    Solartiste Posts: 18 Member
    I went to take a look to my settings....that was set to gain calories instead of lose....that's why!!!! I'm very happy to see that it's not the program!

    Dumb me loll
  • mom2kpr
    mom2kpr Posts: 348 Member
    I did some research when determining my daily calories. I looked up a BMR calculator & figured my calories based on different activity levels (I do different things different days) then looked up my TDEE & subtracted 20%. The different numbers were pretty close - I took an average of all the numbers & came up with 1800 calories. I don't eat back any exercise calories up to 500. Anything over 500, if I eat fine, if not that's okay too. I plugged in your numbers (not knowing your activity level) & came up with between 2105 - 3062.
    I am 42, 213lbs, 5'1". Hope this helps. Good luck! :happy:
  • Solartiste
    Solartiste Posts: 18 Member
    Thanks! That gives me 1700 cal a day, without exercices. For now, I had neck problems, I cant do anything, even the dishes without being hurt more... Usually, I move more than that for about 15-20 min a day. I have fibromyalgia, so better to do a little but every day.
This discussion has been closed.

Categories