IS THIS OK???... NEGATIVE IN MY FINAL DAILY CALORIE COUNT

This link will work:

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

Plese read it. It'll do nothing but help.

Dont worry about your protein and sugar right now. Worry about how many calories your eating and making sure it's correct. If you keep eating as low as you are right now you are going to plateau and your metabolism is going to slow down. Any weight you lose eating so little will come right back.

Can you really eat 1100 calories every day for the rest of your life? Is that really how you want to live? Be healthy, be smart and remember if you want to keep the weight off forever you have to do things right.

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sorry, i thought i had the right one.

HELP!!! ive been eating super healthy and i come under my 1200 calorie a day by 100 or so a day... yet at the end of the day im over in protein and sugars.. is this ok? will i still loose weight.. im new to this.. thank you!

PS. 5-5 168 32 yrs old female.. just started the calorie count (seriously) about 2 weeks ago

im new at this so i dont have too much on my profile yet but i hope you guys can help.

The recommended protein intake on MFP is quite low. I have mine manually set and eat about double what MFP had suggested for me. Its fine if you are over in protein. I don't track my sugar but if you are over you may want to see where it is coming from. If you are eating foods with a lot of processed sugar you may want to re-evaluate food choices since many high sugar foods (not all) may have fewer nutrients. If you are eating a balanced diet, then I wouldn't worry about it.

At the same height and age, I am eating more than 1200 calories. You may want to re-evaluate that as well. You should not be aiming for 2 lbs a week weight loss, it is too high of a goal with the amount of weight you have to lose.

This link will work:

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

Plese read it. It'll do nothing but help.

Dont worry about your protein and sugar right now. Worry about how many calories your eating and making sure it's correct. If you keep eating as low as you are right now you are going to plateau and your metabolism is going to slow down. Any weight you lose eating so little will come right back.

Can you really eat 1100 calories every day for the rest of your life? Is that really how you want to live? Be healthy, be smart and remember if you want to keep the weight off forever you have to do things right.

THANK YOU!! I WILL DEFINITELY READ ON THIS.. SO IF I EAT EXACTLY 1200 I WILL STILL LOOSE WEIGHT? AND I SHOULDN'T WORRY ABOUT HE HEALTHY PROTEIN OR SUGARS?

Personally if your sugar is elevated from fruit and not refined sugar I wouldn't worry about it. But everyone is different. I also dont worry about going over in my protein, but I do intense cardio and lift weights so I need the protein. You might not need as much. It depends on your exercise regiment. Instead of making yourself crazy trying to meet the exact numbers MFP gives you, just remember that the key is everything in moderation. Theres nothing wrong with fruits but, don't go crazy eating just fruits all day long. There should be a balance in your diet.

I also think you could eat more then 1200 and still lose but that's just my opinion and like I said everyone is different. I've been eating at LEAST 1600 calories for a while and I've managed to lose weight.

You should strive for a healthy, balanced diet...this would include adequate protein, carbs, and FAT. Everyone thinks fat is "unhealthy" so they go all no fat/low fat and underachieve by not meeting their calorie goals. Make sure you're getting your heart healthy fats...meet your macros, meet your calorie goals (net...which mean you eat back exercise calories or at least most of them) and you will be an achiever. Achievers are ultimately successful. Achieve all of your goals.

PLEASE EXCUSE MY IGNORANCE.. BUT WHAT ARE MY MACROS?

Your macro-nutrients are carbs, protein, and fat. They should be relatively in balance. IMHO, MFP's macros settings are overly carb heavy and short on protein with moderate fat. If I recall they do a 55c/15p/30f split. I strive for a 40c/30p/30f split which has helped me immensely with my blood work and getting my triglycerides down as well as my cholesterol. I was way too carb heavy before MFP, much of which was coming from high fructose corn syrup and added sugars.

Most of my sugars come from fruits now as well and I have very little added sugar...but you really want to make sure you are in balance. People tend to have very skewed thoughts on what is healthy or not and they eat tons of fruit and/or tons of veg and skimp on the proteins and fat thinking that they are being particularly healthy by avoiding fat.

Truth is, your body needs healthy fats..healthy fats help combat heart disease and also help balance out hormones and are crucial to proper brain and nervous system function. You also need protein and most people, unless they are truly sedentary, need more protein than MFP recommends.