Is this enough?

I would go with what MFP gives you, because it takes into account your weight, height, age and activity level.

Well here is some info.

To lose a pound of fat you must burn or cut out 3500 calories a week. so that is about 500 cal a day.
It is easier to do so by eating better and lowering your calories.
I dont think some people understand what it take to lose the weight.
I dont think 1200 is too little especially if you arent very active. You just have to listen to your body. portion control and make sure your eating right.

My dad is that tall and im sure he would be fine it he ate around 1200-1300 a day.

If you eat a bigger breakfast then it casues you not to be as hungry later in the day.
Maybe instead of a big dinner have an afternoon snack
and make sure your drinking waterrrr

hope this helps a lil

Looks like MFP gave you a goal of over 1700. I would try to stick with that. If you go too low (which I think 1200 is too low for a male and someone of your size) you may go into starvation mode and stop losing. Either that, or when you DO start to eat normal again the weight is going to pile on much quicker than it came off.

6'4" - 23 year old Male - you're too low - 1200 calories is the lowest maintenance calorie amount for a female.

Alot of info here, but take a look at the website.

This information from www.bmi-calculator.net

Harris Benedict Formula
To determine your total daily calorie needs, multiply your BMR by the appropriate activity factor, as follows:


If you are sedentary (little or no exercise) : Calorie-Calculation = BMR x 1.2
If you are lightly active (light exercise/sports 1-3 days/week) : Calorie-Calculation = BMR x 1.375
If you are moderatetely active (moderate exercise/sports 3-5 days/week) : Calorie-Calculation = BMR x 1.55
If you are very active (hard exercise/sports 6-7 days a week) : Calorie-Calculation = BMR x 1.725
If you are extra active (very hard exercise/sports & physical job or 2x training) : Calorie-Calculation = BMR x 1.9


Calorie Needs to lose weight
There are approximately 3500 calories in a pound of stored body fat. So, if you create a 3500-calorie deficit through diet, exercise or a combination of both, you will lose one pound of body weight. (On average 75% of this is fat, 25% lean tissue) If you create a 7000 calorie deficit you will lose two pounds and so on. The calorie deficit can be achieved either by calorie-restriction alone, or by a combination of fewer calories in (diet) and more calories out (exercise). This combination of diet and exercise is best for lasting weight loss. Indeed, sustained weight loss is difficult or impossible without increased regular exercise.

If you want to lose fat, a useful guideline for lowering your calorie intake is to reduce your calories by at least 500, but not more than 1000 below your maintenance level. For people with only a small amount of weight to lose, 1000 calories will be too much of a deficit. As a guide to minimum calorie intake, the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) recommends that calorie levels never drop below 1200 calories per day for women or 1800 calories per day for men. Even these calorie levels are quite low.

An alternative way of calculating a safe minimum calorie-intake level is by reference to your body weight or current body weight. Reducing calories by 15-20% below your daily calorie maintenance needs is a useful start. You may increase this depending on your weight loss goals.

I totally agree with Ladybug, you are not consuming enough ..1200 is the minimum amount to survive on MFP says but given your sex and size I would say your body needs more which should have been worked out for you? You mentioned 1500 a day, thats not a lot more in reality. Remember your body is an engine that you have to feed to work properly so feed it to burn the fat off. :bigsmile:
I am sure that given time your metabolism will work properly but you have to experiment to find out whats right for you. We are all different!!!

I am trying to eat around 1200-1300 calories a day. My friends are telling me that is not enough, but i am losing weight for now i started at 260 and i am down right now to 242. I am worried that this will slow down my metabolism. My meals start off small but i get bigger during the day, i am having issues trying to reverse that since i am the hungrier at night after i work out. Is this okay to do this? I can bump the calories up but i worry if i go to 1500 or more then my body will just hold the weight on. AHHHHH!!!! I dont know what to do!!!!

You are keeping track of your food and drink and you are sticking to your calories - couple this with losing the pounds - what is the problem here? Nothing as far as I can see, except perhaps for your friends sticking their noses in, when it is not needed.

Take no notice of anybody else, your methods are working just fine, have a bit of faith in yourself and less awe for everybody else.

Regarding your metabolism, just make sure you continue to exercise, walking is good, nothing wrong with walking whatsoever if that is all you want to do and it does burn the calories.

Don't wonder what to do when you are already doing it, you are doing fine x :flowerforyou: