Calories based on Goal weight

AmIhealthyyet
AmIhealthyyet Posts: 361 Member
in Food and Nutrition
Has anyone every just set their calories to what they would be at their GOAL weight. Leaving them there and not constantly adjusting? I weigh close to 180, love to be at 125! What would happen if I just ate what I would need to eat for that goal weight the rest of my life? Wouldn't I eventually be there? Kind of worn out analyzing my calories and macros all the time!

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  • Lrdoflamancha
    Lrdoflamancha Posts: 1,280 Member
    I guess that woud depend on... Is that enough calories to sstain you until you get to that weight? Can you stay on it long term? If not then go to TDEE -20% and stick to that? No adjustments necessary.
  • BikerGirlElaine
    BikerGirlElaine Posts: 1,631 Member
    Yes, that works, unless you have a lot of weight to lose. They use that philosophy here:

    http://www.fat2fitradio.com/tools/

    And other places I'm sure!

    I think I am eating what I will need to eat at my goal weight, and it works well for me for now. I'm open to adjusting it if I need to, of course. You rate of loss will be awfully slow as you get near your goal, and that might be frustrating.
  • kao708
    kao708 Posts: 813 Member
    What is the calorie difference in your current weight and 125? I can't imagine it would be that much since MFP only goes to 1200 minimum for a daily goal! I would think you'd cut back too much too fast since your body needs more calories when it's larger to function. Give it a try and let us know how it works!
  • SJVZEE
    SJVZEE Posts: 451 Member
    An interesting idea! I've got a few vanity pounds left that I'd like to lose, maybe I'll try this and see how it goes :)
  • chezjuan
    chezjuan Posts: 747 Member
    I compared that with setting a deficit and adjusting every 10 lbs on a spreadsheet once, using my stats of starting at 250 and a goal weight of 180. It appeared that the weight loss from just eating at maintenance for your goal weight worked, but was much slower than setting a reasonable deficit and adjusting it.
    You rate of loss will be awfully slow as you get near your goal

    The spreadsheet supported the above statement very well. Full weight loss to the exact weight (180) took years. the starting losses were close using either method, but as the weight came off, the "maintenance method" slowed drastically as the deficit dropped.
  • AmIhealthyyet
    AmIhealthyyet Posts: 361 Member
    What is the calorie difference in your current weight and 125? I can't imagine it would be that much since MFP only goes to 1200 minimum for a daily goal! I would think you'd cut back too much too fast since your body needs more calories when it's larger to function. Give it a try and let us know how it works!

    The difference now supports losing weight at about 2 pounds per week but as others have said it slows considerably as I get closer! To eat maintain e at 125 I would need about 1900 calories, to lose now based on TDEE - 20% has me at about the same calories. So starting out I would see loss but I wondered about long term.
  • AmIhealthyyet
    AmIhealthyyet Posts: 361 Member
    I compared that with setting a deficit and adjusting every 10 lbs on a spreadsheet once, using my stats of starting at 250 and a goal weight of 180. It appeared that the weight loss from just eating at maintenance for your goal weight worked, but was much slower than setting a reasonable deficit and adjusting it.
    You rate of loss will be awfully slow as you get near your goal

    The spreadsheet supported the above statement very well. Full weight loss to the exact weight (180) took years. the starting losses were close using either method, but as the weight came off, the "maintenance method" slowed drastically as the deficit dropped.

    Awesome! Love playing with numbers that way! Thanks for sharing what you figured for yourself. I think I am best off doing the TDEE minus 20% and adjusting it every 5 pounds or so!

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