Daily Target different on different pages?

Did you log any exercise?

I have this same problem. My macros have been changing almost everyday. Sometimes they don't add up to 100%. A couple days ago I had a combination of 65%. :S

MFP will add calories burned to your daily goal.
Careful, 1200 is pretty low.
Also calories burned-> if you are getting it from MFP it typically overestimates.

Thanks everyone,

I mean that when i go to my HOME page and there is the bar - its says there that my calorie Daily summary goal is 1200 but on my Food diary for today at the bottom it says my calorie goal is 1360? Yes i have added exercise in since i started the food diary for today, but the calorie goal has not changed on the Food page, - why are they different goal Figures, 1200 and 1360? Does this make more sense? Thanks! X

Your calorie goal is 1200. Your calories remaining is your calorie goal 1200 PLUS 160 more for exercise.

It should read:

Goal 1200 food 0 - exercise 160 = -160 net
1360 calories remaining.

Why? Because MFP does not include exercise when it gives you your needed calories, when you do exercise, you need to eat more for fuel. It gives you a deficit to lose weight without exercise.

1200 calorie goal
-160 calories you burned
+160 more calories you eat
=1200 Net calories

it changes as you log excersise. mine said 1430 to eat....but then when I added in excersise at the bottom of the page it changed to a higher goal because It wants you to eat more....

for example I tried to lose weight fast andn tried eating 1200-1300 cals a day and didn't log exercise and though I for sure would lose...I stayed the same for 3 weeks. then I followed what mfp actually said which was to eat 1430 a day PLUS eat excersise......I am now eating about 1700 cals a day and am starting to lose hope this helps.

Melissa

Hi yes i put 2 pound per week for loss, so it should just be 1-2 pound per week? x

If your ticker is correct and you only need to lose 9 pounds, then you should set it to half a pound a week. It is just harder to lose those last 10 pounds and you have less of a cushion to reduce calories too much.

As a rule of thumb, the following weekly targets would give a balance between minimizing negative side effects and seeing a reasonable weekly weight loss:
More than 75 lbs: 2 lbs/week
40-75 lbs: 1.5 lbs/week
10-40 lbs: 1 lb/week
Less than 10 lbs: 0.5 lb/week