Struggling to stay under calorie goal

kieran9810
kieran9810 Posts: 83 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
Recently I've been struggling to stay under my calorie goal of 2030 a day, and I don't know why - I've been fine for about 100 days but the past week or two, I've just really struggled and I'll waste like 150-200 calories on some Nutella, it's just frustrating because I feel like it's stalling my progress, so does anybody have any tips to help me stay under my goal?

Thanks for the help in advance! :)

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  • kgeyser
    kgeyser Posts: 22,505 Member
    You may actually be eating too little, especially for a 19 year old male. Have you calculated your TDEE recently?
  • serindipte
    serindipte Posts: 1,557 Member
    Have you been more active than usual?
    Have you verified your TDEE lately?
    Are you trying to eat at too large of a deficit?
    Maybe it's time to throw away the Nutella.
  • kieran9810
    kieran9810 Posts: 83 Member
    I don't use the TDEE method, I use the recommended calorie goal MFP gave me when I set my profile/goals. I also work out (mainly lifting weights and a bit of power walking) around 3-4 times a week.
  • kgeyser
    kgeyser Posts: 22,505 Member
    Do you eat back your exercise calories? Even if you do not follow TDEE, it's helpful to know your numbers. I follow my MFP goal and eat back a portion of my exercise calories, but I also know my TDEE-20%, so as long as I am in between my MFP goal and my TDEE-20% I'm fine. It helps on days I am extra hungry.

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