Lost weight calories adjusted higher.

catjgreen
catjgreen Posts: 4
in Food and Nutrition
Has anyone had this happen I recorded my new weight loss and it raised my calories by about 60 or so? It is my first week back and I did lose a big number could it have been because it thinks im losing to much in a weeks spand? Thanks for any help.

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  • BigT555
    BigT555 Posts: 2,067 Member
    that is odd, lowered weight should mean less calories
    did you have a custom goal set beforehand?
  • SugaryLynx
    SugaryLynx Posts: 2,640 Member
    Because the less weight you have to lose, the less aggressive of a deficit you want. That's the way I went about my weight loss. As I closed in on goal, I aimed to be closer and closer to my maintenance calories.
  • catjgreen
    catjgreen Posts: 4
    Maybe I didnt set up the goals right or something. It just asked if I wanted to adjust them with my new weight.
  • SugaryLynx
    SugaryLynx Posts: 2,640 Member
    Because you want to lose slower with less weight to lose. If you can lose with more calories, why choose less calories?
  • lemurcat12
    lemurcat12 Posts: 30,886 Member
    That's odd--could you have also modified your goals or activity level. I think it just plugs in its formula, so wouldn't be responsive to the rate of weight loss or anything like that.
  • Nedra19455
    Nedra19455 Posts: 241 Member
    That's odd--could you have also modified your goals or activity level. I think it just plugs in its formula, so wouldn't be responsive to the rate of weight loss or anything like that.

    I agree. Double check your goal and your activity level. If they are the same as they were before, your calorie goal should have gone down when you recalculated. If they are adjusted for less weekly weight loss or more activity than before, then they would have gone up.

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