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Can 1860 calories be right??

lizd1789
lizd1789 Posts: 8 Member
edited February 23 in Introduce Yourself
Hi everyone, I'm Liz.

I recently had a baby and during my pregnancy I gained a lot of weight! I want to lose 2 lbs a week. It gave me a calorie allowance of 1860!! Yesterday when I was counting calories (also after a walk that added even more available calories) it just seemed like a lot?

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  • cantfail
    cantfail Posts: 169 Member
    Go back and make sure your goals are set correctly. Are you nursing? Does it even ask you that? I can't remember. Nursing moms require more calories. Without knowing your particulars, I agree that 1860 sounds high.
  • Forty6and2
    Forty6and2 Posts: 2,492 Member
    What are your height, weight and goal weight? Also, how are you tracking your calorie burns? MFP is notoriously high for workout calorie burns, so if you don't have a HRM, I would just use a percentage of the MFP estimate to make sure you're not eating too much.

    I doubt 1860 would be too much, but I cannot say for sure. Just for reference, I am 5'1-ish, 178lbs and I eat anywhere from 1550-1750 a day depending on how many calories I burn. If you are much taller, weigh more, or are more active your calorie allowance will be higher.
  • mebepiglet123
    mebepiglet123 Posts: 327 Member
    R u breast feeding . If so probally.
  • bellevie86
    bellevie86 Posts: 301 Member
    Yeah we definitely need a lot more background to determine if you're eating enough/too much.
  • lizd1789
    lizd1789 Posts: 8 Member
    I'm 5'7" and I weigh 223 lbs. by goal weight is 135. I weighed 150 before getting pregnant, and I really want to get back down. My goal is to lose 2 lbs a week. I am also nursing. I have been working out, and with my workout included in my daily calorie allowance, I still didn't use over 700 calories yesterday.
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