help!!

emilyrice1
emilyrice1 Posts: 4
in Health and Weight Loss
hi! I used MFP in 2013 to help me lose weight and I was able to go from 157 to 130 through diet and exercise. I felt great, looked great, etc etc. went back to school in the fall, abandoned all weightloss efforts and now am back at 150. much to my chagrin, when I restarted using MFP I realized it now gives a generic calorie requirement based on how much you want to lose, not based on what you actually need...because of this I have been trying to stay at 1200 (my recommended) for the past two weeks and have found myself CRAZY bingeing...like my body has this overwhelming need to just consume everything, especially salt. I have not lost any weight despite hard work at the gym. what's the deal with the new system? if I remember correctly I think last year MFP had me eating 1800 a day to lose...wtf is this 1200 stuff? I want to make sure I am eating enough, so if I have to manually enter my goal I will, but how can I know if I'm eating too much?


signed,
miserable

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  • _HeartsOnFire_
    _HeartsOnFire_ Posts: 5,304 Member
    Be miserable. Or motivate yourself. Whatever has to be done, it's always your choice.
    -Wayne Dyer

    It's about moderation not deprivation. There are no good/bad foods, only bad eating habits. Do or do not, there is no try. You have to want it, you have to work for it, you have to realize that only you can do it.

    Read these:
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1235566-so-you-re-new-here?hl=so+you're+new+here

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1080242-a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1217573-so-you-want-to-start-running

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/974888-in-place-of-a-road-map-2k13

    TL:DR the link right above this one then ->http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/975025-in-place-of-a-road-map-short-n-sweet

    Excuses??? http://www.nerdfitness.com/blog/2014/06/02/the-no-excuses-play-like-a-champion-challenge/

    If you have 75+ lbs to lose 2 lbs/week is ideal
    If you have 40-75 lbs to lose 1.5 lbs/week is ideal
    If you have 25-40 lbs to lose 1 lbs/week is ideal
    If you have 15 -25 lbs to lose 0.5 to 1.0 lbs/week is ideal
    If you have less than 15 lbs to lose 0.5 lbs/week is ideal

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    Stronglifts Womens Group
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  • FitFroglet
    FitFroglet Posts: 219 Member
    I'm new to this but I wonder if you told MFP that you want to lose weight more quickly this time. If you adjust your aims so you're losing it a little more slowly (even by 1/2 lb a week) it can make a big difference to you calorie allowance.

    Also exercise can make a big difference to your calorie allowance.

    Good luck - stay positive
    Froglet
  • MelodyandBarbells
    MelodyandBarbells Posts: 7,724 Member
    hi! I used MFP in 2013 to help me lose weight and I was able to go from 157 to 130 through diet and exercise. I felt great, looked great, etc etc. went back to school in the fall, abandoned all weightloss efforts and now am back at 150. much to my chagrin, when I restarted using MFP I realized it now gives a generic calorie requirement based on how much you want to lose, not based on what you actually need...because of this I have been trying to stay at 1200 (my recommended) for the past two weeks and have found myself CRAZY bingeing...like my body has this overwhelming need to just consume everything, especially salt. I have not lost any weight despite hard work at the gym. what's the deal with the new system? if I remember correctly I think last year MFP had me eating 1800 a day to lose...wtf is this 1200 stuff? I want to make sure I am eating enough, so if I have to manually enter my goal I will, but how can I know if I'm eating too much?


    signed,
    miserable

    1800 before exercise for 157 lbs seems fairly high. Were you exercising before? I could see if you had a 1500 calorie goal and exercised for an hour a day, entered your hypothetical 300 calorie burn you would lose weight eating 1800 calories daily

    Plugging in your numbers, you would lose .5 lb per week eating approximately 1490 calories per day, and 1 lb eating 1240 calories per day, both before exercise. Add in exercise calories, ta da! Freebie food! I weigh approximately what you do and my account is currently setup to lose .5 lbs per week. 1200 is the minimum MFP will give you, so for sure if you told it you want to lose 1.5 or 2 lbs per week, that's what it'll spit out as your daily goal
  • emilyrice1
    emilyrice1 Posts: 4
    lol it was hard to tell the tone of your post, so I'm just going to pretend it was a nice friendly tone and not a patronizing tone...like I said I used mfp starting jan 2013 and didn't have this issue because they didn't used to provide a blanket calorie requirement for everyone. I wonder why they changed the way they do things, because it doesn't seem particularly helpful
  • emilyrice1
    emilyrice1 Posts: 4
    the 1500 goal must have been it. I used to be at the gym for hours trying to earn that freebie food >_<
    maybe I'll have to set it for .5 lb and see if I can lose. I want to lose more quickly but since 1200 is obviously not working for me, .5 a week is better than nothing ^_^
    hi! I used MFP in 2013 to help me lose weight and I was able to go from 157 to 130 through diet and exercise. I felt great, looked great, etc etc. went back to school in the fall, abandoned all weightloss efforts and now am back at 150. much to my chagrin, when I restarted using MFP I realized it now gives a generic calorie requirement based on how much you want to lose, not based on what you actually need...because of this I have been trying to stay at 1200 (my recommended) for the past two weeks and have found myself CRAZY bingeing...like my body has this overwhelming need to just consume everything, especially salt. I have not lost any weight despite hard work at the gym. what's the deal with the new system? if I remember correctly I think last year MFP had me eating 1800 a day to lose...wtf is this 1200 stuff? I want to make sure I am eating enough, so if I have to manually enter my goal I will, but how can I know if I'm eating too much?


    signed,
    miserable

    1800 before exercise for 157 lbs seems fairly high. Were you exercising before? I could see if you had a 1500 calorie goal and exercised for an hour a day, entered your hypothetical 300 calorie burn you would lose weight eating 1800 calories daily

    Plugging in your numbers, you would lose .5 lb per week eating approximately 1490 calories per day, and 1 lb eating 1240 calories per day, both before exercise. Add in exercise calories, ta da! Freebie food! I weigh approximately what you do and my account is currently setup to lose .5 lbs per week. 1200 is the minimum MFP will give you, so for sure if you told it you want to lose 1.5 or 2 lbs per week, that's what it'll spit out as your daily goal
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    lol it was hard to tell the tone of your post, so I'm just going to pretend it was a nice friendly tone and not a patronizing tone...like I said I used mfp starting jan 2013 and didn't have this issue because they didn't used to provide a blanket calorie requirement for everyone. I wonder why they changed the way they do things, because it doesn't seem particularly helpful

    I have been on here since 2011.... They haven't changed how they allocated calories, you must have changed your settings....

    You should be aiming to lose 1lb per week maximum, MFP should give you more than 1200 cals. Plus you will of course also have exercise cals.
  • MelodyandBarbells
    MelodyandBarbells Posts: 7,724 Member
    the 1500 goal must have been it. I used to be at the gym for hours trying to earn that freebie food >_<
    maybe I'll have to set it for .5 lb and see if I can lose. I want to lose more quickly but since 1200 is obviously not working for me, .5 a week is better than nothing ^_^

    Yep! Don't be hangry, be lean :laugh: And .5 per week will be great!! Good luck :smile:

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