how low will my calories go?

ahoier
ahoier Posts: 312 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
Lol every week i weigh in...give or take..and every 10 lbs. Dropped mfp asks to recalibrate ny calories and macros...but how far down will it go? Cirrently 5 ft 9 inches...29 years old male...1660 calorie goal as set by mfp...i think im set for 2 lbs ler weight lost...but dont typically hit that...lol.but just kind of curious...since i intend to get down to 160-169lbs...

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  • LaneB89
    LaneB89 Posts: 93 Member
    Are you sedentary? 1660 sedentary is not bad. 5'11" guy here, weigh 175ish and I eat about 1650-1700 a day while doing 4 days of weight lifting and about 20km a week of running.
  • IGbnat24
    IGbnat24 Posts: 520 Member
    Depending on how much you have to lose, you probably shouldn't be aiming to lose 2lbs/week. It's an unrealistic number unless you're significantly overweight. If you adjust it to lose 1lb, that's an automatic 500 more calories you'll get per day.
  • wannakimmy
    wannakimmy Posts: 488 Member
    MFP will drop your calories when you update your goals. If I remember correctly when I lost the first 10 pounds it dropped me like 100 calories or something? I do not recall exactly, but it was gradual enough I didn't feel deprived. Good luck!
  • BigT555
    BigT555 Posts: 2,067 Member
    1800 for male, 1200 for female i believe, not entirely sure though. im pretty sure TDEE is an exponential function, not linear, so it eventually hits a point where it can no longer be lowered once you reach a low enough weight, but MFP wont allow calories below certain points for liability reasons
  • ahoier
    ahoier Posts: 312 Member
    I have mine set to lightly active...but could provably move it up a step...i am a salesman on my feet 8 hrs a day 4-5 days a week...walk to and from work as well as my lunch breaks...lol. so maybe im not giving myself enough credit lol...i also go to the gym ateast 4-5 sometimes 6 days a week.

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