What is your MFP-recommended daily calories?

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  • rosiemaji
    rosiemaji Posts: 23 Member
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    I started MFP at 207 lbs and I am now at 198 lbs about 10 weeks later (9 lbs lost). I am a 70 years old female, 5' 4" tall. MFP set my calorie goal at 1350 for a 500 calorie per day deficit. to lose 1 lb per week. At 1350 I was only losing 1/2 lb per week. I dropped it to 1200 calories per day for a couple of weeks and lost nothing. I increased it to 1250 and the weight loss has picked up. I also increased my aerobic activity from 3 days a week to 5 or 6 days a week including HIIT where there is the opportunity. I don't eat extra for the exercise because I am not sure that I actually burn as many calories as MFP says I do.
  • alfonsinarosinsky
    alfonsinarosinsky Posts: 198 Member
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    mine is 1400 per day and I put that I have a sedentary lifestyle. I figured since I just started I want to concentrate on eating right. I plan to start exercising sooner than later.
  • likitisplit
    likitisplit Posts: 9,420 Member
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    I'm 170 and I cut at 1850.
  • sunnyside1213
    sunnyside1213 Posts: 1,205 Member
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    My TDEE - 20% = 1035 C.
  • muggzie399
    muggzie399 Posts: 116 Member
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    I am 59, female. Started here at 181. MFP set my numbers at 1200 b/c I wanted to lose 2lb a week. I am listed as sedentary. What I eat is pretty routine. I have lost 24 lbs. I am at 157 and still working down. My goal is 150 for now. I usually log in my food diary everyday under. I have no pangs of hunger. I usually end up walking away full. Lunch is my bigger meal.

    I am 5'6" but sadly enough, I do not exert myself. Just walk and do light to moderate activities. No training - weights or running.

    However, I am very happy.
  • Arekha
    Arekha Posts: 45 Member
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    1200 calories, female 5'1", 126 lbs
  • FindingAmy77
    FindingAmy77 Posts: 1,266 Member
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    I reset my daily calories/nutrients goal today and MFP dropped it to 1,200 calories - which seems kinda low to me (I used to have it on 1400-1500). I'm just curious what your calorie goals are (if they were also set by MFP). For comparison sake, I'm female and 217lbs. currently.

    mfp gives me that much too but in never eat that low. mfp uses a system/formula that doesn't include the exercise calories you will earn for the day. SO when you exercise. you get a higher calorie goal. I end up eating like 1400=1900 or so. It depends on how much I worked out for the day. There is no way I could survive on only 1200 so this is another motivator for me getting in my morning walks
  • amanda9402
    amanda9402 Posts: 64 Member
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    Female, 5'4", 150lbs - 1200. However, I am doing the TDEE method right now as a trial, and so I manually set the goal to 1350 (as I am not eating back exercise calories). The 1350 is a little aggressive, so I don't get too upset if I am a little over.
  • BombshellPhoenix
    BombshellPhoenix Posts: 1,693 Member
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    5'3.5 " 120 lbs. 2300 to gain .5 lb a week. Been maintaining more or less for a month. Well, technically lost .1 lb last month, so upped to 2350.
  • klkarlen
    klkarlen Posts: 4,366 Member
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    1200 calories, female, 5'3'' 125 pounds, age 58, activity level set to sedentary due to my desk job. I log all my daily activities under exercise. I average net calories around 1200, but I eat around 1500 per day, to account for the exercise/activities..

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