Staying Under Calorie Goal Challenge

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  • ronjaa
    ronjaa Posts: 65
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    report: 651 cals under goal:)
  • khrys1
    khrys1 Posts: 444 Member
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    Wednesday- 426 under (just about the same amount I burned exercising). Going to a baby shower tomorrow, and I LOVE cake- must be strong!
  • sexyjeans
    sexyjeans Posts: 49
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    Good job today ladies! :flowerforyou: I had a mortifying weigh in at the doctor--end of day--fully clothed and bloated. :-( Needless to say, I stayed under my calorie goal by 649!! Nothing like a kick in the butt to get me going. Have a great Thursday and thanks for your support!
  • khrys1
    khrys1 Posts: 444 Member
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    Hey ladies! I was just wondering what each person's weekly weight-loss goals are..... I'm aiming for 1.5 pounds a week, and have been losing 2 most weeks. Just thought our "under calorie goal" might be put in perspective if we know some people are aiming for 1/2 pound a week and are REALLY under their calorie goals most days, whereas someone aiming for 2/week might have a tougher time being under calories for the day- right???
  • ronjaa
    ronjaa Posts: 65
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    I'm aiming for 1.5 too but thinking about for changing it to 2...
    todays report: 950 cals left:)
    I had a succesful day:) what about you ladies?? :D
  • pkd1
    pkd1 Posts: 170 Member
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    thursday 432 calories left woohoo
  • khrys1
    khrys1 Posts: 444 Member
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    Thursday 282 left! Good job, ladies!
  • sexyjeans
    sexyjeans Posts: 49
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    Thursday: 231 left. Phew. :happy:
  • greeneyed84
    greeneyed84 Posts: 427 Member
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    In your settings it will say what your NET is supposed to be. Mine is 750, so no, i do not eat all of my calories. I try to stay between 750 and 900 NET. It's the only way i'll lose weight.
    Don't stay under 1200 calories total though, your body needs nutrients to function. Just exercise a bit more and don't eat any junk!
  • sexyjeans
    sexyjeans Posts: 49
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    Hey ladies! I was just wondering what each person's weekly weight-loss goals are..... I'm aiming for 1.5 pounds a week, and have been losing 2 most weeks. Just thought our "under calorie goal" might be put in perspective if we know some people are aiming for 1/2 pound a week and are REALLY under their calorie goals most days, whereas someone aiming for 2/week might have a tougher time being under calories for the day- right???

    I'd love to lose 2 lbs per week, but have no idea how many calories I need to have (or to be under by). Looks like you've been successful. How much under per day have you been on average?
  • greeneyed84
    greeneyed84 Posts: 427 Member
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    It depends how much i work out and eat. Today i have almost 300 left, but i only exercised for 30 minutes.
    On days i burn off 900calories, i usually have 500 or more left.
    Check under your setting, daily or weekly goals, it will tell you there what they think your goal should be
  • greeneyed84
    greeneyed84 Posts: 427 Member
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    It depends how much i work out and eat. Today i have almost 300 left, but i only exercised for 30 minutes.
    On days i burn off 900calories, i usually have 500 or more left.
    Check under your setting, daily or weekly goals, it will tell you there what they think your goal should be

    Ok, it's under HOME, then GOALS
    It will say what deficit you should aim for
  • Sanya77
    Sanya77 Posts: 172 Member
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    Is it OK to join this challenge now after a week? I am struggling with keeping myself within recommended calories.
  • Tarzi3
    Tarzi3 Posts: 10
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    wow I wanted to join but for some reason I am now very confused by what the Cal Deficit means....... In my goals it says I should have a deficit of 800 cals. but I am consuming just under 1100... how do I work out the deficit?????

    Sorry if this is to much trouble but i am only new to this site and would love to join this challenge :)
  • greeneyed84
    greeneyed84 Posts: 427 Member
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    wow I wanted to join but for some reason I am now very confused by what the Cal Deficit means....... In my goals it says I should have a deficit of 800 cals. but I am consuming just under 1100... how do I work out the deficit?????

    Sorry if this is to much trouble but i am only new to this site and would love to join this challenge :)

    Hi! Alright, when yoy get up everything's a zero. When you start adding food you calories go up & so does your NET. The more food you loog the higher it will get. You have to excercise to get it down. The more you exvercise the more it will go down.
    Make sure you stay ver 1200 calories.but under your NET
  • sexyjeans
    sexyjeans Posts: 49
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    Happy Friday! Ended the day with 67 calories. Not bad considering A) It's the weekend. B) I didn't exercise C) My Net Goal is only 1200--which doesn't give me much to work with when I don't work out. Have a great weekend. And here's to fun & moderation. :drinker:
  • sexyjeans
    sexyjeans Posts: 49
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    P.S.-Just looked at my calorie report for the last 30 days. While I'm not where I want to be in a perfect world, I've had fewer upward spikes since starting this accountability process. It really makes me think twice before going for that extra helping or snack. Thanks to you all! I know we don't even know each other, but you are helping! (P.S.-feel free to friend me if you want that xtra connection.) :-)
  • khrys1
    khrys1 Posts: 444 Member
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    384 over today- did really well until tonight, when we had a trivia fundraiser and my mom won a silent auction cake from my favorite baker. Passed up cake yesterday, so my inner frosting fiend must've escaped! Will do better tomorrow.

    From a previous post question- I've got my goals set to lose 1.5 pounds a week, so MFP has me at 1300 calories a day. I usually exercise 6 days a week, and am often about 200 or so below that, except for my splurge day each week....

    Have a great weekend, everyone!
  • khrys1
    khrys1 Posts: 444 Member
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    Is it OK to join this challenge now after a week? I am struggling with keeping myself within recommended calories.

    I would think so- the more encouragement, the better! ;o)
  • labrennan
    labrennan Posts: 132 Member
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    can i honestly say if that is a picture of you....why are you looking to lose 10 lbs.????? you look fabulous

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