Staying Under Calorie Goal Challenge

Exactly. If you're trying to lose weight, your goal calories should not be set below your BMR but at your BMR. This is what you burn just lying around. If you're eating under it, it's the same as eating under 1200. Your body considers itself to be starving because it's burning way more calories than it's absorbing. Yes there should be a deficit but your net shouldn't go below your BMR. According to this site, my BMR is 1244 so I set my goal at 1250. That number goes up to about 1880 once I add in my exercise. My net at the end of the day ends up being around 1250 and I'm still losing weight =]

Tuesday- 215 under goal. Yay!

Bout 250 under today

Sorry I was MIA yesterday--not a good one. Over 600 left today. I exercised 540 off and skipped my usual wine with dinner, which always adds waaay to many calories. Here's to cleaner eating. :-)

BTW...I know not eating enough is not healthy. I'm just trying to find balance. Eating when I'm hungry and not just because "I have calories left to eat". As I start eating better...I'll get a sense of where I need to be to lose weight.

Just the fact that you know this speaks volumes =] A little over a year ago, I arrived home from a cruise with no appetite. This had never happened to me. Since I wasn't hungry I barely ate 600 calories a day, and yet somehow I still exercised. Then I started P90X and upped my calories and my weight went way up, and not just because of muscle. Even a few months ago, I was only eating when I felt hungry and when I started counting calories I realized I was barely making it to 800 - 1000 calories =\. Today, I eat anywhere from 1880-2000, with my deficit, it leaves 1250 calories for my body to actually absorb. The best way I can put it for most to understand is that if you only eat 1200 and burn 600 from exercise, that only leaves 600 for you body to use in order to funtion (breath, grow hair, move and so on) Your BMR is what you would burn if you were to just stay in bed all day. Your net on MFP shouldn't be below your BMR. As long as people know this and are working on eating clean and eating more healthfully not just in terms of food but in terms of calories for their bodies, then we're all on the right path =]

I am new to the board and just saw this challenge. Is it too late to join?

Never too late

Friday- 260 under, and passed up going out to eat so I could control what foods I was eating. Made up a little bit for yesterday....

I had 1301 left today, although it might look bad as a number by its self I ate more than I usually do. I just did alot more burning today than usual aso.

Saturday- 964 left- the most I've ever had. Exercised a TON today- almost 600 calories! And have a family birthday party tomorrow.... since my favorite thing is cake, wanted to save up some calories for that! Hope everyone had a good day!

The last two days we where out at the lake celabrating my DD first birthday. It was hard but I was able to come under my calories both days. It helped that I was busy the whole time.

We're not having a competition to see who can be under by the most-

Saturday- 964 left- the most I've ever had.

:huh:

248 left. Consumed 1252 calories.