How the goals work...

ponyskates
ponyskates Posts: 37
edited September 19 in Health and Weight Loss
Nutritional Goals Target
Net Calories Consumed* / Day 1,350 calories/day
Carbs / Day 186 g
Fat / Day 45 g
Protein / Day 51 g

Fitness Goals Target
Calories Burned / Week 1,240 calories/week
Workouts / Week 5 workouts
Minutes / Workout 45 minutes

Your Diet Profile Target
Calories Burned
From Normal Daily Activity 2,100 calories/day
Net Calories Consumed*
Your Daily Goal 1,350 calories/day
Daily Calorie Deficit 750 calories
Projected Weight Loss 1.5 lbs/week


These are my current goal settings. For some reason, I can't seem to wrap my brain around exactly what this means. Basically, if I eat and exercise and my total calories for that day even out to 1350, I should be burning 750 calories a day? Which means I'm burning more than consuming, thus losing weight?

This is so simple and I just have no logic in my brain.:embarassed: It just seems like...it's TOO easy. Maybe I don't actually burn 2100 calories resting?

If someone could just sum up what this means, that would be amazing! :flowerforyou:

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  • ponyskates
    ponyskates Posts: 37
    Nutritional Goals Target
    Net Calories Consumed* / Day 1,350 calories/day
    Carbs / Day 186 g
    Fat / Day 45 g
    Protein / Day 51 g

    Fitness Goals Target
    Calories Burned / Week 1,240 calories/week
    Workouts / Week 5 workouts
    Minutes / Workout 45 minutes

    Your Diet Profile Target
    Calories Burned
    From Normal Daily Activity 2,100 calories/day
    Net Calories Consumed*
    Your Daily Goal 1,350 calories/day
    Daily Calorie Deficit 750 calories
    Projected Weight Loss 1.5 lbs/week


    These are my current goal settings. For some reason, I can't seem to wrap my brain around exactly what this means. Basically, if I eat and exercise and my total calories for that day even out to 1350, I should be burning 750 calories a day? Which means I'm burning more than consuming, thus losing weight?

    This is so simple and I just have no logic in my brain.:embarassed: It just seems like...it's TOO easy. Maybe I don't actually burn 2100 calories resting?

    If someone could just sum up what this means, that would be amazing! :flowerforyou:
  • shorerider
    shorerider Posts: 3,817 Member
    Nutritional Goals Target
    Net Calories Consumed* / Day 1,350 calories/day
    Carbs / Day 186 g
    Fat / Day 45 g
    Protein / Day 51 g

    Fitness Goals Target
    Calories Burned / Week 1,240 calories/week
    Workouts / Week 5 workouts
    Minutes / Workout 45 minutes

    Your Diet Profile Target
    Calories Burned
    From Normal Daily Activity 2,100 calories/day
    Net Calories Consumed*
    Your Daily Goal 1,350 calories/day
    Daily Calorie Deficit 750 calories
    Projected Weight Loss 1.5 lbs/week


    These are my current goal settings. For some reason, I can't seem to wrap my brain around exactly what this means. Basically, if I eat and exercise and my total calories for that day even out to 1350, I should be burning 750 calories a day? Which means I'm burning more than consuming, thus losing weight?

    This is so simple and I just have no logic in my brain.:embarassed: It just seems like...it's TOO easy. Maybe I don't actually burn 2100 calories resting?

    If someone could just sum up what this means, that would be amazing! :flowerforyou:

    What it means is that you'll lose 1.5 pounds a week by eating 1350 calories a day when it takes your body 2100 calories a day to maintain your present weight at your activity level because you will then have a 750 calorie a day deficit.

    BTW, I think that's too low. You're 18 and only wish to lose 25 pounds. You should be aiming for 1/2 a pound a week really at that age and weight--definately no more than 1 pound a week MAX. I think you'll find it difficult to live on 1350 a day. I eat more than that and I'm older and have more to lose than you do.

    I highly recommend resetting your goals for 1/2 pound a week loss--give that time and see how you do.

    the less you have to lose, the longer it will take, so you have to have patience, ok?
  • ponyskates
    ponyskates Posts: 37
    Nutritional Goals Target
    Net Calories Consumed* / Day 1,350 calories/day
    Carbs / Day 186 g
    Fat / Day 45 g
    Protein / Day 51 g

    Fitness Goals Target
    Calories Burned / Week 1,240 calories/week
    Workouts / Week 5 workouts
    Minutes / Workout 45 minutes

    Your Diet Profile Target
    Calories Burned
    From Normal Daily Activity 2,100 calories/day
    Net Calories Consumed*
    Your Daily Goal 1,350 calories/day
    Daily Calorie Deficit 750 calories
    Projected Weight Loss 1.5 lbs/week


    These are my current goal settings. For some reason, I can't seem to wrap my brain around exactly what this means. Basically, if I eat and exercise and my total calories for that day even out to 1350, I should be burning 750 calories a day? Which means I'm burning more than consuming, thus losing weight?

    This is so simple and I just have no logic in my brain.:embarassed: It just seems like...it's TOO easy. Maybe I don't actually burn 2100 calories resting?

    If someone could just sum up what this means, that would be amazing! :flowerforyou:

    What it means is that you'll lose 1.5 pounds a week by eating 1350 calories a day when it takes your body 2100 calories a day to maintain your present weight at your activity level because you will then have a 750 calorie a day deficit.

    BTW, I think that's too low. You're 18 and only wish to lose 25 pounds. You should be aiming for 1/2 a pound a week really at that age and weight--definately no more than 1 pound a week MAX. I think you'll find it difficult to live on 1350 a day. I eat more than that and I'm older and have more to lose than you do.

    I highly recommend resetting your goals for 1/2 pound a week loss--give that time and see how you do.

    the less you have to lose, the longer it will take, so you have to have patience, ok?

    Yeah. So far I've been doing okay with the 1350, sometimes I've gone a bit over (like 100 - 200 calories more) because of not exercising at all. The only reason I set my goal to that much a week is because of needing to shed at least 5 lbs by december 10th for ballet. Do you think it would be fine to keep this goal until then and then slow down after ballet is finished?
  • shorerider
    shorerider Posts: 3,817 Member


    Yeah. So far I've been doing okay with the 1350, sometimes I've gone a bit over (like 100 - 200 calories more) because of not exercising at all. The only reason I set my goal to that much a week is because of needing to shed at least 5 lbs by december 10th for ballet. Do you think it would be fine to keep this goal until then and then slow down after ballet is finished?

    That's my point--I'm not sure that you'll be able to lose any at that small amount of calories. And, weight loss should never be rushed. PLUS, any weight you lose at first is going to be mostly fluid weight anyway. Just take it slow and do it healthy. IF you lose weight fast, you're very likely to simply put it back on.
  • stephiepoo
    stephiepoo Posts: 81
    I'm glad I read this. I joined 2 days ago and started with the 1,200 calories a day to lose 2 pounds a week goal. I'm 18 and I really want to lose weight but I want to do it the healthy way. No wonder It was so hard to stick to. :embarassed: I have now changed it to 1 pound a week which brings me to 1,650 calories a day. I think I can do much easily :laugh:
  • ranaelynn
    ranaelynn Posts: 115 Member

    That's my point--I'm not sure that you'll be able to lose any at that small amount of calories. And, weight loss should never be rushed. PLUS, any weight you lose at first is going to be mostly fluid weight anyway. Just take it slow and do it healthy. IF you lose weight fast, you're very likely to simply put it back on.

    Just to be sure you undestand what shorerider is saying let me try too. If you go too low on your calories it may back fire - not just becuase its hard to stick to BUT because your body will go into whats called starvation mode. It will assume something is wrong and start storing away any and all fat it can find. In other words if you go to low on calories you very likley will loose nothing and believe it or not could actually gain a pound or two!

    I know that sounds silly but look how much weight between shorerider and I we have lost - we just might be right about this huh :flowerforyou:
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