MFP is stealing from me, and it is gonna happen again soon!

jc93230
jc93230 Posts: 33 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
It has been awhile, but as I log my weight every week, I know the time is coming for MFP to reward my work by taking away more calories from my BMR again!
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  • jamesblood13
    jamesblood13 Posts: 175 Member
    if anything though, that's a real NSV!
  • leggup
    leggup Posts: 2,942 Member
    When you lower your goal from 2 lbs/week to 1.5 to 1 to .5, you get those calories back. I just went from 1,480 cals on 1 lb loss per week to 1,730 cals on .5 lb loss per week.
  • lorib642
    lorib642 Posts: 1,942 Member
    Congrats?
  • stacyjh1979
    stacyjh1979 Posts: 188 Member
    Mine has never prompted me...maybe I've beat them to the punch every time when I went in to adjust on my own?
  • NK1112
    NK1112 Posts: 781 Member
    Gee -- that means you are close to losing another 10 pounds. You can tell it not to make the adjustment if you don't want to drop any calories.
  • jc93230
    jc93230 Posts: 33 Member
    I am closing in on 50 lbs lost, 18 more to go.
  • vgreeve
    vgreeve Posts: 22 Member
    I feel the same way!! It is a love / hate relationship with them stealing my calories! :)
  • Sabine_Stroehm
    Sabine_Stroehm Posts: 19,263 Member
    congrats!
  • cw106
    cw106 Posts: 952 Member
    jc93230 wrote: »
    I am closing in on 50 lbs lost, 18 more to go.

    1 congrats
    2 embrace it
    3 i know how you feel, mfp reduced from 1640 to 1380 with my 40+ llbs loss.
    i simply reduced loss rate to1 llb a week.cals back up to a more manageable 1860.
  • amberj32
    amberj32 Posts: 663 Member
    Mine did yesterday too! I'm happy and sad about it!
  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,371 Member
    It never happened to me... I was able to increase my exercise every time to pretty much end up eating the same amount the whole time.
  • williams969
    williams969 Posts: 2,528 Member
    Francl27 wrote: »
    It never happened to me... I was able to increase my exercise every time to pretty much end up eating the same amount the whole time.

    Same here. That, and at some point, I changed my deficit from 1lb/week to 1/2lb week. Yum, more food. It may take me as long to lose the last 10 as it did my first 20 (probably another 5 months), but when I reach goal, I'll be eating so close to maintenance, that I'll already be accustomed to an appropriate eating level to maintain my weight.
  • crisb2
    crisb2 Posts: 329 Member
    jc93230 wrote: »
    It has been awhile, but as I log my weight every week, I know the time is coming for MFP to reward my work by taking away more calories from my BMR again!

    This happens? Is this a real thing?

    I've lost 33 lbs and it's never suggested anything. Is it because I'm always tweaking it?
  • gmallan
    gmallan Posts: 2,099 Member
    Unfortunately it's not MFP it's physics. Takes less calories to move around and maintain a lower mass. Hopefully you've been lifting while losing because muscle mass is good for boosting your BMR
  • marca_june
    marca_june Posts: 36 Member
    I have a problem about getting my day streak taken away. I know I have over 200 days being on here and now I have 2! We have other things to do besides of being on here all day. One time I was in the hospital a week when it happened. I got logged on everyday except one of those with help. I don't have a smart phone or lap top, etc. to use. I could understand if someone stayed off here for 2 or 3 weeks but for 1 day? I had just gotten back up to 31 now 2 day streak. I can understand about getting calories taken away too but it is a sign that weight is being lost so that is great In one way, not if you feel like being deprived so just adjust as been suggested.
  • Liftng4Lis
    Liftng4Lis Posts: 15,151 Member
    Go in and manually up your calories back up?
  • libbydoodle11
    libbydoodle11 Posts: 1,351 Member
    Wow, congratulations are in order! I manually adjust my calories. So no thievery with me...lol.
  • radiosilents
    radiosilents Posts: 223 Member
    Marca, that happened to me once, too. If you email MFP and tell them what happened, they can restore your streak. :)
  • Guitarist4L1fe
    Guitarist4L1fe Posts: 31 Member
    edited October 2014
    Hmmm MFP said if i wanted to drop another 100 calories because i lost another 10 pounds. I said yes to go from 1450 to 1350 it looks like it changes then flips back to 1450?
  • ImpracticalGirl
    ImpracticalGirl Posts: 59 Member
    marca_june wrote: »
    I have a problem about getting my day streak taken away. I know I have over 200 days being on here and now I have 2! We have other things to do besides of being on here all day. One time I was in the hospital a week when it happened. I got logged on everyday except one of those with help. I don't have a smart phone or lap top, etc. to use. I could understand if someone stayed off here for 2 or 3 weeks but for 1 day? I had just gotten back up to 31 now 2 day streak. I can understand about getting calories taken away too but it is a sign that weight is being lost so that is great In one way, not if you feel like being deprived so just adjust as been suggested.

    You can use this link to reset your counter to whatever you feel is the right number:
    https://www.myfitnesspal.com/account/login_counter_reset_request
  • ImpracticalGirl
    ImpracticalGirl Posts: 59 Member
    jc93230 wrote: »
    It has been awhile, but as I log my weight every week, I know the time is coming for MFP to reward my work by taking away more calories from my BMR again!

    Congratulations and keep up the good work!
  • ukaryote
    ukaryote Posts: 860 Member
    gmallan wrote: »
    Unfortunately it's not MFP it's physics.
    Darn that Physics anyway. He should not be allowed on here.

    And much congratulations to the OP!



  • shai74
    shai74 Posts: 512 Member
    MFP calculations are RUBBISH. I just went to my "goals" section for fun and asked them to do a guided recommendation. It told me to eat 1200 cals a day, to give me a 0.8kg a week loss (just over a pound).

    My BMR (as calculated on this site) is 1698. You're not supposed to eat below your BMR for many reasons. I have my calorie goal manually set at 1700, and I lose just over 2lbs a week. This week I've lost 6lbs.

    There's no way I'm eating LESS.
  • Edie30
    Edie30 Posts: 216
    Ohhh so does the app suggest to you automatically to change your goals if you input your weight or do you have to do it yourself???
  • WalkingAlong
    WalkingAlong Posts: 4,926 Member
    shai74 wrote: »
    MFP calculations are RUBBISH. I just went to my "goals" section for fun and asked them to do a guided recommendation. It told me to eat 1200 cals a day, to give me a 0.8kg a week loss (just over a pound).

    My BMR (as calculated on this site) is 1698. You're not supposed to eat below your BMR for many reasons. I have my calorie goal manually set at 1700, and I lose just over 2lbs a week. This week I've lost 6lbs.

    There's no way I'm eating LESS.
    There is no reason to not below your BMR when overfat. That is forum myth. It has zero basis in science.
  • Pinguzaf
    Pinguzaf Posts: 7 Member
    Don't let MFP calculate for you!
    Definitely do it yourself!
  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
    Wait...wat? Why am I confused? Do I need to know what's going on here or not?
  • shai74
    shai74 Posts: 512 Member
    WalkingAlong wrote: »
    shai74 wrote: »
    MFP calculations are RUBBISH. I just went to my "goals" section for fun and asked them to do a guided recommendation. It told me to eat 1200 cals a day, to give me a 0.8kg a week loss (just over a pound).

    My BMR (as calculated on this site) is 1698. You're not supposed to eat below your BMR for many reasons. I have my calorie goal manually set at 1700, and I lose just over 2lbs a week. This week I've lost 6lbs.

    There's no way I'm eating LESS.
    There is no reason to not below your BMR when overfat. That is forum myth. It has zero basis in science.

    Doesn't change the fact that 1200 cals a day is a stupid recommendation for someone who's 5'9" and 214lbs. To lose just over a lb a week.

    I'll stick to my 1700 cals and 10lb a month loss, thank you.
  • malibu927
    malibu927 Posts: 17,562 Member
    shai74 wrote: »
    MFP calculations are RUBBISH. I just went to my "goals" section for fun and asked them to do a guided recommendation. It told me to eat 1200 cals a day, to give me a 0.8kg a week loss (just over a pound).

    My BMR (as calculated on this site) is 1698. You're not supposed to eat below your BMR for many reasons. I have my calorie goal manually set at 1700, and I lose just over 2lbs a week. This week I've lost 6lbs.

    There's no way I'm eating LESS.

    My BMR is ~1660. My goal for a 1.5 pound deficit is 1570. There are days where I don't hit BMR because I didn't get as much activity in, since I eat back my calories, yet I'm losing. As @walkingalong said, when you're much heavier it's fine to eat under it.

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