Too many calories?

jenidominga
jenidominga Posts: 4 Member
edited November 9 in Health and Weight Loss
Anyone else feel that MFP has given you TOO many calories to consume in day? I strongly believe in counting calories as a way to lose weight, but this just feels like so many!

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  • queenliz99
    queenliz99 Posts: 15,317 Member
    no not really.
  • Lasmartchika
    Lasmartchika Posts: 3,440 Member
    1310 is not too many. That's still a little bit. And your Fitbit is giving you the calories that you have to eat back for energy since you've already burned with exercise.
  • clair_brodie
    clair_brodie Posts: 6 Member
    If you entered in your weight and exercise correctly then it is correct.
    I struggle with how few it gives me.
    You obviously do not have to eat that many calories (unless it is like 3000 for some reason) but you may also want to question why you think it is too many.
  • TheVirgoddess
    TheVirgoddess Posts: 4,535 Member
    Like because you're too full? I don't get it.

    As far as I can see, you've logged for a total of three days - you went over your calorie goals two of those days. But you think you get too many calories? I'm really confused.
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    No....

    My guess if you have no idea of what your actual energy requirements actually are...it's likely you "burn" 1300 - 1400 calories or so merely breathing and thus existing.

    Also, why are you exceeding your calorie goals but then thinking MFP is giving you too many calories...doesn't compute.
  • brianpperkins
    brianpperkins Posts: 6,124 Member
    Your diary shows nothing near too many calories calculated.
  • RebelDiamond
    RebelDiamond Posts: 188 Member
    MFP gave me 1,200 from day one, generally I'll have between 1,200 to 1,500 (plus two cheat meals a week). I've lost 20 kilos so far, In my opinion it's not too many.

    If you're being very accurate with your logging 1,310 is a fine amount.

    If you're logging is a little bit off you might actually be getting that many calories (or more eeep!) and feeling full but it may appear to be less.
  • LAWoman72
    LAWoman72 Posts: 2,846 Member
    No, I don't. And my weight loss is reflecting that it's more or less accurate, as I am losing. If I weren't losing, I'd wonder if it was too much.
  • HereLieWe
    HereLieWe Posts: 233 Member
    Too many? More like too few in my case! I struggle with eating only 1200. :'(
  • SteveMFP123
    SteveMFP123 Posts: 298 Member
    Nope, I'm currently at 1690 per day and that's just about enough, but I could eat way more than that. I started at over 2100 way back when.
  • ShellyBell999
    ShellyBell999 Posts: 1,482 Member
    Nope, never.
  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
    NEVER, nope. No way.
  • Liftng4Lis
    Liftng4Lis Posts: 15,151 Member
    You have two days logged and one of them is over. I don't understand the question.
  • queenliz99
    queenliz99 Posts: 15,317 Member
    I think she was teasing us :)
  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
    ^^oh
  • jenidominga
    jenidominga Posts: 4 Member
    Haha, didn't mean it as a tease. I just recently started logging again and I was expecting a different number when I entered my info. Right after posting this I adjusted my activity levels since I just started a new job and it adjusted accordingly. Definitely feels like too few now :wink: , but all is well and I'm doing my best. Hope everyone is doing well and thanks for all the replies.
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