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QUESTION?

JessicaBuff
JessicaBuff Posts: 233
edited September 2024 in Food and Nutrition
Does 1630 sound right for losing a pound a week? i weigh 185 and i am 5'4.......WHen i had it set for 2 pounds a wk it gave me 1200 cals...Seems like alot compared to that? Opinions please?

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  • maria9274
    maria9274 Posts: 19 Member
    I think it's something like 500 less cals per day will equal about a pound a week, and mfp won't tell you to go below 1200 cause you need that minimum so it's prolly right
  • kimmerroze
    kimmerroze Posts: 1,330 Member
    Its a 500 calorie deficit per day per pound you want to lose... so that sounds about right to me.

    I am currently eating at 1470 for .5 pound per week loss... and I weight 142.
  • GrampsWooha
    GrampsWooha Posts: 184
    sounds bout right
  • eates
    eates Posts: 334 Member
    I'm 5'4" and started at 198 lbs. I started at 1680 calories for a 1lb a week loss so that sounds about right to me.
  • young1726
    young1726 Posts: 347 Member
    Yep, sounds right! :) Eat it up and enjoy it! :)
  • JessicaBuff
    JessicaBuff Posts: 233
    ThanKS!
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