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Confused. Mfp has dropped my calorie intake to 930 per day? Pls help
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Give it a few days to fix the glitch and set it manually (custom) for now.
One thing is it sounds like you are at least lightly active, and you might be in as sedentary.
Another is of course the 2 lbs/week.0 -
Have we ruled out user input error?0
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Can I ask you why is it too aggressive for my goals?
Rapid weight loss at lower weights is hard in your body and can cause you long term damage (not a doctor, but I've read it can harm your kidneys) and you might lose the new muscle you have built to wasting as you would be starving your muscles.
I only had six lbs. to lose so I'm losing .2 kg/WK (200g, or half a pound). This is realistic and a healthier goal for a person of my size.
Best of luck.0 -
It happened to me but I discovered I'd set too high a goal for weekly weight loss0
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A glitch that's too glitchy, sounds legit.0
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if you only want to lose 30lbs....you should have your goal at 1.5 or 1lb a week and if you're working out 3 times a week, you should be eating at least 1400 and there are better calculators than mfp, you can always get your number and then change it on here manually...0
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Wow, that's crazy!! You should google a BMR calculator and get a better number and I agree with above posters and you should change your goal to 1 lb a week especially now that you are so close to your goal!0
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Can I ask you why is it too aggressive for my goals?
The closer you get to your goal, the more your body wants to hold on to what it has. It knows it needs some weight there. Its quite easy to drop 2 pounds a week when you have 30, 40, 50 + pounds to lose. When you get down to 10 to 20 pounds, you have to really undereat or really exercise hard to do that it seems. Both of which can lead to issues - vitamin deficiencies if you aren't making sure you get all in that you need, injuries from overtraining, decreased performance exercising (because you're so stinking hungry), etc. Nevermind if you do that long enough, there are health consequences. .
See this as a healthy lifestyle, not a diet. There is no finish line, no end point, no race. It doesn't matter how long it takes you to get to goal, just that you do. Trying to get there too fast leads to the inevitable falling off the wagon and regaining.
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neanderthin wrote: »A glitch that's too glitchy, sounds legit.
Yes because even if there was some error on my part it should not in now way go bellow 1200 calories per day.0 -
snowflake954 wrote: »
There are alot of posts the past week asking about it---all newbies, so imagine how many aren't asking. I agree that it isn't safe, even if the MFPer is doing something wrong--the site should not go below 1200. Just my opinion.
Yes agreed! Thanks for your imput.0 -
FASTING_FOOL wrote: »if you only want to lose 30lbs....you should have your goal at 1.5 or 1lb a week and if you're working out 3 times a week, you should be eating at least 1400 and there are better calculators than mfp, you can always get your number and then change it on here manually...
Yes ok. Thanks. I'm thinking about uping the calories Ana lowering the goals. I'm just worried I will screw it all up. I'm eating really healthy and I feel pretty satisfied when I was doing just the 1200 per day plus exercise0 -
amanda091990 wrote: »Wow, that's crazy!! You should google a BMR calculator and get a better number and I agree with above posters and you should change your goal to 1 lb a week especially now that you are so close to your goal!
Thank you. I will check that out
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oneloopygirl wrote: »
The closer you get to your goal, the more your body wants to hold on to what it has. It knows it needs some weight there. Its quite easy to drop 2 pounds a week when you have 30, 40, 50 + pounds to lose. When you get down to 10 to 20 pounds, you have to really undereat or really exercise hard to do that it seems. Both of which can lead to issues - vitamin deficiencies if you aren't making sure you get all in that you need, injuries from overtraining, decreased performance exercising (because you're so stinking hungry), etc. Nevermind if you do that long enough, there are health consequences. .
See this as a healthy lifestyle, not a diet. There is no finish line, no end point, no race. It doesn't matter how long it takes you to get to goal, just that you do. Trying to get there too fast leads to the inevitable falling off the wagon and regaining.
Hi. I understand what you are saying. I think I have a good mind set. For the first time in a long time. I am eating very nutritious, vegan meals, plenty of greens and beans and nuts. I'm eating lots is smoothies and snacking in between meals. I understand 30lbs in 3 months may be rushed. I did however feel pretty good doing the 1200 calories per day with exercise. But I understand I don't want to harm my body in anyway. So when I change it to 1lb per week it resets it to 1400 calories per day. Funny tho when I still enter 2 lbs per week it now goes to 920!0 -
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Or this?!? Do you understand what your daily calories are in terms of BMR, activity, and exercise?
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Honestly I don't trust what mfp gives anyone for goals. I never use their recommendation. There is zero percent chance 900 calories is a healthy goal for you. Look elsewhere on the internet for calorie calculators.0
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I have been given a total of 1380 for the day to maintain my weight, does anyone think that is to low ?0
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Sorry new to this, thought I had posted in the right place, Thanks0
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maries4441 wrote: »I have been given a total of 1380 for the day to maintain my weight, does anyone think that is to low ?
how long have you been bedridden?0 -
how long have you been bedridden?
LOL, spoken like a boy, a tall boy.
I'm a 5'6" laydee of a certain age, and my maintenance is only about 1600-1800, depending on how motivated I am to exercise. (Base TDEE is only 1500, I need to do extra for more, sad face) It only takes a few more years or a fewer inch or two, and you hit 1380.
Tall (and young) Boys have all the luck.0 -
maries4441 wrote: »I have been given a total of 1380 for the day to maintain my weight, does anyone think that is to low ?
Might be, might not be. The average French woman eats ~1650.
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Might be, might not be. The average French woman eats ~1650.
Thats about what I eat each day regardless of exercise and I still lose weight.0 -
Are you trying to be derisive?
LOL, spoken like a boy, a tall boy.
I'm a 5'6" laydee of a certain age, and my maintenance is only about 1600-1800, depending on how motivated I am to exercise. (Base TDEE is only 1500, I need to do extra for more, sad face) It only takes a few more years or a fewer inch or two, and you hit 1380.
Tall (and young) Boys have all the luck.
Even walking 1 mile a day will increase said low intake level by 100.0
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