I'm new--Is this right for my allowed calories??

k_sey
k_sey Posts: 4
edited November 13 in Food and Nutrition
Hi. I entered my personal info and goals, and it only shows that I'm allowed 760 calories per day. That seems really low to me. Although I can eat more when I exercise, what about the days I don't exercise? Is anyone else finding these kinds of numbers? Thanks!

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  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,371 Member
    That doesn't sound right. What's sure is that you probably don't have much to lose and are setting a goal that's way too aggressive. Switch to half a pound a week.
  • crystalewhite
    crystalewhite Posts: 422 Member
    There is also a glitch in the system that they are working on that is causing these low calculations.
  • k_sey
    k_sey Posts: 4
    Thanks! I was very careful not to go over my calories after my workout today. Then when I went to complete my day, it would not post or calculate my 5 week approximation because I didn't eat enough. Frustrating! So I ate a banana to push it over 1,000 just to calculate.
  • CheezandCrackrs
    CheezandCrackrs Posts: 7
    Shoot. I feel like I'm starving at 2200. I couldn't imagine 760. Lol
  • malibu927
    malibu927 Posts: 17,562 Member
    No. MFP should not be giving goals under 1200 calories, it's been broken for the past couple weeks. Readjust you goal to half a pound a week, since it sounds like you don't have very much to lose.
  • martyqueen52
    martyqueen52 Posts: 1,120 Member
    You done goofed, kid, badly.
  • hesn92
    hesn92 Posts: 5,966 Member
    Apparently it's not working properly... Find another calorie calculator on google and set your goal manually
  • k_sey
    k_sey Posts: 4
    Ok. I'll try to use a few different calculators to see an average of where I should be. My goal is going from 128 to 115 lbs.
    Sure, I'd love to lose 2 lbs per week, but really, as long as it keeps going down, I'm good with any number per week.
    I know 760 calories is excessively low. What I wasn't sure about is if it was normal to eat 1200 calories if I had exercised and burned 420, for example. That still seemed way too low to me to be working out and only eating that much.
    I did Insanity a couple years ago, and I learned so much about good/bad foods, but everything was weighed, bagged, and measured instead of counting calories.

    Thanks to those who have responded positively.
  • HeySwoleSister
    HeySwoleSister Posts: 1,938 Member
    MFP needs to FIX THIS. It's one thing for people to get a low allotment because they've set their goals too aggressively, but there is no excuse for this glitch. (Even if a user IS being too aggressive with their loss goal, MFP is supposed to go no lower than 1200, I believe. There is something wrong with the 'puter.)
  • k_sey
    k_sey Posts: 4
    My thoughts exactly. If this is supposed to be a health app, it could be dangerous for people who have no clue what they're doing (i.e. Me, lol). I came here for tracking, advice, and support. I'm glad I asked and saw that I can/should eat more. I'm hungry.
  • FitGeekery
    FitGeekery Posts: 336 Member
    I agree with @malibu927, with only 13lbs to lose it's not going to come off quickly.

    I second the suggestion to change your loss rate to 0.5lbs/week. It's much more realistic and allows you to eat more as you lose. Also, if you log exercise from the MFP database, they overestimate the calorie burn significantly so if you eat back exercise cals, stick to roughly half of them depending on how you're feeling that day :)
  • TeaBea
    TeaBea Posts: 14,517 Member
    edited February 2015
    k_sey wrote: »
    Hi. I entered my personal info and goals, and it only shows that I'm allowed 760 calories per day. That seems really low to me. Although I can eat more when I exercise, what about the days I don't exercise? Is anyone else finding these kinds of numbers? Thanks!

    In the meantime use another calculator. TDEE (total daily energy expenditure is maintenance). This includes exercise so you won't log it (or use zero). TDEE gives you a daily average so you don't have the up / down or rest vs. exercise.

    http://scoobysworkshop.com/calorie-calculator/

    Back out 500 calories a day for 1 pound a week, 750 for 1.5 pound per week, and if you have a long ways to go (75+ pounds) you can back out 1,000.

    You don't have far to go......250 or 500 calories a day less than maintenance would be a good goal.
  • princessloubella
    princessloubella Posts: 20 Member
    They say if your on a diet you should eat a min' of 1,000 a day, I dont know about the rest but thats what it comes up on my food diary thing, hope this helps
  • diannethegeek
    diannethegeek Posts: 14,776 Member
    I would really like to see MFP fix this glitch. We've been seeing a lot of posters confused by their low calorie suggestions and it's just dangerous.
  • BootCampC
    BootCampC Posts: 689 Member

    BMR = 655 + (4.35 x weight in pounds) + (4.7 x height in inches) - (4.7 x age in years). For men, BMR = 66 + (6.23 x weight in pounds) + (12.7 x height in inches) - (6.8 x age in years).

  • darkbluex3
    darkbluex3 Posts: 13 Member
    Whoa, definitely not. I would calculate your BMR and TDEE (google will bring up these calculators) and go from there. I don't know your age/height/weight, but if it helps any I'm a 20 year old girl, 5'4, 130 pounds, and I eat around 2,000 calories daily and I'm maintaining weight while leaning out my physique (I also workout 4-5 days a week). When I was on a low calorie diet (1200-1400 a day) I didn't lose weight at all, I was just miserable and unhealthy.
  • Christine_72
    Christine_72 Posts: 16,049 Member
    @k_sey‌ have you tried one of the online calculators? If so, what numbers did you get?
  • futuremanda
    futuremanda Posts: 816 Member
    I think that if you sign in on the web instead, and go into your settings and such, even if you change nothing, it will re-set you to what MFP would have given you if the app weren't glitching.

    I don't remember the exact fix -- whether just going in does it or whether you have to redo your goals. But the web version is supposedly working, so you can try and see if it'll reset and stick for you!
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