Not understanding!

emilyaugustine1
emilyaugustine1 Posts: 1 Member
edited November 2024 in Getting Started
I have been trying to use MFP for a while now and I always am way under for my calories. I don't understand. I eat 3 meals a day and 2 snacks.. So once it tells me everyday I give up on using the app, then eat bad. Does this happen to anyone else? I am so frustrated!

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  • mkopenits
    mkopenits Posts: 63 Member
    Try not to rely on the app, guage your progress off of weight gain/loss as well as mirror progress, use the app only as a guideline, sometimes the calories can be off, so if you're eating less and still making progress then you'll be alright!
  • malibu927
    malibu927 Posts: 17,562 Member
    I'm not understanding what your problem is. Are you not losing or are you getting the message that you aren't eating enough?
  • colors_fade
    colors_fade Posts: 464 Member
    Most people estimate their calorie intake wrong.

    http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2014/11/25/people-literally-have-no-idea-how-many-calories-are-in-their-food/

    Don't cheat on anything. Be honest. Completely. If anything, overestimate your calories when choosing how many calories in something you eat.
  • 1JoshG
    1JoshG Posts: 120 Member
    I use this app to set a guideline and track my weight loss progress. I find logging every calorie to be too time consuming. The best part of MFP isnt the calorie tracking it's the community!
  • riffraff2112
    riffraff2112 Posts: 1,756 Member
    Not understanding the problem. You eat good and then when it tells you that you haven't eaten enough you then proceed to pig out ?
  • AmyRhubarb
    AmyRhubarb Posts: 6,890 Member
    emilyaugustine1 wrote: »
    I have been trying to use MFP for a while now and I always am way under for my calories. I don't understand. I eat 3 meals a day and 2 snacks.. So once it tells me everyday I give up on using the app, then eat bad. Does this happen to anyone else? I am so frustrated!

    So once a day it tells you what? And why would it make you "eat bad"?

    Also, being "way under for calories" is not good - your daily goal is just that, a GOAL. This is a target you are trying to hit, or at least come very close to, not fall well short of....

  • dinosaurparty
    dinosaurparty Posts: 185 Member
    colors_fade wrote: »
    Most people estimate their calorie intake wrong.

    http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2014/11/25/people-literally-have-no-idea-how-many-calories-are-in-their-food/

    Don't cheat on anything. Be honest. Completely. If anything, overestimate your calories when choosing how many calories in something you eat.

    Well now I'm curious about where those cheese fries and ranch dressing are from. I need to know ...for a friend?
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