Calorie goal seems low

There's a glitch with the system lately. It shouldn't put anyone below 1200 calories.

Rework your goal on the website. There's a glitch in the app that's giving people fewer calories than MFP's 1200 floor. Additionally, as you received a goal less than 1200, you should probably go with a less aggressive loss per week.

You can also use the calculator on Authority Nutrition or Scooby's and get an idea of what you need and then use the custom setting in MFP Goals set up.

Authority Nutrition

scoobysworkshop.com/calorie-calculator/

Also, some people can't lose weight at 1200 calories a day. That is not a hard and fast number. It is admittedly harder to get all the nutrients you need eating 1000 - 1100 calories but it can be done. I am in my late 50's, short and sedentary due to illness. I tried for 2 months to loss weight at 1200 calories/day with no success. I'm doing well at 1050/day.

Just remember that all the calculators give you a place to start but each of us have our own bodies and circumstances. Modify as needed to get to the point where you are losing at a healthy pace while getting the nutrients you need.

Akimajuktuq wrote: »

Stop entering an unhealthy/unrealistic weight loss goal. Hint: change your goal to max one pound per week. Additionally, you can modify the calories higher whith I would recommend for all but the most dedicated couch potatoes. Under-eating over prolonged periods has the nasty effect of eventually slowing weight loss and promoting muscle loss. Been there, did it.

Yes MFP seems to be promoting starvation more than ever these days. Probably to please the "it's only calories in/calories out" crowd.

No they aren't. It's a glitch in iOS. Anywhere else you put the information in, you won't get less than 1200. The limit and their warnings when people complete their diary under 1000/1200 are to prevent people who are trying to aid disordered eating.

scserpico wrote: »

Thanks, I changed it to lose 1.5 per week instead of 2lbs and now it says 1200 calories per day. They should seriously fix that glitch before the app starts turning people anorexic! I just read another post that the app told her to eat 650 per day!

I know right!! Are you on an apple pc or I-phone? It looks like it's only happening on those gadgets

scserpico wrote: »

Thanks, I changed it to lose 1.5 per week instead of 2lbs and now it says 1200 calories per day. They should seriously fix that glitch before the app starts turning people anorexic! I just read another post that the app told her to eat 650 per day!

You should change your weight loss goal to one pound per week. With only 60 lbs to lose, that is an appropriate weight loss rate, rather than 1.5 lbs a week. You should take it slow and make the process easier on you.

scserpico wrote:

I changed it to lose 1.5 per week instead of 2lbs and now it says 1200 calories per day.

Forty6and2 wrote:

You should change your weight loss goal to one pound per week. With only 60 lbs to lose, that is an appropriate weight loss rate, rather than 1.5 lbs a week.

Bzzzzt.
2 lb / week is entirely reasonable with so much to lose.
Around 40 or so above a healthy goal weight, 1 to 1.5 lb would be reasonable.

Here's a BMI chart. See if your goal is a healthy weight.
http://www.shapeup.org/bmi/bmi6.pdf

Here's a calculator from the Baylor College of Medicine which will tell you how many calories to eat to maintain a certain weight. Put in a weight from the green (healthy) range in the table above. It will also tell you how many servings of the various food groups you should be eating.
https://www.bcm.edu/cnrc-apps/healthyeatingcalculator/eatingCal.html

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MyFitnessPal does not condone such low levels of eating, and this bug has been brought to the attention of the Admin. Getting the appropriate amount of nutrition eating only 600 calories a day is incredibly hard, and this diet may lead to fatigue, hair loss and other serious medical conditions.

We ARE looking into it.
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