So.. Supposedly I hace to eat 1400 calories..

dsrabinovich
dsrabinovich Posts: 24 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
that is what it is said here.. Do i have to eat 200 less in order to loose weight or if I eat the 1400 its ok??

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  • xcalygrl
    xcalygrl Posts: 1,897 Member
    Nope, eat the 1400. MFP is set up so that you will lose on what it tells you (if you accurately log everything).
  • jemhh
    jemhh Posts: 14,261 Member
    edited May 2015
    If 1400 is the goal that MFP gave you, that number already has your deficit calculated into it. By that, I mean that when you told MFP that you wanted to lose .5, 1, 1.5, or 2 pounds per week, MFP divided the number of calories that you would have to cut in order to do that by 7 (to spread it out over the week) and then subtracted that number from the number of calories you would need to maintain. Example:

    If you told MFP that you want to lose 1 pound per week and MFP determined (from your height, weight, etc.) that you would need to 1900 calories per day to stay the same weight, MFP would have done this:

    1 pound = 3500 calories
    3500/7 = 500 calories to cut per day
    1900-500 = 1400 calories to eat each day in order to lose 1 pound per week

    So eat the 1400 calories. No need to take off another 200.
  • malibu927
    malibu927 Posts: 17,562 Member
    The number MFP gives you already has a deficit taken out, so you can eat the 1400
  • AdemMCardona
    AdemMCardona Posts: 1 Member
    This is an excellent question, and one I didn't know the answer to! Thanks.

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