When losing weight does MFP adjust the amount of calories you should be having?

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when losing weight I imagine you should lower your calories to carry on losing. Will MFP automatically adjust this?

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  • professionalHobbyist
    professionalHobbyist Posts: 1,316 Member
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    Oh yes...

    And it makes me sad

    Ha!

    That is why it gets harder to drop pounds as your weight goes down

    Take the good with the bad, right?
  • SezxyStef
    SezxyStef Posts: 15,268 Member
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    the thing it doesn't adjust is weekly weight loss goal...just remember that when you get within 20lbs it's best to change it 1/2lb a week....makes reverse dieting to maintenance easier.
  • jkal1979
    jkal1979 Posts: 1,896 Member
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    Unless you are already at the 1200 minimum it should.
  • X6SHASHA
    X6SHASHA Posts: 4 Member
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    Glad to know. Ty
  • yirara
    yirara Posts: 9,389 Member
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    It doesn't ask that on the website. I'm not sure if the app does though. On the website you need to recalculate your goal. It's also a good idea to adjust your weekly loss downwards as you lose more weight.
  • yirara
    yirara Posts: 9,389 Member
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    It doesn't ask that on the website. I'm not sure if the app does though. On the website you need to recalculate your goal. It's also a good idea to adjust your weekly loss downwards as you lose more weight.
  • yirara
    yirara Posts: 9,389 Member
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    It doesn't ask that on the website. I'm not sure if the app does though. On the website you need to recalculate your goal. It's also a good idea to adjust your weekly loss downwards as you lose more weight.
  • nyponbell
    nyponbell Posts: 379 Member
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    Mine has always done it automatically.
  • RachelFerry69
    RachelFerry69 Posts: 3 Member
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    Great thank you all for your replys. I'm 6lb down in 3 weeks. So will wait until it asks me to recalculate :) x
  • helenbenzie75
    helenbenzie75 Posts: 95 Member
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    Strangely mine didn't adjust until I had lost 14lbs, then it said well done for loosing 10lbs your net calories have been reduced. So it was a bit off! :smile:
  • RachelFerry69
    RachelFerry69 Posts: 3 Member
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    I have found another way to adjust them. If you go onto goals and say for instance your loss is set at 1.5lb a week. Change it to 2lb and then back to 1.5lb and it will adjust that way too. Mine has just gone down by 30 calories x