MFP wants me to eat 3000 calories!?!!

tiffanyslimdown
tiffanyslimdown Posts: 76 Member
edited November 2024 in Food and Nutrition
I'm new to this....I'm wondering why MFP wants me to consume nearly 3000 calories a day to lose weight? Entered my weight & height and that's what it suggested.
Wouldn't I get as big as a house!?!

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  • Annie_01
    Annie_01 Posts: 3,096 Member
    That seems high...what stats did you enter and what rate of loss did you choose.

    3000...unless you are really really tall...very very obese...really really active...just seems a little much!

  • tiffanyslimdown
    tiffanyslimdown Posts: 76 Member
    Lol! I'm 5'6....384lbs....and want to lose 50lbs by November.
  • zoeysasha37
    zoeysasha37 Posts: 7,088 Member
    Does sound a little high , but it could be possible. Just try re entering your stats and activity level and double check it to be sure. For example, if you put that you where very active then it would spit back more calories then someone who is lightly active. If your very tall , youll get more then someone who is very very short.
  • malibu927
    malibu927 Posts: 17,562 Member
    At your size, it's very possible. Your body needs more calories to run than someone who's 130 pounds, and even more if you're active.
  • tiffanyslimdown
    tiffanyslimdown Posts: 76 Member
    Yup, calories are still up there. Hopefully I'm able to input my weight lost as I lose.
  • zoeysasha37
    zoeysasha37 Posts: 7,088 Member
    then give it a go and as you start losing, change your current weight and it will adjust your calories accordingly.
    Just be sure to always use your food scale and weigh everything that you consume to be as accurate as possible
  • Mr_Knight
    Mr_Knight Posts: 9,532 Member
    edited July 2015
    tiffanyslimdown wrote: »
    Lol! I'm 5'6....384lbs....and want to lose 50lbs by November.

    Wrong calculator. The MFP one give huge over-estimates for obese weights. Go here...

    http://iifym.com/tdee-calculator/

    Use "Katch-McCardle" and put "65" for Body Fat %.

    You should end up with a BMR around 1600 and sedentary TDEE of around 2100.
  • malibu927
    malibu927 Posts: 17,562 Member
    Mr_Knight wrote: »
    tiffanyslimdown wrote: »
    Lol! I'm 5'6....384lbs....and want to lose 50lbs by November.

    Wrong calculator. The MFP one give huge over-estimates for obese weights. Go here...

    http://iifym.com/tdee-calculator/

    Use "Katch-McCardle" and put "65" for Body Fat %.

    You should end up with a BMR around 1600 and sedentary TDEE of around 2100.

    Hmmm...I'm the same height and 190 pounds, and my TDEE is about 2500. Even calculating her stats with the other two methods gives a BMR around 2500.
  • Annie_01
    Annie_01 Posts: 3,096 Member
    tiffanyslimdown wrote: »
    Lol! I'm 5'6....384lbs....and want to lose 50lbs by November.

    I used this calculator...

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

    At sedentary activity level it gives around 3000 to maintain...around 2500 to lose a pound a week.

    Try googling "weight loss calculators and see what some other sites give you.

    Did you set MFP to lose 2lbs a week?

    3000 just seems a little high even with the amount of weight that you have to lose.

  • malibu927
    malibu927 Posts: 17,562 Member
    Annie_01 wrote: »
    tiffanyslimdown wrote: »
    Lol! I'm 5'6....384lbs....and want to lose 50lbs by November.

    I used this calculator...

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

    At sedentary activity level it gives around 3000 to maintain...around 2500 to lose a pound a week.

    Try googling "weight loss calculators and see what some other sites give you.

    Did you set MFP to lose 2lbs a week?

    3000 just seems a little high even with the amount of weight that you have to lose.

    Very true...even six days exercising bumped it up to 3500 TDEE. OP, maybe double check your information that you entered in.
  • tiffanyslimdown
    tiffanyslimdown Posts: 76 Member
    I've been trying to get back there again to re-enter the info and I can't find it again. :s
  • Annie_01
    Annie_01 Posts: 3,096 Member
    Click on MY HOME

    From that screen

    Click on GOALS

    That will take you to Your Fitness Goals page

    Click on

    Would you like help setting up your goals? View Guided Setup

    Make sure that you have set it to your desired weekly weight loss goals. You should be able to safely lose 2lbs a week at your current weight.

    The other thing to check is your activity level. This will also help determine your calories. The more active you are the more calories you need.

    Good luck and let us know.
  • lemurcat12
    lemurcat12 Posts: 30,886 Member
    What activity level did you put in? And loss/week?

    Mr. Knight is right, there is a bias in the calculator used that tends to overestimate calories needed more as the amount your bodyfat percentage is above average increases, so I'd be skeptical of a goal that high.
  • psuLemon
    psuLemon Posts: 38,442 MFP Moderator
    Keep in mind, you can use ten different calculators but at the end of the day, they are all estimates. At some point, pick a number that you think is reasonable and track your calories for 4-6 weeks and check progress. You can probably start at 1500-1800 and be fine.
  • juggernaut1974
    juggernaut1974 Posts: 6,212 Member
    psulemon wrote: »
    Keep in mind, you can use ten different calculators but at the end of the day, they are all estimates. At some point, pick a number that you think is reasonable and track your calories for 4-6 weeks and check progress. You can probably start at 1500-1800 and be fine.

    SO much this^^

    My advice - start around 2200 or so for a few weeks, gauge your progress and adjust from there.
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    ceoverturf wrote: »
    psulemon wrote: »
    Keep in mind, you can use ten different calculators but at the end of the day, they are all estimates. At some point, pick a number that you think is reasonable and track your calories for 4-6 weeks and check progress. You can probably start at 1500-1800 and be fine.

    SO much this^^

    My advice - start around 2200 or so for a few weeks, gauge your progress and adjust from there.

    This
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