1200 calorie has me confused please help

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majeck
majeck Posts: 2 Member
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hello everyone i'm new well i should say i'm back but i never really applied myself ...i'm serious now though but i am soooooo confused i am on myfitnesspal / fitbit/ weightwatchers & I have the activelink band & loseit my question is im 5 feet i want to lose 2 lbs ( i weighed 208 8/9/15 my goal is 109 )a week so this site set me at 1200 loseit set me at 1200 fitbit set me at like 600 cal ww set me at 26 points but i can eat most fruit and vegis for 0 pts how many calories is that a day ? however on loseit every couple days it seems they lower my calorie intake but then i get a warning that i shouldn't go under 1200 ...i started august 9 and have lost 11 pounds so im happy about that and no i don't expect nor do i want to lose that much every wk when i exercise/walk is really all i do so far and so far i have chosen not to eat the extra calories i've earned ( although i'm sure now and then i will but so far i'm not hungry too ) i only walk i try to reach the 10,000 step goal most days i'm around 8-9000 but can i really eat 1200 cal a day and lose won't eventually i will have to eat under to lose ? one time i did ww i weighed 172 and went down to 120 a 52 lbs lose in 3mos. sticking to pts NO EXERCISE NONE ZERO ZIP NADA NOT EVEN WALKING JUST REGULAR WALKING my stomach was flat I looked great ...how did that happen with so little effort ? that was before they changed this whole pt system and fruit did have points and at 172 lbs they set my pts at 18 i know your maybe thinking wow she just lost 11 lbs in 12 days whats her problem ... I'm just looking ahead and if i keep eating 1200 cal won't i just stop losing at some pt way before my goal ? or am i just missing something lol someone anyone please help me and thank you in advance

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  • khenrickson65
    khenrickson65 Posts: 15 Member
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    Hello, and welcome back. I think you should up your calorie intake from 1200 for sure. (hope i got that # right, alot of #s in your post)lol. Cause 11lbs in 12 days is an unhealthy amount of weight to lose. Keep taking in the healthy calories aswell. Id say up your calorie intake up to 1800 a day. I mean you are walking a good bit. Do basic bodyweight excerises 3-4 days a week. Start slow and slowly progress. Another thing i always recommend is weigh urself the same time everyday.
  • TylerForget
    TylerForget Posts: 38 Member
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    I agree with the above post. Everyone is different and you have to find what works for you, but 1200 does seem a bit low. I would try 1500 for a week and note the results. Combine that with exercise and you're golden!
  • sirose92
    sirose92 Posts: 10 Member
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    Exercise is great for your body and helping to tone up. It will make a difference but I have been told by numerous people that your food intake is worth 80% and exercise is worth 20% when it comes to losing weight. So yes, even if you just eat very well, it's possible to lose a lot of weight. Congratulations on losing 12 lbs already btw!
  • editorgrrl
    editorgrrl Posts: 7,060 Member
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    Connect your accounts at http://www.myfitnesspal.com/fitbit

    Set your goal to .5 lb. for every 25 lbs. you're overweight: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/account/change_goals_guided

    Enable negative calorie adjustments: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/account/diary_settings

    In the MFP app, go to More > Steps and choose Fitbit.

    Ignore your Fitbit calorie goal and follow MFP's, eating back your adjustments. No need to log any step-based activity—your Fitbit is tracking it for you. Log non-step exercise (like swimming or biking) either in Fitbit or in MFP—never both. Exercise logged in MFP overwrites your Fitbit burn during that time.

    You can learn more in the Fitbit Users group: http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/1290-fitbit-users

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