Going Over My Calorie Limit

It could be what your eating or how much.

What's your age, weight, height, and exercise routine like?
What calorie goal are you trying to stick to?
How long have you been trying this and have you noticed any loss so far?

edit: By what your eating, I talking eating low volume/high calorie foods that aren't very filling.

I'm in the same boat. I need to make better choices and drink more water again as to get my scale to move again. I'm suffering from 'calorie creep!'

Jesusisalltheworldtome wrote: »

I am 59 years old. I am about 5'3" tall and weigh about 189 pounds. I actually weighed a little over 200 pounds when I started MFP in 2012. I am used to walking 4-6 miles a day. I got off track a few months ago , when my husband had reconstructive foot surgery. I felt that it was more important to tend to him. He is doing well now. Thank God ! I do have a treadmill and a elliptical, and could have used them, but I love the outdoors much better. I am back to walking again. I think that I need to quit snacking so much in the evening hours. Also, I almost never drink water. : ( I try not to set my goals to high. My next goal is to weigh below 180 pounds.

So how many calories are you eating?

You know you can pre-log a snack for the evening.

Also, those burns seem very high. What are you doing to come up with them?

You get extra calories for the exercise, so log (enter) the exercise info and it will raise your calories.

Jesusisalltheworldtome wrote: »

I am 59 years old. I am about 5'3" tall and weigh about 189 pounds. I actually weighed a little over 200 pounds when I started MFP in 2012. I am used to walking 4-6 miles a day. I got off track a few months ago , when my husband had reconstructive foot surgery. I felt that it was more important to tend to him. He is doing well now. Thank God ! I do have a treadmill and a elliptical, and could have used them, but I love the outdoors much better. I am back to walking again. I think that I need to quit snacking so much in the evening hours. Also, I almost never drink water. : ( I try not to set my goals to high. My next goal is to weigh below 180 pounds.

I would try planning and pre-logging your food for the day to keep from going over your calorie goal. Snacking isn't bad and you can fit it in your goal. I pre-log my whole day in the morning and generally plan 1-2 snacks per day.
Try drinking water with your meals/snacks or drink a glass of water and wait 20 minutes to an hour before you reach for another snack if you have already eaten your calories.
Why are you snacking? Are you hungry, bored, stressed? Is it a habit? If it is a habit, boredom or stress then you can change your behavior.
Are you getting enough protein, fats, fiber? You could try eating more foods with those things and see if it helps you eat less.
Eat a portion of the calories you earn from exercise.

Kalikel wrote: »

You get extra calories for the exercise, so log (enter) the exercise info and it will raise your calories.

THIS!
I would go over my calories every day if it wasnt for this. By logging my exercise my calorie allowance increases. In the few weeks I'm here I've learned that when I want a treat I can work for it if I want to stay under my calorie goal. I still go over about 2 times a week but overall I'm a lot better than I was before MFP so I can live with that.

BMR is 1504; light activity place your tree at 1900 so you are eating well below 30% of your daily TDEE.

An analogy I'll give you is this: It is 20 degrees outside and your heating a 2000 square foot house with a candle or two.

When you eat so far below your daily needs you make your body do some things to accommodate the lack of fuel. Maybe, learn a little more about BMR(Basil Metabolic Rate), and how someone can calculate their TDEE and then eat at a deficit no greater then 20% of TDEE. So, for you, it would be around 1500 calories a day, not 1200-1300. As you get closer to goal adjust the amount of food by restricting your daily food intake by not more then 10% of TDEE. It may take longer but you'll feel better, sleep better, and learn some of the tools you'll need for the rest of a healthy life.

I like http://calorielab.com/burned/ for their calories burned calculator. They have so many different activities listed.