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"Completing entry"

elyse_yocum
elyse_yocum Posts: 2 Member
edited November 2024 in Getting Started
Do I need to have eaten at least 1,000 calories in order to "complete entry"? Or will my chart/ food diary save by itself?

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  • queenliz99
    queenliz99 Posts: 15,317 Member
    You need to eat at least 1200 calories
  • Alatariel75
    Alatariel75 Posts: 18,671 Member
    It will save regardless, but why are you eating under 1000?
  • cdudley628
    cdudley628 Posts: 547 Member
    edited December 2015
    You can "complete" at 1,000 actually, but it's not recommended for most people to be eating under 1200 calories.
  • malibu927
    malibu927 Posts: 17,562 Member
    You don't have to hit complete at all, but eating under 1000 is not good for you. 1200 is the minimum for a reason.
  • geraldinepierre2
    geraldinepierre2 Posts: 2 Member
    My issue with completing the daily entry is finding the equivalent food/calories for uncommon foods that i eat and not on the list.
  • rayleigh09
    rayleigh09 Posts: 23 Member
    This is ridiculous that I can't "complete" an entry because I'm FORCED to eat 1200 cals. The calorie budget they gave me is 1270 and I'm trying to keep a calorie deficit between 250 and 300 cals. This app is probably not going to work for me. They need to change this rule. #frustrated
  • queenliz99
    queenliz99 Posts: 15,317 Member
    rayleigh09 wrote: »
    This is ridiculous that I can't "complete" an entry because I'm FORCED to eat 1200 cals. The calorie budget they gave me is 1270 and I'm trying to keep a calorie deficit between 250 and 300 cals. This app is probably not going to work for me. They need to change this rule. #frustrated

    Your are not forced to do anything. 1200 is the minimum for woman.
  • madisonrobins
    madisonrobins Posts: 8 Member
    rayleigh09 wrote: »
    This is ridiculous that I can't "complete" an entry because I'm FORCED to eat 1200 cals. The calorie budget they gave me is 1270 and I'm trying to keep a calorie deficit between 250 and 300 cals. This app is probably not going to work for me. They need to change this rule. #frustrated

    If you're only eating 1200 calories you are already in a deficit of at least 1000 calories. At 85kg my daily energy expenditure is around 2800 calories, so eating a 1200 calorie diet I'd be in a deficit of 1600 calories
  • nutmegoreo
    nutmegoreo Posts: 15,532 Member
    rayleigh09 wrote: »
    This is ridiculous that I can't "complete" an entry because I'm FORCED to eat 1200 cals. The calorie budget they gave me is 1270 and I'm trying to keep a calorie deficit between 250 and 300 cals. This app is probably not going to work for me. They need to change this rule. #frustrated

    The 1270 includes your deficit already, you don't subtract 250-300 from that.
  • Alatariel75
    Alatariel75 Posts: 18,671 Member
    rayleigh09 wrote: »
    This is ridiculous that I can't "complete" an entry because I'm FORCED to eat 1200 cals. The calorie budget they gave me is 1270 and I'm trying to keep a calorie deficit between 250 and 300 cals. This app is probably not going to work for me. They need to change this rule. #frustrated

    Yup you're doing it wrong. 1270 already includes an aggressive deficit.
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