Calorie intake error on MyFitnessPal

darth_damian_000
darth_damian_000 Posts: 2 Member
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
I started at a weight of 215 lbs and I set a goal of losing 1 lb/week and 200lbs was the goal. The recommendation was 2100cal/day. I reached that goal today, but I want to lose more. I changed the goal to 190lbs at 1 lb / week and now the program recommends eating more calories (2500!)
How do I fix this issue?

Thanks!

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  • cate320
    cate320 Posts: 130 Member
    Did you also increase your activity level?
  • FitOldMomma
    FitOldMomma Posts: 790 Member
    Did you happen to check "Gain" 1 pound per week, lol?
  • Christine_72
    Christine_72 Posts: 16,049 Member
    FitOldMomma wrote: »
    Did you happen to check "Gain" 1 pound per week, lol?

    Haha I did that once, and was most dissapointed when I realised it was a mistake!

  • yarwell
    yarwell Posts: 10,477 Member
    darth_damian_000 wrote: »
    I started at a weight of 215 lbs and I set a goal of losing 1 lb/week and 200lbs was the goal. The recommendation was 2100cal/day. I reached that goal today, but I want to lose more. I changed the goal to 190lbs at 1 lb / week and now the program recommends eating more calories (2500!)
    How do I fix this issue?

    The goal doesn't affect the calories, if you got a bigger goal from a lower weight you put in a lower rate of loss and / or a higher activity level.
  • darth_damian_000
    darth_damian_000 Posts: 2 Member
    I just re-did everything. Despite the fact that it said "lose 1lb / week" i tapped it again and the calories seemed to have fallen to 2190 per day. That is still higher than my previous recommendation, and I figured that if I am now smaller, then my maintenance calories also go down.

    Thanks for the help.
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