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Terrie724
Terrie724 Posts: 18 Member
edited December 2024 in Getting Started
So I have been gone awhile and I am back....So I put in my weight and sad to say gained a few pounds. So I gained and my calories intake went way down....Why?? I know it goes down if you loose but it went down when I went up 15 pounds. It is the same as my friend who weights 100 pounds less.

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  • howekaren
    howekaren Posts: 159 Member
    Difficult to say without knowing which numbers you entered both times. It's generally based on current weight and rate of loss desired.
  • Terrie724
    Terrie724 Posts: 18 Member
    I understand that before my weight was 265 and my calories allotted was 1320 now I put in 280 and it says 1200 calories
  • DaisyHamilton
    DaisyHamilton Posts: 575 Member
    Did you manually change your intake goal to 1320? Sometimes MFP will change your goals if you update your profile. I'd suggest using a calculator to find out what you should be eating, and manually change your intake goal accordingly.
  • Need2Exerc1se
    Need2Exerc1se Posts: 13,575 Member
    Did you change how much you wanted to lose each week?
  • Terrie724
    Terrie724 Posts: 18 Member
    I left everything the same just entered my new weight under the weigh in button
  • Terrie724
    Terrie724 Posts: 18 Member
    OK I figured it out....I had to go in and rest everything.
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