WHY WAS MY CAL GOAL SET TO 1768

Yes, your height, weight, and daily activity level are taken into account (without exercise) and your number is calculated accordingly.

I'm 5'8" and about 170. For a half pound a week at sedentary, MFP gives me about 1550. I usually eat anywhere from 1800-2000, though, because I'm not really sedentary and my fitbit adjusts my calories. So, the number seems right for you.

Since you're new here, I'd suggest reading the stickies about logging and exercise calories and all that good stuff. Give yourself a chance to work through learning slowly. Once you understand how MFP works and how to navigate the database and log your food reasonably accurately, you'll trust the numbers. But, remember that the numbers are still estimates. Give yourself 4-6 weeks to see how your weight loss goes and then make adjustments if necessary.

Like others suggested, it sounds about right. But if you want further validation, the below thread might be helpful. Also, since you don't have a ton of weight to lose, a food scale and logging daily might be your best friend.

https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/506349/women-who-eat-more-than-1800-calories-a-day/p1

That's awesome. I love eating. I lose .5 pounds a week on 1900.

Yep another short girl here. I'm 5ft and 138lbs with a goal of 126lbs. To lose 0.5lb/week I need to eat 1400. be thankful you have so many calories.

Premiumfaun72 wrote: »

Hi!

I am new here to mfp and I am a little consumed about my numbers. I am 180 lbs and put that I want to lost 1 lb per week with light activity. I am currently a full time student and mom so I walk around more than a sedentary lifestyle but not enough to consider it a workout, so I don't count my steps.

I am 5'8 at 180 and want to lose 30 pounds to reach 150

It says my calorie intake goal should be 1768 daily. Can someone explain to me why this is that number like is my height and weight considered? I'm just confused

Thank you!

Your stats (sex, height, weight, etc) as well as activity level dictate your calorie (energy) requirements. 1,768 to lose 1 Lb per week would assume a theoretical maintenance of 2,268 calories...which seems about right.

Sounds about right.

I'm 5'8.5", 158lbs. I've lost 4lbs in 6 weeks netting 2000 calories on average.

SparklyBubblyBabe wrote: »

Man, I'm trying to lose a pound a week and when I started it was 1220 a week, then 1200...now I'm at 1120!

Why are you aiming below the recommended minimum calories for women (1200)? Do you exercise? Do you eat back some of those calories burned through exercise?

As you lose weight, your calorie needs will go down, but as you get closer to goal, you should also aim to slow down your weight loss. How much weight do you still have to lose? Is 1 lb/week the right goal for the amount you have to lose?

Track everything. You eat more than you think - everyone does. Get a food scale and weigh everything to the gram for a while. It is a major pain but it will pay off. Don't count your walking around calories. Everything you are currently doing is what you have to do to be the weight you are now so to lose weight you have to do that and then cut calories. Don't let people freak you out with things like "starvation mode" or "plateau". If you eat less than your body needs to operate it will burn fat stores. Sometimes you might retain water but that will last days not weeks so if you are stalled you have to cut calories to get it moving. These things seem hard in the beginning but as time goes by you adjust. Everything is harder in the beginning but that doesn't mean it stays harder. I have been at this for 5yrs now. I lost all my weight in the first 10m (100lbs) and then as the years go by I watch the scale and when I notice that it is going up I pull out the food scale for a few weeks and re calibrate my diet. I am currently in the middle of one such re-calibration and it is hard but I know it will be easy by the end.