Are the calories right?

nnsanghera
nnsanghera Posts: 1 Member
edited November 2024 in Introduce Yourself
Hey guys! I'm 5'11, 23 and half years old and around 240 pounds right now. My lowest was 189-190 when I was around 18-20 years old. The calories my fitness pal says I should have is 2,390 calories? I work out 30-40 mins a day 4-5 times per week by doing 21 day fix and 10 min abs everyday. I have an office job, so I'm not really active any other time. I put "active" on my profile, but even if I put lightly active it is 2,000 calories. I barely eat 1500 calories a day right now, could that be why I'm not seeing progress this past month?


Please advise!

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  • PrincessMel72
    PrincessMel72 Posts: 1,094 Member
    I work out the same amount as you and work an office job as well and set MFP to sedentary and then log my exercise. I only eat back 25-50% of the calories, since they're very exaggerated. I'm at 1200 calories per day but I'm very short, less than 5'. Do you weigh and measure your foods? Accurate logging every day?
  • TonyB0588
    TonyB0588 Posts: 9,520 Member
    At 1" less than you, and set to lightly active, MFP put me at 1810. I don't find this hard to do, and actually eat a bit more on days I burn a lot of calories through exercise or extra activity.

    Why are you finding it hard to get pass 1500? What are your meals like?
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