1800 calorie goal for weightloss?

I started with 2000 and after few months cut out to 1800 and now I try to stick to 1500.
I have "cheat days" let say sundays I eat icecream, chocolate, bread.... Approx 2500-3000 that day and it is working for me. Loosing like 0,5-1 kg / week.

You entered the data into MFP. Unless you entered incorrect information why do you think it won't give you the results you're looking for?

I lose at that. I actually lost the majority of my weight eating around 2000 calories a day. I started at 260 lbs at 5'4.5" and so inactive I was barely getting 3k steps a day. I have had to up my activity as I lost weight to keep eating that. Currently have a trend of 132 lbs and have been eating about 2300-2400 to maintain.

You might considering batch cooking on the weekend to free up time during the week. You don't have to do an hour long workout. One of those 7 min workout apps or a 10-20 min workout video works too. With that said you can lose weight without exercise. Really it's great for your health, but isn't required for weight loss.

Assuming you're pre-menopausal, I'd recommend trying it for at least one full monthly cycle plus a little.

Women's menstrual cycles often have a phase where there can be 2-5 pounds or so of water weight gain that temporarily masks fat loss, or even looks like a gain (it isn't a real one). This could start anywhere from ovulation through period, so it's hard to predict.

Also the first couple of weeks for everyone can have whacky/misleading results - usually a bigger drop, but up/steady for a few people.

Bottom line: It takes a month(ish) to approximate an accurate actual loss rate. (Even then, I'd consider the last 2-3 weeks likely to be more predictive of future loss rate, so I'd ignore the first 1-2.)

After that, you can adjust to target losing no more than 1% of your body weight weekly (for best health).

Editing to add: 1800 sounds like a reasonable starting estimate. I'd lose sloooowly on that, and I'm smaller (120s) and older (61).

I'm 5'10', currently 285, 53 years old, and sedentary. I get 1900 (set by a dietician, but MFP gives me like 1911 if I let it do the calculation) and I DO eat my exercise calories or most of them, on top of that. I have averaged about 1 lb a week, more or less.

My trainer has me set at about 2,000 as I was losing when I didn't want to on about 1,800.
So yes, perfectly possible that it's a loss-inducing number!

I agree that a terrifying number of people seem to think that they have to be on 1,000 or 1,200 to lose when it's rarely true. All the heavily advertised crash diets and bonkers tea plans seem to be on insanely low calories, so I guess that's what we start to absorb as being right, even though it's just media nonsense.

Much better to be consistent, healthy and not hungry!

I am 5'8", 160lbs an lose on 1800.

People in general are also terrible about gauging calorie intake. I was at a friend's house for dinner and we were all sitting around the table (keep in mind that we'd had appetizers, dinner and wine at that point), when a couple started telling me all about their new 1200 calorie diet. I didn't say this out loud, but I couldn't help thinking "we've been hanging out for a few hours, and I've seen you both eat at least 1200 calories since I've been here!" My point is that, when you hear people talk about their low-calorie diets, it's highly likely that they are eating more than they think. Don't judge your 1800 calories by what someone else thinks is 1200.

nicoleashley416 wrote: »

Thank you everyone I really appreciate the help. Now to start eating the 1800 calories in a healthy way without going over my carb limit is the real challenge.

Don't lose sight of the big picture. Hitting your calorie goal is the only thing that matters for weight loss, and at your starting weight, the health benefits of losing weight are almost certainly going to outweigh the health benefits of the particular foods you choose to eat (assuming you don't have specific medical reasons, like allergies, intolerances, diabetes, celiac, etc. that mandate particular food choices). That said, many people find that a selection of nutrient-dense foods with plenty of protein and fiber is more filling than getting most of your calories from foods that get most of their calories from refined carbs, and that can help with continued adherence to your calorie goal.