Still confused about calories?? Help please!

AllieB
AllieB Posts: 73
edited September 30 in Health and Weight Loss
So I finally weighed myself and found out my exact weight. I put it in my BMR and recieved a few more calories for the day. Now I need to know this .... If I loose four pounds do I put my new weight into the BMR and take my calorie intake down? I am getting a little confused here. Please help! Thanks

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  • charityateet
    charityateet Posts: 574 Member
    I believe MFP auto adjusts every few lbs or so that you lose. What I do is go to settings when I've lost 5+ lbs and have it do a re-calculate. When I do that, I get less calories to eat - but I just think that there is less of me to feed :flowerforyou: .
  • HannahPendrigh
    HannahPendrigh Posts: 147 Member
    I think MFP automatically does it every 10lbs lost - you can do it yourself though if you want :)
  • cpegasus01
    cpegasus01 Posts: 400 Member
    That makes total sense cat77cl. I will have to remember that.
  • AllieB
    AllieB Posts: 73
    Okay thanks this really helps!
  • mrmanmeat
    mrmanmeat Posts: 1,968 Member
    So I finally weighed myself and found out my exact weight. I put it in my BMR and recieved a few more calories for the day. Now I need to know this .... If I loose four pounds do I put my new weight into the BMR and take my calorie intake down? I am getting a little confused here. Please help! Thanks

    It will auto adjust itself based on I think 8-10lbs lost.

    You can continue to do it manually if you want, but that might be a little micro-management.

    Moderation (of foods) is still the #1 key.
  • AllieB
    AllieB Posts: 73
    So I finally weighed myself and found out my exact weight. I put it in my BMR and recieved a few more calories for the day. Now I need to know this .... If I loose four pounds do I put my new weight into the BMR and take my calorie intake down? I am getting a little confused here. Please help! Thanks

    It will auto adjust itself based on I think 8-10lbs lost.

    You can continue to do it manually if you want, but that might be a little micro-management.

    Moderation (of foods) is still the #1 key.

    But you need to eat all your calories to lose right?
  • BJC78
    BJC78 Posts: 324 Member
    Allow- I think your confused about the BMR. Don't worry about that tool.... the info that you actually put into your settings and the pounds per week to lose you set up in your settings will calculate your calories per day to eat.
  • Rworthy
    Rworthy Posts: 271 Member
    So I finally weighed myself and found out my exact weight. I put it in my BMR and recieved a few more calories for the day. Now I need to know this .... If I loose four pounds do I put my new weight into the BMR and take my calorie intake down? I am getting a little confused here. Please help! Thanks

    It will auto adjust itself based on I think 8-10lbs lost.

    You can continue to do it manually if you want, but that might be a little micro-management.

    Moderation (of foods) is still the #1 key.

    But you need to eat all your calories to lose right?
    You don't need to eat more than 1200 calories.
  • AllieB
    AllieB Posts: 73
    So I finally weighed myself and found out my exact weight. I put it in my BMR and recieved a few more calories for the day. Now I need to know this .... If I loose four pounds do I put my new weight into the BMR and take my calorie intake down? I am getting a little confused here. Please help! Thanks

    It will auto adjust itself based on I think 8-10lbs lost.

    You can continue to do it manually if you want, but that might be a little micro-management.

    Moderation (of foods) is still the #1 key.

    But you need to eat all your calories to lose right?
    You don't need to eat more than 1200 calories.

    Okay this is where I get confused. People told me I need to up my calories because it helps you loose faster. Do you think I need to only take 1200 a day?
  • mrmanmeat
    mrmanmeat Posts: 1,968 Member
    So I finally weighed myself and found out my exact weight. I put it in my BMR and recieved a few more calories for the day. Now I need to know this .... If I loose four pounds do I put my new weight into the BMR and take my calorie intake down? I am getting a little confused here. Please help! Thanks

    It will auto adjust itself based on I think 8-10lbs lost.

    You can continue to do it manually if you want, but that might be a little micro-management.

    Moderation (of foods) is still the #1 key.

    But you need to eat all your calories to lose right?
    You don't need to eat more than 1200 calories.

    Okay this is where I get confused. People told me I need to up my calories because it helps you loose faster. Do you think I need to only take 1200 a day?

    Basic fact is this...

    If you're working out, you need more calories.

    For example, I've started burning 1000 calories a day at the gym, so I've had to increase my food intake to accommodate for that. If I was still only around 1500-1700 calories and then tried to do 1000+ burned each day, my body would store everything I put into it - b/c it wasn't getting enough.

    Everyone is different, so there's going to be different "opinions" - that's all it is, is our opinion. You need to find what works best for you & your body.
  • Rworthy
    Rworthy Posts: 271 Member
    1200 is the Minimum you should eat. I never eat back my exercise calories. I've seen a lot of people on here that don't. I think it's mental - people work out X amount to eat X calories. Don't look at it that way. Exercise. Eat 4 small meals a day and plenty of protein. Eat when you're hungry, but don't workout to eat cake!
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