Is 1890 calories too high?
AngeleyesJo
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I'm trying to lose my last 15 pounds, mfp recommends I eat 1890 calories. I am in an active job with some physical work like lifting and carrying so have selected active. I am 5ft and weigh 155 pounds. Would I put on weight at 1890 calories or maintain rather than lose?
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No one on the Internet can figure that out for you, especially with a vague description like "some" physical work like lifting and carrying. Is that what you do 8 hours a day, or is it maybe a half hour out of your total day, and the rest of the time you're mostly sitting? What exactly is your job?1
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Eat at that goal for four weeks and then adjust calories up/down based on results if necessary.14
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Mine is at 1960 and weight stays fairly steady.1
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Thanks0
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AngeleyesJo wrote: »I'm trying to lose my last 15 pounds, mfp recommends I eat 1890 calories. I am in an active job with some physical work like lifting and carrying so have selected active. I am 5ft and weigh 155 pounds. Would I put on weight at 1890 calories or maintain rather than lose?
What is your goal, how old you are, and what is your BMR? Over 7 years ago when I joined MFP, I was about 113lbs at 4'11" and I got at my goal weight eating around 1200 calories and some of my exercises calories. I have been in maintenance for 7 years (between 102 and 104) eating about 1450 calories. Yes, I am a much older individual and my exercise routine is not as demanding as it used to be, but at your size eating close to 1900 calories seems a little bit high to me.
Considering that your BMI at your height and present weight is about 30, you may need to plug your numbers again, because in my opinion they are off.
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I'm 5 ft age 35 and bmr is 14510
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I'm looking to get to 140 pounds0
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Set your MFP goal to 0.5 lb per week. You shouldn't be losing much faster than that.1
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MFP gives you a calorie target based on sex, age, height, weight, activity level (non-exercise), and desired rate of loss. The first four are easy, but picking the most accurate activity level is tricky, and which weight loss rate is best, isn't always obvious. It seems to me that you have selected the lowest weekly loss to get 1890 calories.
This means that you should really be active, and have to be very accurate when you log your food, in order to lose weight at that intake. But you need to assess and adjust anyway, so it's a good a starting point as any.
Just keep in mind that "the last X pounds" is not clearly defined; you pick your goal weight yourself (you don't have to explain why your goal weight is still "overweight" according to BMI, and why you picked the slowest weight loss rate, I'm sure you have good reasons).2 -
kommodevaran wrote: »MFP gives you a calorie target based on sex, age, height, weight, activity level (non-exercise), and desired rate of loss. The first four are easy, but picking the most accurate activity level is tricky, and which weight loss rate is best, isn't always obvious. It seems to me that you have selected the lowest weekly loss to get 1890 calories.
This means that you should really be active, and have to be very accurate when you log your food, in order to lose weight at that intake. But you need to assess and adjust anyway, so it's a good a starting point as any.
Just keep in mind that "the last X pounds" is not clearly defined; you pick your goal weight yourself (you don't have to explain why your goal weight is still "overweight" according to BMI, and why you picked the slowest weight loss rate, I'm sure you have good reasons).
This is great advice and I’d add to enable negative calorie adjustments. That way, if you have a higher activity level setting in MFP, yet have a “slow” day, the negative calorie adjustment will subtract calories to keep you on track.0 -
I am about your height and weigh 100ish pounds. I am fairly active (at least 15000 steps a day) and maintain on 2000 calories. It is possible for you to lose on the calories allotted if you truly are active but the only way to find out is through trial and error.3
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I think you might be eating at maintenance, especially if you are less active than entered. The BMR calculator on this site says your BMR is 1320, which sounds more accurate.0
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How do you enable negative calorie adjustments?0
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What does the MFP calorie calculator tell you for calories if you drop down to the next level of activity (a less active level)?0
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Active set with 1 pound a week gives 1640 calories0
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AngeleyesJo wrote: »I'm trying to lose my last 15 pounds, mfp recommends I eat 1890 calories. I am in an active job with some physical work like lifting and carrying so have selected active. I am 5ft and weigh 155 pounds. Would I put on weight at 1890 calories or maintain rather than lose?
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Hello! That is in your range of calories to maintain weight. I work in the nutrition field and a quick way to find a good range of daily calories is 25cal/kg-30cal/kg. So you’re 70.45kg which = 1761-2113 calories per day. Hope that helps!1
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ahsnider22 wrote: »Hello! That is in your range of calories to maintain weight. I work in the nutrition field and a quick way to find a good range of daily calories is 25cal/kg-30cal/kg. So you’re 70.45kg which = 1761-2113 calories per day. Hope that helps!
Yeah .... no. Doesn't work for me. At 44 kg that has me between 1100-1320 which would still have me losing. 1100 is less than my BMR!0 -
Lillymoo01 wrote: »ahsnider22 wrote: »Hello! That is in your range of calories to maintain weight. I work in the nutrition field and a quick way to find a good range of daily calories is 25cal/kg-30cal/kg. So you’re 70.45kg which = 1761-2113 calories per day. Hope that helps!
Yeah .... no. Doesn't work for me. At 44 kg that has me between 1100-1320 which would still have me losing. 1100 is less than my BMR!
I think this is just a rule of quick thumb that doesn't take into account factors like age, height, sex..etc, and tends to break apart at higher and lower ends of the spectrum. I'm 90 kg and 25-30cal/kg would cause me to gain if not active.0 -
ahsnider22 wrote: »Hello! That is in your range of calories to maintain weight. I work in the nutrition field and a quick way to find a good range of daily calories is 25cal/kg-30cal/kg. So you’re 70.45kg which = 1761-2113 calories per day. Hope that helps!
Thank you! Do you think I could afford yo eat a bit more than my 1760?0 -
When your weight is higher usually you can afford to eat more. The problem with mfp is it’s kind of a guideline if you don’t have premium but it doesn’t actually know your body personally and your needs. If you feel like you’re eating too much, or you can’t reach your calorie goal it’d be fine to drop back down a little bit. Don’t do anything too drastic and decrease it to a place you’re not ready for. The more weight you lose the smaller your goal gets so enjoy these times lol. Be active and that will aid your weight loss too, just don’t end up dropping down to “poverty calories” lol.1
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I've got about 14 pounds left to lose0
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you are your own lab rat
try something for a while, record everything accurately, see results, adjust as necessary in light of info gathered0
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