losing 2 lbs a week calorie question

amh927
amh927 Posts: 33 Member
edited November 25 in Health and Weight Loss
I put myself in as sedentary and MFP is telling me I need to eat 1250/day to lose 2lbs a week. Is this the point at which I should aim for a lower rate, or try to add in exercise to increase my calories? 1250 seems a bit low. When I started it was 1370 but I've lost 20 lbs and it dropped down.

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  • cmriverside
    cmriverside Posts: 34,421 Member
    How much weight do you have to lose?
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    amh927 wrote: »
    I put myself in as sedentary and MFP is telling me I need to eat 1250/day to lose 2lbs a week. Is this the point at which I should aim for a lower rate, or try to add in exercise to increase my calories? 1250 seems a bit low. When I started it was 1370 but I've lost 20 lbs and it dropped down.

    How much weight do you have left to lose? You might want to look at decreasing your deficit?
  • cmriverside
    cmriverside Posts: 34,421 Member
    I guess I should add, how far from a healthy BMI are you? Is this weight loss to put you into a healthy weight range, or to get to the low end of it?
  • amh927
    amh927 Posts: 33 Member
    cmriverside wrote: »
    How much weight do you have to lose?

    80 lbs
  • TeaBea
    TeaBea Posts: 14,517 Member
    amh927 wrote: »
    cmriverside wrote: »
    How much weight do you have to lose?

    80 lbs

    You're on the bubble - 2 pounds a week is a daily 1,000 calorie deficit, 1.5 pounds would be 750. Pick a number you can live with, one that help you stay consistent.
  • cmriverside
    cmriverside Posts: 34,421 Member
    amh927 wrote: »
    cmriverside wrote: »
    How much weight do you have to lose?

    80 lbs

    Well, then you can always set your goal lower (like 1.5 pound loss per week) or you can exercise, which earns you more food.

    When I first started I was on 1200 for a while. I needed to lose 75 pounds, too. I had to exercise in order to have enough food. When I lost 30 pounds, I actually raised my calories to 1500 and stayed there for the remainder of my weight loss.
  • amh927
    amh927 Posts: 33 Member
    TeaBea wrote: »
    amh927 wrote: »
    cmriverside wrote: »
    How much weight do you have to lose?

    80 lbs

    You're on the bubble - 2 pounds a week is a daily 1,000 calorie deficit, 1.5 pounds would be 750. Pick a number you can live with, one that help you stay consistent.

    thanks :smile:
  • Tacklewasher
    Tacklewasher Posts: 7,122 Member
    Also realize that you can use exercise to increase your deficit. So you can set it to 1.5 lbs knowing you can make it a bit more with a longer run, and not eating those calories back. By not hitting the biggest weight loss rate, it gives you a bit of flexibility.
  • PAV8888
    PAV8888 Posts: 14,259 Member
    The deficit that increases your chances of long term adherence.
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