New calorie goal got me STARVING 😭
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I don't think OP is coming back...10
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I'm 5'9, 34 started at 223, currently 207, sedentary job and MFP gave me 1200 calories as my goal for a 2 pound lost per week.2
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cwolfman13 wrote: »With your stats, you could eat more and lose weight. My guess is that you're also not doing anything with your exercise calories...when you move more you can eat more as well.
Did MFP give you that target? Is it for 2 Lbs per week? What did you put for your activity level?
Wish the OP would come back and say what she's doing for movement/exercise. Given the wishy washy comment "I try to get as much exercise as I can", I'm thinking in reality it's not much.0 -
1300 is too low. I'm also 5'8" and currently 174 and I have my weight loss set at 1 pound a week, which is a slow rate. My daily calorie goal is 1400 and I'm finding that it's just fine. I'm not that hungry except for right when I wake up.0
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quiksylver296 wrote: »I don't think OP is coming back...
I notice a lot of that here where a person with less than 10 posts asks their questions and then just disappear like if they were bots or something.2 -
1300 is a bit to low and will leave you hungry and probably fatigued. Go for a graduall weight loss which will be more sustainable 😎0
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I need friends on here but I don’t see how to add people can anyone add me? The more people the better!! 😋0
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janejellyroll wrote: »How did you get a goal of 1,300? If it's from MFP, what did you set as your goal rate of loss per week?
When you do exercise, are you eating back your activity calories?
Yes I do! The days I have little activity leaves me hangry lol0 -
cwolfman13 wrote: »With your stats, you could eat more and lose weight. My guess is that you're also not doing anything with your exercise calories...when you move more you can eat more as well.
Did MFP give you that target? Is it for 2 Lbs per week? What did you put for your activity level?
Yes 2 lbs per week. I changed my weight as I lost some... hence the new calorie goal. I also do workout to eat more lol. The days that I dont... OMG.. hanger 😂😭1 -
workinonit1956 wrote: »What do you have your calorie goal set to for loss per week?
2lbs0 -
Old, you say, OP? Riiiight. I'm 62, 100+ pounds lighter, 3" shorter, and would lose way too fast for decent health on 1300 gross calories. (And I don't get gazillions of calories of daily activity or exercise, either. I'm a li'l ol' retired woman!)
Eat more, lose slower, feel better, be healthier.
Much mahalo!!! And thank you for the encouragement!!!1 -
Eat more. Listen to your body cause it’s trying to tell you something. True weight loss can’t happen overnight.0
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OOODINA777 wrote: »cwolfman13 wrote: »With your stats, you could eat more and lose weight. My guess is that you're also not doing anything with your exercise calories...when you move more you can eat more as well.
Did MFP give you that target? Is it for 2 Lbs per week? What did you put for your activity level?
Yes 2 lbs per week. I changed my weight as I lost some... hence the new calorie goal. I also do workout to eat more lol. The days that I dont... OMG.. hanger 😂😭
Choose a more reasonable goal and you'll get more calories per day. It will help.3 -
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janejellyroll wrote: »OOODINA777 wrote: »cwolfman13 wrote: »With your stats, you could eat more and lose weight. My guess is that you're also not doing anything with your exercise calories...when you move more you can eat more as well.
Did MFP give you that target? Is it for 2 Lbs per week? What did you put for your activity level?
Yes 2 lbs per week. I changed my weight as I lost some... hence the new calorie goal. I also do workout to eat more lol. The days that I dont... OMG.. hanger 😂😭
Choose a more reasonable goal and you'll get more calories per day. It will help.
Thank you!!! I guess 2lbs a week is unreasonable when I am dealing wit starving and burning out... looks like I will have to adjust it to 1lb per week?!4 -
Packerjohn wrote: »cwolfman13 wrote: »With your stats, you could eat more and lose weight. My guess is that you're also not doing anything with your exercise calories...when you move more you can eat more as well.
Did MFP give you that target? Is it for 2 Lbs per week? What did you put for your activity level?
Wish the OP would come back and say what she's doing for movement/exercise. Given the wishy washy comment "I try to get as much exercise as I can", I'm thinking in reality it's not much.
Lot of beach and hiking... which is not much to some I guess lol...1 -
quiksylver296 wrote: »My answer from your other thread:
I'm 5'9", 180 lbs and can lose on 2000 calories per day. Eat more.
I didn't realize I posted twice 😁0 -
OOODINA777 wrote: »Packerjohn wrote: »cwolfman13 wrote: »With your stats, you could eat more and lose weight. My guess is that you're also not doing anything with your exercise calories...when you move more you can eat more as well.
Did MFP give you that target? Is it for 2 Lbs per week? What did you put for your activity level?
Wish the OP would come back and say what she's doing for movement/exercise. Given the wishy washy comment "I try to get as much exercise as I can", I'm thinking in reality it's not much.
Lot of beach and hiking... which is not much to some I guess lol...
I don't think your exercise is being dissed, here. Some of us who've been around here for a while get a little cynical, and have sometimes seen non-specific statements like "I try to get as much exercise as I can" be sort of a wishful-thinking code for "I'm going to start doing exercise pretty soon now, I swear".
Hiking is exercise, and if "beach" means things like walking, running, swimming, volleyball, etc. (as opposed to say, entirely sunbathing ), then that's exercise, too.
It helps us give good advice if you're specific, like "I go hiking in the park twice a week for an hour or hour and a half, though it's pretty flat terrain" or "I go to the beach once a week and swim for about half an hour, and play some volleyball for maybe an hour". Exercising is fine; so is not exercising . . . but those choices would affect what advice we might give about calorie goals.
Best wishes!
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I'm losing weight eating an average of 1800 cals a day and I currently weigh 214 lbs started at 243 lbs losing on average 1-2 lbs a week.0
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You got a lot of helpful answers on your other (identical) thread. I saw you said that it double posted.... Maybe go check out that other one again?0
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Always hit your protein goal, especially since you are also working out. To increase satiety, increase the amount of fat you eat and decrease the amount of carbohydrates/sugar. I did OMAD a couple days after I started IF and it went a lot smoother than accepted since I never went over 20g of carbs when I started.3
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(Staff note: we merged two identical discussions together, apologies for any continuity errors)1
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fat doesnt satiate everyone.and lowering carbs may not help either. for you that may be what works for you, but there is no need to cut carbs unless OP has a health issue that needs lower carbs. now trying to hit the protein goal is good advice. but for some carbs satiate them,others its protein,and for some its fat.keto /extremely low carb doesnt work for everyone in satiations and cutting their hunger down. if she is left starving and is active its usually due to eating too little of calories to sustain her.cloudsongs wrote: »Always hit your protein goal, especially since you are also working out. To increase satiety, increase the amount of fat you eat and decrease the amount of carbohydrates/sugar. I did OMAD a couple days after I started IF and it went a lot smoother than accepted since I never went over 20g of carbs when I started.6 -
you don't need to starve yourself. drink plenty of water and eat vegetables0
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ruqayyahsmum wrote: »I'm 5ft 2, 233lb and my daily goal before exercise is 1640
My furniture would have teeth marks if my goal was that low
your comment made me laugh xx0 -
OODINA777 Listen to the responses. You're too low if you're starving! Losing weight is not about starving. Depending on what you eat, and when you eat are more important. Check out Dr. Jason Fung, on YouTube. His talk on Theraputic Fasting - Solving the Two Compartment Problem explains calories, fat and how they impact weight loss. You don't have to do IF, but it's a great video that helped me to put things in a realistic perspective.8
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OODINA777 Listen to the responses. You're too low if you're starving! Losing weight is not about starving. Depending on what you eat, and when you eat are more important. Check out Dr. Jason Fung, on YouTube. His talk on Theraputic Fasting - Solving the Two Compartment Problem explains calories, fat and how they impact weight loss. You don't have to do IF, but it's a great video that helped me to put things in a realistic perspective.
fung has been debunked and a calorie deficit is what drives weight loss. not fat .3
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