Using calories

kelissamorgan · April 2019

I just started using the app today and I’m already coming across a little issue. I get over 1900 cal per day. Do I have to use them all?

lynn_glenmont · April 2019

kelissamorgan wrote: »

I just started using the app today and I’m already coming across a little issue. I get over 1900 cal per day. Do I have to use them all?

Why wouldn't you?

It's a goal, set to have you lose weight at the rate you selected.

Cahgetsfit · April 2019

You don't need to starve to lose weight.

Also, if, for example, you are used to eating say 3000 calories a day, 1900 is a fair drop.

I'm not sure how you set your goals up in the app, but if you set your stats and choose a modest weekly target (I advise against the highest setting - slow and steady wins the race), then you just follow what it tells you and technically you should lose weight.

I would be OVER THE MOON if the app told me I could eat 1900... I can - but that's my maintenance range.

apullum · April 2019

It's common for people who haven't weighed and logged their food before to think that their MFP calorie goal is too high. Folks who aren't used to using a food scale generally do not have a good idea of exactly what a particular quantity of food looks like.

If you're like most people here, you will cry when you weigh peanut butter and see how little you get for 200 calories.

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