Warning about being under my minimum

ChickenKillerPuppy
ChickenKillerPuppy Posts: 297 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
Just got this for this first time. I have been under for my net calories before (i still eat more than my mind slways, just don’t eat all my exercise points back) and never saw this - I’m almost 2 weeks into the program. Have others been getting this all along?

rcn7abopl3np.png

Replies

  • kami3006
    kami3006 Posts: 4,979 Member
    Women get that when they log under 1000 calories of food for the day. Not net, total food intake.
  • MichelleSilverleaf
    MichelleSilverleaf Posts: 2,027 Member
    You get this sort of warning if your calories ends up being under 1200cal for women or 1500cal for men. All it really means is you can't complete your diary.
  • led2012
    led2012 Posts: 26 Member
    I have seen this a few times. Only when I go under 1000 calories. Doesn't matter if I exercise or not.
  • ChickenKillerPuppy
    ChickenKillerPuppy Posts: 297 Member
    I did eat/log 1452 calories today. I had 526 exercise calories and my minimum is 1200, so it had to go by net. I don’t aim to do this but my net has been under 1000 before (I think I always log at least 1400, I just get a lot of exercise calories and don’t always eat all of them back) but this was the first time I got this. Weird.
  • apullum
    apullum Posts: 4,838 Member
    ChickenKillerPuppy wrote: »
    I did eat/log 1452 calories today. I had 526 exercise calories and my minimum is 1200, so it had to go by net. I don’t aim to do this but my net has been under 1000 before (I think I always log at least 1400, I just get a lot of exercise calories and don’t always eat all of them back) but this was the first time I got this. Weird.

    You need to eat your exercise calories. MFP’s calorie goal intends you to eat them back. If you’re confident that they’re calculated correctly, you should eat them all.
  • MikePTY
    MikePTY Posts: 3,814 Member
    ChickenKillerPuppy wrote: »
    I did eat/log 1452 calories today. I had 526 exercise calories and my minimum is 1200, so it had to go by net. I don’t aim to do this but my net has been under 1000 before (I think I always log at least 1400, I just get a lot of exercise calories and don’t always eat all of them back) but this was the first time I got this. Weird.

    Hmm.. That is weird. While I would still advocate that you eat more calories from your exercise back, I was under the impression that MFP only gave that warning for gross calories, not net calories. I have seen friends close diaries with negative net calories today so I'm not sure why that is happening to you.
  • keenest37
    keenest37 Posts: 61 Member
    I get this too & I've never gone under 1000.
  • ChickenKillerPuppy
    ChickenKillerPuppy Posts: 297 Member
    Thanks everyone - I appreciate the feedback

Categories