New with questions!

Hello, I'm new to myfitnesspal! This is the first time in my life I'm counting calories. I've always followed the Weight Watchers plan. I'm confused about the calories the app says I can have. I'm not using all of them. I'm approximately 500 under every day. However, when I add up what I've consumed in the Weight Watchers app, I'm at my limit. Does myfitnesspal give me my maintenance calories or my calories to lose weight?

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  • NovusDies
    NovusDies Posts: 8,940 Member
    Hello, I'm new to myfitnesspal! This is the first time in my life I'm counting calories. I've always followed the Weight Watchers plan. I'm confused about the calories the app says I can have. I'm not using all of them. I'm approximately 500 under every day. However, when I add up what I've consumed in the Weight Watchers app, I'm at my limit. Does myfitnesspal give me my maintenance calories or my calories to lose weight?

    Go through the guided set-up again and check. If you forget to select to lose 1 pound per week (500 calorie daily deficit) then select it. Otherwise it is included.

  • lemurcat2
    lemurcat2 Posts: 7,885 Member
    It gives you what you asked for. Did you set a goal (like 1 lb/week loss)?

    It is often different from WW, because the WW goals are low to allow for all the supposedly free foods.

    You should not eat much below your goal, especially not 500 cals, which is a lot. What is your goal and what were the inputs?
  • ssorg9
    ssorg9 Posts: 30 Member
    If you input all of your #'s correctly, it should be giving you the #'s that it takes to reach your goals. After that, logging everything is important. It does give you offset calories for your exercise, but most people feel that you should only eat back about 1/2 of those calories due to the perception that the app gives you too many calories back.
  • quiksylver296
    quiksylver296 Posts: 28,439 Member
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  • puffbrat
    puffbrat Posts: 2,806 Member
    lemurcat2 wrote: »
    It gives you what you asked for. Did you set a goal (like 1 lb/week loss)?

    It is often different from WW, because the WW goals are low to allow for all the supposedly free foods.

    You should not eat much below your goal, especially not 500 cals, which is a lot. What is your goal and what were the inputs?

    Agreed. Just to add, WW also has the weekly points and has to allow for those as well as the free foods.