Calorie goal seems low

cdavis0612
cdavis0612 Posts: 3 Member
edited December 2024 in Getting Started
My calorie goal is at 1200 I’m trying to lose 30lbs. I’m 5’1 and weigh 180 trying to get to 150 for now and it set my calorie goal to 1200 is this normal?

Replies

  • corinasue1143
    corinasue1143 Posts: 7,460 Member
    Normal, maybe. Right for you. Maybe not.
    Do you know how many calories you have been eating?
    Someone here said the winner is the person who eats the most while losing the weight they want.
    Maybe not exactly right, but it sure got my attention, I’ve thought a lot about it.
    I’ve made it my goal.
  • cdavis0612
    cdavis0612 Posts: 3 Member
    I was just asking out of curiosity if that is normal. I am friends with someone on here and they are trying to lose the exact same amount of weight at 2lbs per week and their calorie goal is at 1579 calories.
  • Lietchi
    Lietchi Posts: 7,331 Member
    edited April 2020
    How much weight you want to lose doesn't matter.

    What does matter:
    - your personal stats (weight, age,...)
    - your chosen weight loss rate (which is too aggressive, as has been stated already)
    - your activity setting

    So I'm guessing differences in point 1 and/or 3 are the reason your calorie goal is lower than theirs.
  • cdavis0612
    cdavis0612 Posts: 3 Member
    The only difference is two year age difference everything else is the same.
  • amusedmonkey
    amusedmonkey Posts: 10,330 Member
    cdavis0612 wrote: »
    The only difference is two year age difference everything else is the same.

    They might have an activity tracker that adds to their allowance, otherwise, they must have picked a higher activity level, lower weight loss rate, or modified their calorie budget manually.
  • PAV8888
    PAV8888 Posts: 15,729 Member
    cdavis0612 wrote: »
    I was just asking out of curiosity if that is normal. I am friends with someone on here and they are trying to lose the exact same amount of weight at 2lbs per week and their calorie goal is at 1579 calories.

    your goal selection depend on your inputs and on certain minimums
    --gender
    --current weight
    --age
    --whether you are trying to maintain, gain, or lose and the RATE per week
    --the activity level you select for yourself
    --a minimum of 1200 for women and 1500 for men

    The above result in a number regardless of whether the inputs you provided and the choices you made are accurate, correct, or appropriate for your needs.

    Any goal that is given to you can be over-ridden with or without consequences.

    The occasional technical glitch may result in unpredictable suggestions or results. Lack of goal updating as they lose or gain weight might leave people numbers that are not consistent with their stated goals.

    Question: Can a 2 year age difference, by itself, result in a 379 Cal difference.

    A 6ft tall, 500lb male who is aged 20 years old and is very active would be assigned 180 Cal more than a 6ft tall 500lb male who is very active and aged 22 years.

    So no, a 379 Cal difference cannot be caused, solely, by a 2 year age difference.
  • PAV8888
    PAV8888 Posts: 15,729 Member
    PAV8888 wrote: »
    Question: Can a 2 year age difference, by itself, result in a 379 Cal difference.

    A 6ft tall, 500lb male who is aged 20 years old and is very active would be assigned 180 Cal more than a 6ft tall 500lb male who is very active and aged 22 years.

    So no, a 379 Cal difference cannot be caused, solely, by a 2 year age difference.

    While the conclusion still stands, my apology as I added a zero.

    The correct answer for our 2 year difference and 6ft tall 500lbs very active male is based on a BMR difference of 10 Cal and an activity factor of 1.8. So it comes out to a total difference of 18 Calories for the day, not 180.
This discussion has been closed.

Categories