1,700

vapianogirl2553
vapianogirl2553 Posts: 20 Member
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Ok, so the my diet tracker app is saying I need 1,700 calories a day. This seems insaine I eat anything I want and than some but I'm never able to get to 1,700 calories. I feel good and look good I would like to gain perhaps 10lbs but no real reason to change my ways. Do I really need 1,700 calories for good health or is this just a reflection of the US super size me culture?

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  • Chef_Barbell
    Chef_Barbell Posts: 6,644 Member
    Everyone has different calorie goals... 1700 is not that crazy tbh. I personally lose on 1975 calories and maintain on 2500ish.
  • brianpperkins131
    brianpperkins131 Posts: 90 Member
    What did you put in the settings when setting up MFP? Maintain? Gain .5 lbs per week? 1 lb per week?
  • Go_Deskercise
    Go_Deskercise Posts: 1,630 Member
    edited November 2020
    I am 5' 4" and I would lose on 1700 as my maintenance calories are around 1840

    Start here: https://www.myfitnesspal.com/account/change_goals_guided

    deleting graphic - didn't read that you wanted to gain - my bad!!!
  • brianpperkins131
    brianpperkins131 Posts: 90 Member
    edited November 2020
    Go_Deskercise wrote: »
    I am 5' 4" and I would lose on 1700 as my maintenance calories are around 1840

    Start here: https://www.myfitnesspal.com/account/change_goals_guided



    That picture doesn't address GAINING weight, only setting a reasonable deficit for losing. The OP states wanting to gain.
  • NovusDies
    NovusDies Posts: 8,940 Member
    Your calorie needs are based on your stats, activity, and goal. Why would anyone ever connect a calorie goal with culture?


  • Go_Deskercise
    Go_Deskercise Posts: 1,630 Member
    brianpperkins131 wrote: »
    Go_Deskercise wrote: »
    I am 5' 4" and I would lose on 1700 as my maintenance calories are around 1840

    Start here: https://www.myfitnesspal.com/account/change_goals_guided

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    That picture doesn't address GAINING weight, only setting a reasonable deficit for losing. The OP states wanting to gain.

    oops!! That will teach me to read more carefully before posting :)

    - fixed my post :)
  • vapianogirl2553
    vapianogirl2553 Posts: 20 Member
    I upped my calories some and I am doing fine with it not gaining too much weight actually getting lean so far. I'm probably close to 2,000 cals a day now. Protein is still iffy but I am now going for about 100 grams a day and seeing major improvements
  • AnnPT77
    AnnPT77 Posts: 34,600 Member
    vapianogirl2553 wrote: »
    I upped my calories some and I am doing fine with it not gaining too much weight actually getting lean so far. I'm probably close to 2,000 cals a day now. Protein is still iffy but I am now going for about 100 grams a day and seeing major improvements

    Good news! Congratulations on the improvements, and thanks for coming back to update. It's always interesting, and I think useful to the community, to know how things turned out.

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