What is your net calorie goal? Is everyone's 1200 calories?

Goshers
Goshers Posts: 7
edited October 3 in Health and Weight Loss
Just wondering, how do they decide that? I see a lot of 1200... so is that the norm?

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  • fittonedandhealthy
    fittonedandhealthy Posts: 1
    It really depends on your BMR.
  • xraychick77
    xraychick77 Posts: 1,775 Member
    2000
  • YogiGirlLucy
    YogiGirlLucy Posts: 290
    Mine was 1,200 but I increased my activity level in my settings since I am a server in a busy restaurant, and I am very active, even outside of working out. When I did, my calories jumped up to 1,330. I already have a challenge getting up to 1,200 a day, so 1,330 just doesn't happen, but I wanted to be accurate with my settings regardless.

    I think 'they' say that 1,200 should be the minimum for most women.

    Lucy
  • Goshers
    Goshers Posts: 7
    cool thanks =D
  • chatterbox3110
    chatterbox3110 Posts: 630 Member
    Because of my high starting weight I started out with about 1900 calories, which has now reduced to 1740.

    MFP prompts you to reduce your calorie intake after every 10lbs loss recorded.

    The calorie intake is calulated according to your activity level and BMR.
  • SmangeDiggs
    SmangeDiggs Posts: 238 Member
    I get 1490 which feels like loads compared to those on 1200
  • 4littlemonkeys
    4littlemonkeys Posts: 166
    Mine is 1240.
  • csmomma1
    csmomma1 Posts: 10
    i am suppose to be within 1300-1500 depending on my exercise. But I am lucky if I reach 700
  • emmab0902
    emmab0902 Posts: 2,338 Member
    MFP set mine at 1200 but I have reduced it to 1000 for a number of reasons, including the fact I am on meds that lower metabolism, and 1000 is an increase from my recent intake.
  • TaraTLC83
    TaraTLC83 Posts: 93 Member
    1470. Stay at home mom of a one year old. It was set to 1300, but my Dr. recommended I increase it else I may get exhausted and not loose any weight. It's important to make sure you are eating enough else you will just set yourself up to go into starvation mode and loose nothing.
  • pdxnurset
    pdxnurset Posts: 1
    Dang mine is 1580!
  • kittyretreat
    kittyretreat Posts: 3
    Dang mine is 1580!

    So is mine! Just got reduced to that from 1600 recently.

    I have the opposite problem of always exceeding 1600 cals, thank goodness for exercise and esp after taking up running.
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