Help with macros and calories

So...yeah. You'll find all kinds of conflicting info depending on what you Google.

You don't give us much context for us to be able to answer...like,

1. Are you male or female?
2. How much weight do you need to lose?
3. What does your normal day entail? Do you work, go to school, take care of a house, kids or pets?
4. Do you get daily exercise?

Here is the explanation of myfitnesspal's calculation:
https://support.myfitnesspal.com/hc/en-us/articles/360032625391-How-does-MyFitnessPal-calculate-my-initial-goals-

In general, use your numbers for a month to six weeks. See how you do. The numbers are all estimations and your results will depend on how you keep track and other factors...so in a month to six weeks you can adjust if you aren't getting the results you expect.

joturley78 wrote: »

Hi can you help me please. I love mfp but I’m going around in circles with it ( I’m autistic). How do I know how many calories I need to lose weight and what should my macros be? I’ve googled it over and over and each website says different things.

I’ve set them to this for now but am unsure if they are right

Thanks

@cmriverside answered exactly what you asked with the little info we have.

dibergroff42 wrote: »

I understand how to calculate the numbers but I cant figure out how to get the app TO CHANGE my calorie amount to a lower amount.

To your second question, you change it by increasing your weight loss goal. For example, if it’s sets to lose .5lbs a week you can increase it to 1 lb a week. Depending on how much you have to lose, your goal can be anywhere from .5lbs-2lbs a week. Without your information we can’t provide more info than this.

cmriverside wrote: »

ddsb1111 wrote: »

joturley78 wrote: »

Hi can you help me please. I love mfp but I’m going around in circles with it ( I’m autistic). How do I know how many calories I need to lose weight and what should my macros be? I’ve googled it over and over and each website says different things.

I’ve set them to this for now but am unsure if they are right

Thanks

@cmriverside answered exactly what you asked with the little info we have.

dibergroff42 wrote: »

I understand how to calculate the numbers but I cant figure out how to get the app TO CHANGE my calorie amount to a lower amount.

To your second question, you change it by increasing your weight loss goal. For example, if it’s sets to lose .5lbs a week you can increase it to 1 lb a week. Depending on how much you have to lose, your goal can be anywhere from .5lbs-2lbs a week. Without your information we can’t provide more info than this.

That second post was someone else...

...and you can also change your calorie goals manually to whatever you want in MY HOME > Goals > Edit

Oh I see that now. They responded as if it was their thread. Hopefully they both got the answers they needed.

joturley78 wrote: »

cmriverside wrote: »

So...yeah. You'll find all kinds of conflicting info depending on what you Google.

You don't give us much context for us to be able to answer...like,

1. Are you male or female?
2. How much weight do you need to lose?
3. What does your normal day entail? Do you work, go to school, take care of a house, kids or pets?
4. Do you get daily exercise?

Here is the explanation of myfitnesspal's calculation:
https://support.myfitnesspal.com/hc/en-us/articles/360032625391-How-does-MyFitnessPal-calculate-my-initial-goals-

In general, use your numbers for a month to six weeks. See how you do. The numbers are all estimations and your results will depend on how you keep track and other factors...so in a month to six weeks you can adjust if you aren't getting the results you expect.

Thanks
I’m female, age 44. 87kg ( want to get to 75kg), I have physical disability too so I try to get housework done but not reliably

Thanks in advance Jo

Thanks.

So, a couple stones to lose? How tall are you? Do you get any kind of regular activity?

Your calories might be a little high...I would think with physical limitations that 1800 might be too much.

I lost nearly all my weight at 1500-1600 PLUS I added Exercise calories of a couple hundred more on days I exercised for an hour so if you're not planning to do purposeful exercise, I think 1800 is high...but try it. A lot of your success is going to rely on how close to your planned calories you actually eat over an extended period of time. Set Goals for, "Lose 1 pound per week," here on the site.

I think your Protein is really high, too. I eat 2300 per day calories now at 140 pounds in weight and shoot for 100-110g of protein. Is there some reason you've set it so high? If you're not trying to deliberately build muscle or have some medical reason, it's probably over-kill.

Examine.com has a good protein calculator: https://examine.com/guides/protein-intake/

joturley78 wrote: »

cmriverside wrote: »

joturley78 wrote: »

cmriverside wrote: »

So...yeah. You'll find all kinds of conflicting info depending on what you Google.

You don't give us much context for us to be able to answer...like,

1. Are you male or female?
2. How much weight do you need to lose?
3. What does your normal day entail? Do you work, go to school, take care of a house, kids or pets?
4. Do you get daily exercise?

Here is the explanation of myfitnesspal's calculation:
https://support.myfitnesspal.com/hc/en-us/articles/360032625391-How-does-MyFitnessPal-calculate-my-initial-goals-

In general, use your numbers for a month to six weeks. See how you do. The numbers are all estimations and your results will depend on how you keep track and other factors...so in a month to six weeks you can adjust if you aren't getting the results you expect.

Thanks
I’m female, age 44. 87kg ( want to get to 75kg), I have physical disability too so I try to get housework done but not reliably

Thanks in advance Jo

Thanks.

So, a couple stones to lose? How tall are you? Do you get any kind of regular activity?

Your calories might be a little high...I would think with physical limitations that 1800 might be too much.

I lost nearly all my weight at 1500-1600 PLUS I added Exercise calories of a couple hundred more on days I exercised for an hour so if you're not planning to do purposeful exercise, I think 1800 is high...but try it. A lot of your success is going to rely on how close to your planned calories you actually eat over an extended period of time. Set Goals for, "Lose 1 pound per week," here on the site.

I think your Protein is really high, too. I eat 2300 per day calories now at 140 pounds in weight and shoot for 100-110g of protein. Is there some reason you've set it so high? If you're not trying to deliberately build muscle or have some medical reason, it's probably over-kill.

Examine.com has a good protein calculator: https://examine.com/guides/protein-intake/

cmriverside wrote: »

joturley78 wrote: »

cmriverside wrote: »

So...yeah. You'll find all kinds of conflicting info depending on what you Google.

You don't give us much context for us to be able to answer...like,

1. Are you male or female?
2. How much weight do you need to lose?
3. What does your normal day entail? Do you work, go to school, take care of a house, kids or pets?
4. Do you get daily exercise?

Here is the explanation of myfitnesspal's calculation:
https://support.myfitnesspal.com/hc/en-us/articles/360032625391-How-does-MyFitnessPal-calculate-my-initial-goals-

In general, use your numbers for a month to six weeks. See how you do. The numbers are all estimations and your results will depend on how you keep track and other factors...so in a month to six weeks you can adjust if you aren't getting the results you expect.

Thanks
I’m female, age 44. 87kg ( want to get to 75kg), I have physical disability too so I try to get housework done but not reliably

Thanks in advance Jo

Thanks.

So, a couple stones to lose? How tall are you? Do you get any kind of regular activity?

Your calories might be a little high...I would think with physical limitations that 1800 might be too much.

I lost nearly all my weight at 1500-1600 PLUS I added Exercise calories of a couple hundred more on days I exercised for an hour so if you're not planning to do purposeful exercise, I think 1800 is high...but try it. A lot of your success is going to rely on how close to your planned calories you actually eat over an extended period of time. Set Goals for, "Lose 1 pound per week," here on the site.

I think your Protein is really high, too. I eat 2300 per day calories now at 140 pounds in weight and shoot for 100-110g of protein. Is there some reason you've set it so high? If you're not trying to deliberately build muscle or have some medical reason, it's probably over-kill.

Examine.com has a good protein calculator: https://examine.com/guides/protein-intake/

Yes when I can I hoover and normal things otherwise my physical activity is mobilising in my wheelchair once a week

I’m 170 cm tall and I just set my macros based on a website calculator. thanks for letting me know the protein is too high but unsure what it should be

Go to that link I posted if you want basic protein needs, but myfitnesspal can do this all for you.

I would suggest you just use myfitnesspal to set your Goals.

Choose "Lose 1 pound per week."
Choose "Sedentary"

Use the macros it gives you, they are reasonable. Log for 4-6 weeks and see how you do.

Keep it simple. Too much info is not necessarily a good (or necessary) thing with autism - it's easy to feel overwhelmed.

joturley78 wrote: »

cmriverside wrote: »

joturley78 wrote: »

cmriverside wrote: »

joturley78 wrote: »

cmriverside wrote: »

So...yeah. You'll find all kinds of conflicting info depending on what you Google.

You don't give us much context for us to be able to answer...like,

1. Are you male or female?
2. How much weight do you need to lose?
3. What does your normal day entail? Do you work, go to school, take care of a house, kids or pets?
4. Do you get daily exercise?

Here is the explanation of myfitnesspal's calculation:
https://support.myfitnesspal.com/hc/en-us/articles/360032625391-How-does-MyFitnessPal-calculate-my-initial-goals-

In general, use your numbers for a month to six weeks. See how you do. The numbers are all estimations and your results will depend on how you keep track and other factors...so in a month to six weeks you can adjust if you aren't getting the results you expect.

Thanks
I’m female, age 44. 87kg ( want to get to 75kg), I have physical disability too so I try to get housework done but not reliably

Thanks in advance Jo

Thanks.

So, a couple stones to lose? How tall are you? Do you get any kind of regular activity?

Your calories might be a little high...I would think with physical limitations that 1800 might be too much.

I lost nearly all my weight at 1500-1600 PLUS I added Exercise calories of a couple hundred more on days I exercised for an hour so if you're not planning to do purposeful exercise, I think 1800 is high...but try it. A lot of your success is going to rely on how close to your planned calories you actually eat over an extended period of time. Set Goals for, "Lose 1 pound per week," here on the site.

I think your Protein is really high, too. I eat 2300 per day calories now at 140 pounds in weight and shoot for 100-110g of protein. Is there some reason you've set it so high? If you're not trying to deliberately build muscle or have some medical reason, it's probably over-kill.

Examine.com has a good protein calculator: https://examine.com/guides/protein-intake/

cmriverside wrote: »

joturley78 wrote: »

cmriverside wrote: »

So...yeah. You'll find all kinds of conflicting info depending on what you Google.

You don't give us much context for us to be able to answer...like,

1. Are you male or female?
2. How much weight do you need to lose?
3. What does your normal day entail? Do you work, go to school, take care of a house, kids or pets?
4. Do you get daily exercise?

Here is the explanation of myfitnesspal's calculation:
https://support.myfitnesspal.com/hc/en-us/articles/360032625391-How-does-MyFitnessPal-calculate-my-initial-goals-

In general, use your numbers for a month to six weeks. See how you do. The numbers are all estimations and your results will depend on how you keep track and other factors...so in a month to six weeks you can adjust if you aren't getting the results you expect.

Thanks
I’m female, age 44. 87kg ( want to get to 75kg), I have physical disability too so I try to get housework done but not reliably

Thanks in advance Jo

Thanks.

So, a couple stones to lose? How tall are you? Do you get any kind of regular activity?

Your calories might be a little high...I would think with physical limitations that 1800 might be too much.

I lost nearly all my weight at 1500-1600 PLUS I added Exercise calories of a couple hundred more on days I exercised for an hour so if you're not planning to do purposeful exercise, I think 1800 is high...but try it. A lot of your success is going to rely on how close to your planned calories you actually eat over an extended period of time. Set Goals for, "Lose 1 pound per week," here on the site.

I think your Protein is really high, too. I eat 2300 per day calories now at 140 pounds in weight and shoot for 100-110g of protein. Is there some reason you've set it so high? If you're not trying to deliberately build muscle or have some medical reason, it's probably over-kill.

Examine.com has a good protein calculator: https://examine.com/guides/protein-intake/

Yes when I can I hoover and normal things otherwise my physical activity is mobilising in my wheelchair once a week

I’m 170 cm tall and I just set my macros based on a website calculator. thanks for letting me know the protein is too high but unsure what it should be

Go to that link I posted if you want basic protein needs, but myfitnesspal can do this all for you.

I would suggest you just use myfitnesspal to set your Goals.

Choose "Lose 1 pound per week."
Choose "Sedentary"

Use the macros it gives you, they are reasonable. Log for 4-6 weeks and see how you do.

Keep it simple. Too much info is not necessarily a good (or necessary) thing with autism - it's easy to feel overwhelmed.

Thanks very much it’s updated the macros and I feel on track again thanks for your patience

You're welcome! :flowerforyou:

Good luck and let us know how you're getting along.