How many Calories

Tiffanyluvsaaron
Tiffanyluvsaaron Posts: 219 Member
edited October 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
Do you guys Make up your own Calorie Goals, Or do you go by what they say on here? They say I should be 1200 a day, but That seems a little low for 193 lbs. But I wasnt sure.

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  • hottottie11
    hottottie11 Posts: 907 Member
    It depend on what you have your weight loss goals set at. Try setting it to 1 lb per week and you'll get more calories.

    Also if you are exercising make sure to eat back most (if not all) your exercise calories.
  • Maple669
    Maple669 Posts: 30 Member
    i made mine a reasonable 1/2 pound per week....i get like 1350 calories
  • taso42
    taso42 Posts: 8,979 Member
    It's good to consult a variety of calculators & tools, and do some trial and error to really dial in your true numbers. But the numbers here are a good starting point.
  • Tiffanyluvsaaron
    Tiffanyluvsaaron Posts: 219 Member
    It depend on what you have your weight loss goals set at. Try setting it to 1 lb per week and you'll get more calories.

    Oh ok...See I set it for 2 lbs...That must be why

    Thanks
  • cmriverside
    cmriverside Posts: 34,852 Member
    It depends. Read these:


    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/186814-some-mfp-basics

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/61706-guide-to-calorie-deficits


    For the record, I set my own calorie goal.
  • Peanut1026
    Peanut1026 Posts: 85 Member
    i am at 208 lbs, its so hard to stay at calorie goals. I always have anyplace between 500 and 700 calories left over!
  • deniseg31
    deniseg31 Posts: 667 Member
    WOW! That does seem low - but maybe that's for "extreme weightloss?". I go by what's on here but I remember being allowed to eat aprox 1500-1600 calories when I was at that weight. I am currently at 173 and I am allowed to eat 1360 calories. Maybe you need to take a look at your settings perhaps you need to tweek something. Good luck....
  • hottottie11
    hottottie11 Posts: 907 Member
    It depend on what you have your weight loss goals set at. Try setting it to 1 lb per week and you'll get more calories.

    Oh ok...See I set it for 2 lbs...That must be why

    Thanks

    I set my calories at 1/2 per week. It'll be slow going, but I like to eat and I don't want to restrict myself too much on calories.
  • stroken96
    stroken96 Posts: 436 Member
    It depend on what you have your weight loss goals set at. Try setting it to 1 lb per week and you'll get more calories.


    Thats what I had to do.
  • Tiffanyluvsaaron
    Tiffanyluvsaaron Posts: 219 Member
    WOW! That does seem low - but maybe that's for "extreme weightloss?". I go by what's on here but I remember being allowed to eat aprox 1500-1600 calories when I was at that weight. I am currently at 173 and I am allowed to eat 1360 calories. Maybe you need to take a look at your settings perhaps you need to tweek something. Good luck....


    Thanks so much
  • Tiffanyluvsaaron
    Tiffanyluvsaaron Posts: 219 Member
    It depends. Read these:


    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/186814-some-mfp-basics

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/61706-guide-to-calorie-deficits


    For the record, I set my own calorie goal.

    Thanks so much for these...
  • skinniewannabe
    skinniewannabe Posts: 106 Member
    I started a week and a half ago at 180 lbs, and it gave me 1200 calories as well. I've been trying hard to make better food choices so I feel full and won't go over, and it's been working so far. Also, I've been earning about 200 calories a day from exercise so that helps as well.
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