Im burning 500+ calories per day.. still on 1200 calorie int

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slamb1020
slamb1020 Posts: 80 Member
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So i am new to mfp and i have been walking/running on my lunch breaks and usually get about 4-5.25 miles in during that time.. so i am burning 550-790 calories as well. i add that in and then it says i still have 1200 calories remaing, and this is after i have had breakfast, lunch and a morning and after noon snack. so i guess my question is.. after having all those foods, working out, and then it still tellnig me i should have 1200 more calrioes.. so do i need to hit that mark everytime ?

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  • joi1407
    joi1407 Posts: 79
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    How many calories does MFP give you?
    I read that you should definitely eat your exercise calories. I found it weird in the beginning when people struggled to eat all of them back, but now that i exercise more, i get it, especially having changed my food throughout the day to low cal and also stopped snacking to some extent.

    I aim to not be under 1000cals net and the same, when i have a heavy day, ie out for dinner or drinks, not to go over 1500net.

    hope this helps a little
  • classyhoney
    classyhoney Posts: 75 Member
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    Try

    http://www.freedieting.com/tools/calorie_calculator.htm

    This is a pretty accurate calculator and the caloric intake was similar to what was recommended by my physician and Beachbody fitness site versus MFP. My calories on MFP are way overboard if I want to lose at least 2 pounds per week.
  • jtbaddison
    jtbaddison Posts: 134 Member
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    I would buy a heart rate monitor. Sometimes the exercise calorie estimates are much higher than actual.

    Also, I eat snacks three times a day on days that I exercise. This helps me eat back my calories spread out my energy.
  • slamb1020
    slamb1020 Posts: 80 Member
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    MFP gives me 1200 calories per day. I am currently 201 and my goal is to be 150 by feb 1st. so that is about 2.5 lbs a week. this is what my food diary usually looks like... any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.


    Breakfast

    Yoplait Source Yogurt - Yopliat Light With Granola Non Fat Peach, 1 container 190 35g 3g 5g 5mg 105mg 19g 1g
    Betty Crocker - Blueberry Muffin Just Add Water Mix, 1 muffin 120 23g 3g 2g 0mg 230mg 11g 0g

    Lunch
    Rotella's Italian Bread - Vienna , 2 slices 110 20g 2g 5g 0mg 220mg 1g 0g
    Homemade - Tuna Salad W/ 1 T Light Miracle Whip & Pickle Relish, 3/4 cup 120 0g 4g 39g 0mg 0mg 0g 0g
    Seedless - White Grapes, 30 grape 90 8g 0g 0g 0mg 1mg 7g 0g

    Dinner
    Joseph's - Flax, Oat Bran, and Whole Wheat Pita Bread, Omega-3, 1 Pita 60 8g 2g 6g 0mg 300mg 0g 4g

    Boiled Chicken Breast, 4 oz 110 0g 3g 23g 55mg 220mg 0g 0g

    Kraft - Mayo (With No Artificial Flavors), 1 Tablespoon 90 0g 10g 0g 5mg 70mg 0g 0g

    Celery - Raw, 0.13 cup chopped 2 0g 0g 0g 0mg 10mg 0g 0g

    Onions - Raw, 0.13 cup, chopped 8 2g 0g 0g 0mg 1mg 1g 0g

    Fresh - Roma Tomato, 1 tomato 35 7g 1g 1g 0mg 5mg 6g 1g

    Fountain of Health - Hummus - Roasted Red Pepper, 3 tbsp 75 6g 8g 3g 0mg 173mg 0g 3g

    Bolthouse Farms - Baby-Cut Carrots , 3 oz 35 8g 0g 1g 0mg 65mg 5g 2g


    Snacks

    Fountain of Health - Hummus - Roasted Red Pepper, 2 tbsp 50 4g 5g 2g 0mg 115mg 0g 2g

    Mamacita's - Baby Carrots Raw 3 oz. (85g), 3 oz. (85g) 35 8g 0g 1g 0mg 55mg 5g 2g

    Betty Crocker - Chocolate Chip Muffin Mix, 0.5 muffin 65 11g 2g 1g 0mg 105mg 6g 1g

    Betty Crocker - Blueberry Muffin Just Add Water Mix, 1 muffin 120 23g 3g 2g 0mg 230mg 11g 0g


    TOTAL: 1,315 163g 46g 91g 65mg 1,905mg 72g 16g

    Exercises
    Cardiovascular
    lnch run - 639 calories
  • jtbaddison
    jtbaddison Posts: 134 Member
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    Your sugar numbers are way too high IMO. Your sugar consumption should primarily come from fresh fruit. Non-fat almost always has a higher sugar content also. Trying subbing out protein - like an egg for heavy carbs and sugar at breakfast.

    When I first started MFP, I scoured the recipe blog for cheater deserts high in sugar, but low in calories. In the end, I figured out that it was better to get rid of the unnecessary sugar or substitutes all together and sub in lean protein. For instance tonight I am having homemade fish tacos with homemade guacamole...yum.
  • jtbaddison
    jtbaddison Posts: 134 Member
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    Also, when you get rid of the "low fat" food, you will find that it will provide those extra calories your body needs.
  • BeccaB1981
    BeccaB1981 Posts: 456 Member
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    Try

    http://www.freedieting.com/tools/calorie_calculator.htm

    This is a pretty accurate calculator and the caloric intake was similar to what was recommended by my physician and Beachbody fitness site versus MFP. My calories on MFP are way overboard if I want to lose at least 2 pounds per week.

    I looked at this site and it says i should have alot more calories than the 1200 MFP recommended.... now I am confused :cry:

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