dazed n confused

Do you have an active lifestyle? That does seem like a lot but it could be that you burn a lot throughout the day and they are trying to keep you from going into starvation mode in which you will not lose any weight.

I really can't wrap my brain around having to eat 2100 calories. Thats what my profile says. I have always tried to stay around 1500 cal, I don't thin i believe that I am supposed to eat that much?...Please help me because I just don't know what to do anymore

Leah

PS I am 6" and weigh 314

2100 seems like a lot if your trying to lose weight why not start at 1500-1800 Of course this is all just an opinion Im not on board with the whole eating excercise calories theory on MFP. I mean I cant see if you were excercising how you would be losing weight eating over 2800 calories a day or more.. if u ate back excercise calories....Consult a Nutritionist and see what kind of numbers they give you.Seems 2100 would be to maintain your current weight but not to lose weight. MFP sometimes has glitches its a website we have to expect that as well as expecting it NOT to always be 100% hence the disclaimer at the bottom regarding consulting a physician...Its a great site but I think you could get the correct caloric intake for you from the hospital where you work.

Without meaning any offence. . .you're both large and tall, so that just might be accurate. Just for comparison, my RMR (I had it tested. . .this is the bare minimum I'd need to survive bedridden) is 1560, and I'm 5'7" and around 140 lbs. My maintenance calories suggested by the site are actually too low for me, due to my muscle mass. I maintain at around 2000 calories a day (moderate daily activity and about 8 hours of working out a week).

It's not unreasonable that your maintenance calories, or even your reduced calories would be that high.

My best advice (I'm no doctor) would be to double check where you set your activity level. . .but it really doesn't seem too high to me. Why not follow the advice the site gives you, see if you lose weight? You can always adjust downwards. My theory behind this is to keep the metabolism stoked, and eat as much as you can while still losing weight and having energy. :flowerforyou: