Does my fitness pal not recognise when you’ve hit your goal weight ?

becdm3744
becdm3744 Posts: 4 Member
edited February 22 in Goal: Maintaining Weight
I’ve now my goal weight but my fitness pal hasn’t acknowledged that. I thought it would automatically notice and ask about adjusting my goal like other apps I’ve used. Is that not the case? How do you adjust to maintaining weight?

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  • Fursian
    Fursian Posts: 604 Member
    Answer ✓
    On the website version,

    From the MY HOME tab, Goals > View Guided Setup > What is your goal? > Maintain my current weight.

    From what I recall, I've always had to manually adjust the goals through guided setup, but I'm not certain if it used to automatically adjust.

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  • joannekbrady9843
    joannekbrady9843 Posts: 3 Member

    Thank you so much for leaving this information. I knew there had to be a change to take place when reaching the goal. I thought it would be automatic, so thank you again!

  • AnnPT77
    AnnPT77 Posts: 36,575 Member

    Congratulations on reaching maintenance, BTW! 👏👏👏

  • AmunahSki
    AmunahSki Posts: 267 Member

    Congratulations!!🙌

  • p8m6bwghh9
    p8m6bwghh9 Posts: 773 Member

    Congratulations 🥳

  • AnnofBham
    AnnofBham Posts: 2 Member

    That's great!

  • Interbeing
    Interbeing Posts: 144 Member

    I found that when you switch your goal weight from losing weight to maintaining that MyFitnessPal over adjusts the recommended caloric intake and I had to go back in and adjust the values manually as I found that I was over eating and gaining weight.

  • AnnPT77
    AnnPT77 Posts: 36,575 Member
    https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/comment/48617862#Comment_48617862

    MFP over-estimates your maintenance calorie needs, it seems. But MFP under-estimates mine . . . by quite a lot, in fact - around 500 calories too low.

    This kind of thing is about variation of individuals from the average needs of similar people, mostly. We aren't all exactly average: Most people are close, and a few are noticeably far away, high or low. That's just how statistical estimates work.

    If that's part of OP's concern, finding the right calorie level for maintenance, there's a thread in the Most Helpful Posts here that discusses several possible methods, with a good discussion from many who've been through the process:

    https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10638211/how-to-find-your-maintenance-calorie-level
  • mtnmedic75
    mtnmedic75 Posts: 1 Member

    I've found over the past 15 years that MFP grosely overestimated my calories for both weight loss and maintenance. However, it is the best tracking method I've found by far! It thinks I can lose 1.5 lbs per month on 1600 calories per day with no exercise. I gain 1.5 lbs per week on that amount. So after losing 65 lbs I eat a balanced healthy diet of 1800-2000 calories per day and I walk 40-50 miles per week. It took several months to work this out for me, but I've been able to maintain 185 to 190 lbs for 3 years now with this system. I highly recommend MFP as a tracking system to my friends, but you have to figure out for your specific metabolism how to use it.

  • Interbeing
    Interbeing Posts: 144 Member

    @AnnPT77 Thanks for sharing that post Ann, it is helpful. I used the trial and error method to dial in my caloric needs, I also adjusted my Protein/Carb/Fat breakdowns to reflect my more low carb/higher fat diet and increased my fiber intake, as recommended by my RD. The app is not perfect, but it is familiar and customizable, which has worked well for me. For me, I believe that the crux of the matter has been consistent logging, as it is such a good tool for gauging proper nutrition and pin point just where adjustments need to be made. Thanks again, and have a great Memorial Day weekend!

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