Why did my calorie goal drop so much overnight?

jjoelynnn
jjoelynnn Posts: 1 Member
in Health and Weight Loss

Hi all, just wondering if anyone can explain this to me. I am not new to calorie counting but I’m fairly new to my fitness pal. Yesterday I updated my weight, I had lost .8 pounds, and then noticed that my starting weight was 5 pounds lower than my highest. To see a more accurate reflection of what I’ve lost I updated it to say my starting weight was 5 pounds higher. So literally in all my weight record changed less than 6 pounds, but my calorie goal is now 400 calories less than before. That’s a huge change to happen overnight. It’s really not that crazy to achieve with activity and I know I can change it myself but I would like to follow their guidance, if it’s correct. Any ideas why it would change so much overnight? Thank you!

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Answers

  • cmriverside
    cmriverside Posts: 34,720 Member

    Did you change your "activity level" or your rate of loss? For each one-half pound of weight loss in the "Weight loss rate" section, you'll lose 250 calories.

    Could be either one of those things.

    Set it to "Lose 1 pound per week" if you have less than 50 pounds to lose but more than 20. If you have less than 20 pounds to lose, choose, "Lose 1/2 pound per week."

    Stick with it for 4-6 weeks and then adjust if your results don't match you Goal. . . that's the only way to find a calorie level that's right for you.

  • nsrasma
    nsrasma Posts: 1 Member

    I had this happen to me as well (I think it's a glitch). It made absolutely no sense to me so I readjusted myself manually lol. I am continuing to loose weight (so far) following the original cal number .

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