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alaw1119
alaw1119 Posts: 68 Member
edited October 4 in Health and Weight Loss
So my calorie goal on here is 1590. I have two other apps on my phone that also count calories and was just curious to see what they would estimate my calorie goal to be. Both my diet diary and lose it gave me about 1870 calories per day. Same settings on all three apps.. Has anyone else noticed this? Just wondering if I should be eating more? Thanks in advance!

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  • jennajava
    jennajava Posts: 2,176 Member
    Are you losing or maintaining?
  • PBJunky
    PBJunky Posts: 737 Member
    So my calorie goal on here is 1590. I have two other apps on my phone that also count calories and was just curious to see what they would estimate my calorie goal to be. Both my diet diary and lose it gave me about 1870 calories per day. Same settings on all three apps.. Has anyone else noticed this? Just wondering if I should be eating more? Thanks in advance!

    choose one and monitor it for 3 weeks, if you gained weight then decrease it by 10% and repeat until you start losing 1/2lbs a week
  • alaw1119
    alaw1119 Posts: 68 Member
    I'm maintaining..
  • Sidesteal
    Sidesteal Posts: 5,510 Member
    I'm maintaining..

    Check to see if the other applications are expecting you to enter exercise calories and then consume them. MFP is a "different animal" in that regard, as most other apps will factor in an arbitrary exercise amount/exercise calorie count based on activity factors.

    EDIT: This would be one reason why other sites/apps will show a higher caloric estimate.
  • jennajava
    jennajava Posts: 2,176 Member
    I would do 1800 if you're maintaining. That's what my doctor suggested (pre-baby weight) when I was maintaining. I'm 5'4". Hope this helps.
  • liftingbro
    liftingbro Posts: 2,029 Member
    So my calorie goal on here is 1590. I have two other apps on my phone that also count calories and was just curious to see what they would estimate my calorie goal to be. Both my diet diary and lose it gave me about 1870 calories per day. Same settings on all three apps.. Has anyone else noticed this? Just wondering if I should be eating more? Thanks in advance!

    A couple of things:

    #1- There are several different formulas that estimate TDEE, chances are the websites you are using use different ones and get different results because of that.

    #2- IME, the Katch-McArdle formula is easily the most accurate.
  • Sidesteal
    Sidesteal Posts: 5,510 Member

    #2- IME, the Katch-McArdle formula is easily the most accurate.

    ^ Also agree on the above, provided the user has some sort of a clue on their bf%.
  • ElizabethRoad
    ElizabethRoad Posts: 5,138 Member
    I would do 1800 if you're maintaining. That's what my doctor suggested (pre-baby weight) when I was maintaining. I'm 5'4". Hope this helps.
    Unless you know her height, weight, and activity level are the same as yours, why would you assume that her maintenance calories would be the same??
  • alaw1119
    alaw1119 Posts: 68 Member
    I will look up the katch-mcardle formula b/c I do know what my bf % is. Thanks!
  • liftingbro
    liftingbro Posts: 2,029 Member

    #2- IME, the Katch-McArdle formula is easily the most accurate.

    ^ Also agree on the above, provided the user has some sort of a clue on their bf%.

    Yeah, you have to have a decent estimate of your BF%. for it to work. IME with a good BF% it's very accurate.
  • liftingbro
    liftingbro Posts: 2,029 Member
    I will look up the katch-mcardle formula b/c I do know what my bf % is. Thanks!
    BMR (men and women) = 370 + (21.6 X lean mass in kg)

    Activity Multiplier list

    Sedentary = BMR X 1.2 (little or no exercise, desk job)
    Lightly active = BMR X 1.375 (light exercise/sports 1-3 days/wk)
    Mod. active = BMR X 1.55 (moderate exercise/sports 3-5 days/wk)
    Very active = BMR X 1.725 (hard exercise/sports 6-7 days/wk)
    Extr. active = BMR X 1.9 (hard daily exercise/sports & physical job or 2X day training, i.e. marathon, contest etc.)
  • jennajava
    jennajava Posts: 2,176 Member
    I would do 1800 if you're maintaining. That's what my doctor suggested (pre-baby weight) when I was maintaining. I'm 5'4". Hope this helps.
    Unless you know her height, weight, and activity level are the same as yours, why would you assume that her maintenance calories would be the same??

    Hence the reason I gave my height.
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