What's you daily calorie goal?

If 1200 is too hard for you then up your calories. The easier you make it on yourself the better chance you have to do it forever. It is not a race. Slow and steady.:flowerforyou:

I am 5'7" and 147, with a goal of 140. My calorie goal is 1500, for a loss of 1/2 pound per week. I personally think 2 pounds a week is far too aggressive for your situation. When you are close to goal like you are, you should really shoot for 1/2 pound or 1 pound per week.

I'm at 1970 (maintaining). I don't think you weigh enough to have a goal of 2lbs/week weight loss. I think you should change it to 1lb/week, then when you get closer .5lbs even. That's the healthiest and most effective way to accomplish your goals.

im also 5'7 1/2"..when i started on here i was 150lb, ive always been at 1200cal/day, fluctuate between 1-1.5 loss per week as a goal....

i've kinda gone with what it sets me at, as far as calories...just watch sodium levels, make sure youre drinking enough water, and dont go under calories thinking you'll drop weight quicker.... learned this the hard way

I have no problem hitting 1200.

I've been at it for over a year so I know all about slow and steady....

I guess I don't understand what you are asking? Are you losing too much? Did you reach your goal and want to maintain?

Some days I net 1200, others I go for higher, like 1500.

2800 is my baseline according to myfitnesspal.com, if i intake 2300-2800 i would be able to lose weight, however there are times by dinner im up to 2300.

my trainer said 1500 only to account for days when I cannot go to the gym and it is working for me. Once a week I will go over and eat my exercise calories but I really try to keep it at 1500.

I'm 5'7 1/2 too. I upped my calories yesterday from 1200 to 1620 I'm hoping that will be more manageable for me. 1200 calories I was hungry a lot. I think since you only haveva few more pounds to go you should start gradually upping your calories so your body can get used to eating more!

I'm 5'5" and my current weight is 275.6. I'm trying to lose 1lbs per week, so the site gave me a goal of 1970 calories per week. But it seems a lot compared to what you guys have as a limit. Perhaps I should lower it?

If that is working for you and you are losing then I would stick with it. MFP will lower your calories as you lose. If you want to bump it up to 2 lbs a week then your calories will be lower!

I would definitely reccomend an increase! Start by going from 2 pounds lost per week to 1.5 pounds lost per week. When I did this (going from 1200 cals per day to 1390 per day) I dropped 5 pounds in a week and a half! It totally shook up my metabolism, my energy levels, and everything to help get me out of the plateau I'd been in for almost a month! I'm not certain on the science behind exactly WHY this happens, but I know increasing cals gradually is nessecary as you come closer and closer to your goal weight.

Currently I'm eating 1620 cals/day, because I'm nearing maitenance mode & trying to build (alot) more muscle. Good luck!!

I finally set my goal from losing 2lbs a week to 1lb a week because I just wasn't sticking to it. At 2lbs/week, my goal is 1200. Now, it's 1700 and that's easier to stick to. Maybe I'll work my way down to 1.5/week but I need to get back on track after the holidays for now.

With only 14 pounds to lose, I personally think that your goal to lose 2lbs per week is a bit high! I would change that to 1lb and .5lbs per week for the last few lbs - I know it probably isn't what you want to hear!

I've lost 35 lbs and am probably want to lose another 25lbs, I have already changed my goal from 2lbs to 1.5lbs per week and recently 1 lb per week. I normally lose more than my goal everyweek! I log everything and eat back the majority of my exercise calories (I don't eat them all mostly because I don't use a HRM and the machines and MFP are known to overestimate the calories burnt) MFP isn't an exact science just a guideline, try lowering your goal for a couple of weeks and if it doesn't work change it! This is a journey not a race! :drinker: