A different way to set up MFP goals - that WORKS!

Thats what im a bit confused about. I dont know if people are talking about the calories remaining in green or the net calories underneath it...

I thought you were just supposed to eat at least 1200 a day, not net that. I usually net around 300 after my workouts are added in.

I think I get now was just reading back over the last page and I do belive youre right. As long as my calories remaining is in green and I eat my BMR worth of food, to try and be simple

It's confusing because the best way to do it is to track your calories and see what your weight does and then you dial in your own maintenance level of intake over time. And it's not like 1 or 2 hundred calories is going to upset the time/space continuum. Or you can just eat at 2000 for women or 2500 for men and watch your weight and if you're losing you add more calories until you maintain, or if you're gaining you subtract calories until you maintain. Or just multiply 14 x body weight for AVERAGE females or slower male metabolisms or 16 X bodyweight for men. Body weight because fat cells burn calories. It's a work in progress, but that's what tracking is for. There's three simple ways to approach it. Or continue to be confused


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It's confusing because the best way to do it is to track your calories and see what your weight does and then you dial in your own maintenance level of intake over time. And it's not like 1 or 2 hundred calories is going to upset the time/space continuum. Or you can just eat at 2000 for women or 2500 for men and watch your weight and if you're losing you add more calories until you maintain, or if you're gaining you subtract calories until you maintain. Or just multiply 14 x body weight for AVERAGE females or slower male metabolisms or 16 X bodyweight for men. Body weight because fat cells burn calories. It's a work in progress, but that's what tracking is for. There's three simple ways to approach it. Or continue to be confused


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I wish there was a 'like' button for some of these posts Ill take your first piece of advice and work out whats best. Im not overly desperate to lose weight so Im happy to experiment!

How does one work out their maintenance calories?...........

I thought you were just supposed to eat at least 1200 a day, not net that. I usually net around 300 after my workouts are added in.

So you are literally giving your body 300 calories of food a day to survive on?

Think about that.

Look up what BMR means.

Yes, you have misunderstood. You have enough interest to do this site, and spending effort working out - that is great.
Now spend some more effort researching so you don't hurt yourself long run.

People hurt themselves eating too much without thinking about it much, but you can do the same thing going the other direction too.

I thought you were just supposed to eat at least 1200 a day, not net that. I usually net around 300 after my workouts are added in.

So you are literally giving your body 300 calories of food a day to survive on?

Think about that.

Look up what BMR means.

Yes, you have misunderstood. You have enough interest to do this site, and spending effort working out - that is great.
Now spend some more effort researching so you don't hurt yourself long run.

People hurt themselves eating too much without thinking about it much, but you can do the same thing going the other direction too.

so..to clarify, netting your BMR calories is right? Your Body needs the BMR every day, correct?

Interesting read, thank you for sharing

so..to clarify, netting your BMR calories is right? Your Body needs the BMR every day, correct?

You are dead on, and your post looking at your stats was right on too.

I don't totally understand the ease of this method compared to just setting it up right in the first place, but oh well.

haha yeh true. but hey, it gives me something to do

bump... need more coffee before reading... let me go log in my extra cup of coffee, then drink it, then I'll be back :-)

Thanks, will try this. Been netting at around 1200 but not losing. Three days a week I do cardio which burns around 500 a time. Weight not even budging and can't feel any difference in clothes either. A few more calories may help if I've not actually been eating enough.

BUMP!

I like this!

bump for reading later

Thanks for sharing. I will keep this in mind when I get there!