An easier way to setup goal calories - eating for who you wi

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  • Femtec74
    Femtec74 Posts: 347 Member
    Bump to read later.
  • mmorford
    mmorford Posts: 4
    Thank you for taking the time to explain this! I have really been struggling since I've been on MFP, not losing hardly anything. This makes sense to me.
  • vguynes
    vguynes Posts: 753 Member
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  • geecee77
    geecee77 Posts: 149 Member
    Bumping for later
  • apvalletta
    apvalletta Posts: 110 Member
    bump. interesting
  • angie_04
    angie_04 Posts: 471 Member
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  • Jessicaruby
    Jessicaruby Posts: 881 Member
    great ideas bump
  • marx4
    marx4 Posts: 236 Member
    sounds like what I need to do
  • tsjourney
    tsjourney Posts: 156 Member
    bump
  • sammys1girly
    sammys1girly Posts: 1,045 Member
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  • peacefulsong
    peacefulsong Posts: 223 Member
    Okay, this is a little tough to wrap my head around. That site tells me that my current BMR at 266 lbs is 1922, and my total calories at goal weight of 150 would be 1942.

    Currently I eat 1500-1600 per day (before you subtract exercise calories). And am going nowhere. So I need to up my calories from 1500-1600 to 1942? I feel like you're telling me to put out a fire with gasoline instead of water. :)

    Question. Considering that I've apparently been consistently eating 300-400 calories below BMR for months and months, what's likely to happen if I suddenly up that by 300-400 calories? Am I likely to see an initial weight gain before things adjust? Because I'm thinking of trying this and I want to know what to expect so I don't get freaked out.

    And it's entirely possible I'm not understanding this correctly at all.
  • cclark1203
    cclark1203 Posts: 244 Member
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  • scatgash
    scatgash Posts: 101 Member
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  • 8break
    8break Posts: 11
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  • donna9089
    donna9089 Posts: 87
    bump for later working...I cannot eat what MFP says I should eat. I think this will make it even more, but maybe that is why I do not lose pounds
  • tsjourney
    tsjourney Posts: 156 Member
    At 5'7" currently 252 GW 160, if I calculated it correctly, it says I should consume 1905 calories a day. I should really change my calories to that a day?? That is about 700 more than I usually take in. I put 8 hours rest and 16 hours very light, i have a desk job and don't exercise regularly right now. I can really lose weight eating that many calories?
  • memobe
    memobe Posts: 126 Member
    very interesting, will check this out :)
  • AEB_WV
    AEB_WV Posts: 323 Member
    Okay, this is a little tough to wrap my head around. That site tells me that my current BMR at 266 lbs is 1922, and my total calories at goal weight of 150 would be 1942.

    Currently I eat 1500-1600 per day (before you subtract exercise calories). And am going nowhere. So I need to up my calories from 1500-1600 to 1942? I feel like you're telling me to put out a fire with gasoline instead of water. :)

    Question. Considering that I've apparently been consistently eating 300-400 calories below BMR for months and months, what's likely to happen if I suddenly up that by 300-400 calories? Am I likely to see an initial weight gain before things adjust? Because I'm thinking of trying this and I want to know what to expect so I don't get freaked out.

    And it's entirely possible I'm not understanding this correctly at all.

    I'm with you. I think I'm not grasping the concept. If I change the weight in the calculator to my current weight there is only ~200 calorie difference in the total calories. At that rate a 1 lb loss would take 17.5 days? What is the danger of underestimating your activity level? (which I have probably done). I definitely need a change as I have had no loss in months. I am slowly getting a little bit smaller so that kind of keeps me motivated, but that # on the scale is maddening!
  • lillydlc
    lillydlc Posts: 162 Member
    Bumping to save to my topics:flowerforyou:
  • Pam3
    Pam3 Posts: 1,687 Member
    bump
  • lisakyle_11
    lisakyle_11 Posts: 420 Member
    bump for lateeerrrr
  • azsuzi
    azsuzi Posts: 1,169 Member
    bump
  • Patty1030
    Patty1030 Posts: 10 Member
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  • samntha14
    samntha14 Posts: 2,084 Member
    bump, good information to consider
  • mmapags
    mmapags Posts: 8,934 Member
    Although this thread has been out there awhile, I just came across it. I had just been thinking about doing this very thing over the last few days. Great idea! Thanks! About to make the adjustments.
  • samntha14
    samntha14 Posts: 2,084 Member
    Interesting, using the other calculator, MFP had me eating at BMR to loose 1 lb a week. Glad I reset to .5lb a week, and the other calculator and the MFP calculator are both spot on. I currently eat at about a 300 deficit to maintain .5lb loss a week. So I think I will continue as I am. I do like the idea of setting a weekly goal instead of a daily because I zig zag anyway. Frankly the condolences from friends for going over is a bit much even though it's intended. Also, there is only a 100 cal difference between me now and me at goal (though I need the extra for weight training.) In a way this made me feel better about what I'm doing so thanks!
  • leahbhollifield
    leahbhollifield Posts: 30
    bump
  • mnichol
    mnichol Posts: 642
    :wink:
  • jenniebean1680
    jenniebean1680 Posts: 350 Member
    Bump. I'm basically already doing this based on calculations from bodyrecomposition.com (eating maintenance calories for my goal weight). :)
  • heybales
    heybales Posts: 18,842 Member
    Or just use the tool here to figure it out. http://www.fat2fitradio.com/tools/bmr/

    The problem is still the very rough estimate of daily activity calories. 5 categories to choose from.

    That will indeed keep your BMR safe too.

    But you don't get to maximize your potential weight loss by being more exact on your daily activity.

    If I selected the correct one there, I'd be eating 200 over what I really need to be safe protecting my current BMR.

    It's the rare lucky one that the activity level nails their true activity on the head.
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