mfp says ive to eat 4580 cals per day to lose 2lb/w???

mrsb0310
mrsb0310 Posts: 25 Member
edited November 10 in Introduce Yourself
heres me sticking to 1500! any ideas how it comes to this? im sure its a mistake lol

(im 133k and 5'5" doing 20 mins cardio x 5 per week)

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  • techigirl78
    techigirl78 Posts: 128 Member
    I know my boyfriend at 230 got set to 2400 cal per day to lose 2 lbs per week, so I don't think it is completely insane. It really depends on the activity you set yourself to too.
  • adidrea
    adidrea Posts: 275 Member
    Are you sure you entered your info correctly? What did you set as your activity level? That seems awfully high....

    Try setting it to sedentary and entering the exercise separately.
  • jennifershoo
    jennifershoo Posts: 3,198 Member
    It depends how much cals you burn in those 20 min sessions. I doubt it's that much.
  • yesthistime
    yesthistime Posts: 2,051 Member
    Are you sure you entered your info correctly? What did you set as your activity level? That seems awfully high....

    Try setting it to sedentary and entering the exercise separately.

    Yes, it seems like you entered something wrong. I'm 167 kg. and MFP set me at 2650 cals per day to lose 2 lb/wk. And I believe MFP only factors exercise into your calorie allowance after you enter it in daily (not during the goal-setting process).
  • Swanson83
    Swanson83 Posts: 226 Member
    Make sure you didn't put it as gain 2lbs per week and you have it set as lose 2lbs per week.

    That is my guess...
  • mrsb0310
    mrsb0310 Posts: 25 Member
    sorry everyone, i didnt realise i had to come here to see replies. i thought no one was speaking to me lol.

    ive been snooping round the site and found all sorts of wonderful things!

    i did indeed have my info wrong, my height was in as some thing like 9feet tall! so all is well again, im back to 1.65 again, wee shortie lol

    thanks for the help, x
  • beachlover317
    beachlover317 Posts: 2,848 Member
    If I was 9 feet tall, I would already be at my ideal weight!!!!! Probably under! Glad you got it figured out!
  • EDesq
    EDesq Posts: 1,527 Member
    heres me sticking to 1500! any ideas how it comes to this? im sure its a mistake lol

    (im 133k and 5'5" doing 20 mins cardio x 5 per week)


    Yeah! Try that and let Me know how that works for you. LOL
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