6000 calories? Can that be right?

denisefoth
denisefoth Posts: 1
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Hello,

I've just joined, in the hope that being part of a 'programme' and on-line community might help me shift the weight that has been creeping up on me.

One thing concerns me so far though... It is saying that I need to consume about 6000 calories a day... Can that be right, or are the calories on here weighted differently to the ones we are familiar with in the UK. If anyone can advice me, I would be grateful!

Best wishes to you all,

Denise

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  • glamouritz64
    glamouritz64 Posts: 85 Member
    Helllllllll no, that can't be right! Not unless you are trying to GAIN 2 lbs. per week?
  • lizziebeth1028
    lizziebeth1028 Posts: 3,602 Member
    Yikes check your settings!!!! You may have set them to a 2 pound gain a week instead of loss.
  • Acg67
    Acg67 Posts: 12,142 Member
    Hello,

    I've just joined, in the hope that being part of a 'programme' and on-line community might help me shift the weight that has been creeping up on me.

    One thing concerns me so far though... It is saying that I need to consume about 6000 calories a day... Can that be right, or are the calories on here weighted differently to the ones we are familiar with in the UK. If anyone can advice me, I would be grateful!

    Best wishes to you all,

    Denise

    It's possible, if you're extremely overweight, but it's more likely you had a typo with ht and wt
  • senyosmom
    senyosmom Posts: 613 Member
    That is NOT right! Take a look at it and see if something is amiss - no one needs to be eating 6,000 calories a day.
  • Discoveri
    Discoveri Posts: 435 Member
    I would set up your profile again. That doesnt seem right at all.
  • SelkieDiver
    SelkieDiver Posts: 260 Member
    Yeah, something isn't right there for sure. the US Calories and the UK Kcal are the same unit of measurement. check your current and goal weights - maybe you had to put them down in pounds and miscalculated from kilos? its 2.2lbs per kilo.
  • loveme4areason
    loveme4areason Posts: 27 Member
    That can't be right check your settings, 6000 calories NO WAY!
  • ArroganceInStep
    ArroganceInStep Posts: 6,239 Member
    As a 46 year old female looking to lose ~7 kilos (the stats I could see from your profile page), I can virtually guarantee that a 6000 calorie target is erroneous.
  • needamulligan
    needamulligan Posts: 558 Member
    lbs vs kg conversion error? definitely check your settings!
  • erickirb
    erickirb Posts: 12,294 Member
    Most likely your setting were on Kgs and you entered your weight in pounds, which would have MFP think you weigh about 2.2 times what you actually weigh.
  • rose313
    rose313 Posts: 1,146 Member
    This happened to someone the other day, see the person's reply above me, do that :)

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