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Is there a way to do this on My fitness pal??

ccfcchris
ccfcchris Posts: 4
edited December 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
ok i have started dieting and i am aiming for a loss of 1.5 lbs a week, the calorie is about 500, but i've heard that it is best to keep changing your calorie intake like a zig zag each day to trick the body, with the same calories each week but just different each day, if you understand what i mean. This is supposed to be more effective, is there a way of doing this on my fitness pal instead of it just being the same everyday??

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  • metalvegan
    metalvegan Posts: 133 Member
    I would recommend not trying to "trick" your body into losing weight fast. It's better to change your whole lifestyle in a healthy manner. The whole thing with eating a 200-400-600-800 cycle, for example, is a really ED way of looking at things, and it will inevitably fail (with either binge cycling or anorexia). Don't do it!!!
  • wolfi622
    wolfi622 Posts: 206
    Fitness Pal gave you 500 calories a week? IF not, why did you choose that number?
  • angieleighbyrd
    angieleighbyrd Posts: 989 Member
    I don't understand the 500 calorie. Is that what you are eating? What you need to burn?
  • mcarter99
    mcarter99 Posts: 1,666 Member
    I'm guessing the 500 refers to the daily deficit the OP is aiming for? It should be 750 for 1.5 lbs./week loss.

    There is no way I know of to set MFP to zigzag your calorie levels but it's easy to do in your head. If MFP has you at say 1300 calories a day, do 1300 some days, 1000 some days, 1600 some days, etc. Just have it average 1300 over the course of a week or so.
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