how many cals?

[sarahaglover]

Just wondered for those who are cal counting how many you have or do u just go by what my fitness pal says to have?

 

[hobnobsmummy]

I try to go by 1400 - 1500. MFP tells me I can have 1900 apparently. But I found before when I have stuck to that then I havent lost anything, so I tend to do the other numbers.

 

[Lexie2005]

I have always gone by mfp. Recently changed it to say I only wanted to lose 1lb a week cos when it took me down to 1270 I was really hungry. Back up to a max of 1520 now but most days am around 1350. Have you made sure you have filled it in saying what you currently weigh & how much you want to lose else it'll make it quite high

 

[purplekylie22]

I set MFP to 2lbs a week and it lets me have 1400 cals a day, I try to stick by it, but sometimes go over... usually as long as I'm under 1600 I'm happy enough

 

[sarahaglover]

Yes I set mfp to 2lbs a week so only allowed 1200 n then anything extra I earn through exercise. Doesn't seem much but I've managed so far x

 

[PurpleMum]

I set my mfp to 1lb per week from the start. I haven't felt hungry, and lost 28lbs in 12 weeks. I revise it as I lose weight. I started around 1500cals, I'm now allocated about 1350. Barr having a week off this week, it seemed to work well for me at the 1lb a week setting.

 

[Lexie2005]

Sarah, if you change it to 1.5lbs it will give you more & I think 1200 is hard to stick to although you weigh a fair lot less than me so maybe its easier for you. I also never eat my exercise calories earnt as I know MFP overcalculates & I just figure if I don't eat them I will lose more weight.....

 

[sarahaglover]

Tried changing it n if I put it down to 1lb a week I get an extra 90 cals a day :-s I might ignore the cals n keep doing my sw but use app for tracking my daily fat. Although.it will annoy me when it tells everyone I've gone over lol

 

[PurpleMum]

You can set your own calorie goal on mfp by entering your own amount. You could set it to around 1500 for example, which I think you've got to stick to with orlistat whether or not your doing sw as well.

 

[sarahaglover]

Thanks I've found it now! after talking to my mum she did rosemary conoley so am gonna try that.1200 cals for first 2 weeks, upping to 1400 max after that. Only having no more than 5% fat. Think this is pretty similar to general orlistat rules so gonna do that & see how I go! 1200 a day for just 2 weeks I can handle I think lol x

 

[Lexie2005]

Thanks I've found it now! after talking to my mum she did rosemary conoley so am gonna try that.1200 cals for first 2 weeks, upping to 1400 max after that. Only having no more than 5% fat. Think this is pretty similar to general orlistat rules so gonna do that & see how I go! 1200 a day for just 2 weeks I can handle I think lol x

I've done RC & it is the perfect diet for orlistat really & it includes exercise x