is it better to be over or under?

[huwiesmummy]

On calories. I do 1200 cals a day it always tells me off when I eat under by like 3 cals but I tend go 20ish over. Do you try to get spot on or just try to get close over or above?

 

[JuneyMoo]

At 1200 its best to be over otherwise you risk going into starvation mode. I'm trying 1450 so I have room to be under ... But that rarely happens

 

[huwiesmummy]

Haha I know what you mean. I'll keep with into for over. Then next week if my Dr tells me to up it I'll feel like I'm in heaven

 

[toofatkat]

There's a really good fat2fit radio podcast about cals and BMR cals. Strangely eating nearer your BMR cals is much better.

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[huwiesmummy]

Ive heard that but I can't seem to figure it out. MFP Jessy for 1200 and I can't get it to reset.

 

[huwiesmummy]

Here every time I try to reset it it always puts me at 1200. When I do the BMR. Bit on the site it says mine is 1,649.

 

[linski24]

You have to change it manually on the setting screen .. But that's in my iPhone ... Touch where it says 1200 and you can delete and put in new cals x

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[huwiesmummy]

OK but what to I put in my bmr, Or my bmr Minus the activity level?

 

[toofatkat]

Personally I would put the BMR and ignore the exercise cals and treat them as a bonus

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[huwiesmummy]

So since the websites say my bmr is 1691 I should aim for that every day?! Hell I'm not sure I could eat that much.

 

[toofatkat]

I ate my BMR for about a week to get myself out if the plateau I was in and it worked then I started to eat less again so I eat around 1400 most days

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[huwiesmummy]

Ok I may drop it to 1400 as I feel like in eating to much. As nice as it is, it can be a slippery slope for me.

 

[linski24]

I ate my BMR for about a week to get myself out if the plateau I was in and it worked then I started to eat less again so I eat around 1400 most days

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Do you mean when you upped your cals you started to lose weight ..??? What happened when you went back to 1400..??

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[huwiesmummy]

What I meant is that I tried to eat 1600 cals today and found it too much and it made me feel bloated. So I'm going to go down to where I'm comfortable. I see my Dr Thursday and so ill ask then what she thinks is the best course as for 7 months I only ate 600,1600 is a big shock. It's all confusing this cal stuff lol

 

[linski24]

What I meant is that I tried to eat 1600 cals today and found it too much and it made me feel bloated. So I'm going to go down to where I'm comfortable. I see my Dr Thursday and so ill ask then what she thinks is the best course as for 7 months I only ate 600,1600 is a big shock. It's all confusing this cal stuff lol

The more I read the more confused I get ...!!!! I don't know know what to do for the best :-(
I think it's a try everything until you find what fits x

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[huwiesmummy]

Heh sorry.

You are right though it is a try and try again process.


What I was trying to convey is that after being on a total food replacement which only allowed me 600cal that moving onto so much food is really difficult.

 

[toofatkat]

Sorry

I'd hit a plateau for 11 months. And I was eating approx 1200 cals a day. I had nowhere to go to without my body going into starvation mode. So I followed the advice and upped my cals to my BMR which was around the 15/600 mark. The shock made my body shift and start to lose again. I slowly started eating around the 1400 rather than 1200 and I'm still losing.

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[huwiesmummy]

I think ill make average 1300 on mfp but try never to go over 1600 and never go under 1200 then hopefully the variance will help me from stalling

 

[toofatkat]

It's working for me so far. Long may it continue

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[huwiesmummy]

It's working for me so far. Long may it continue

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