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Question regarding BMR and calorie goals

eponine1976
eponine1976 Posts: 143 Member
edited January 25 in Food and Nutrition
I have been using MFP's recommendation of netting 1370 calories to lose 1 lb a week. I'm losing weight right now, but today I looked up my estimated BMR and it says my BMR is 1470 which is more than what I've been eating. I think I read somewhere on here that we shouldn't net less than our BMR in order to keep our metabolism from slowing down, feeling lethargic etc. Is that correct? I have been feeling very tired but I was attributing that to recently returning to work after being out for 6 months getting cancer treatment (in remission now but still doing radiotherapy for the next month). Now that I realize what my BMR is I think part of the fatigue might be my diet.

I've just increased my calorie goal to netting 1500 calories. MFP says that I should lose about .7 lbs per week instead of 1 lb a week but that still isn't too bad. I only have about 15 lbs to lose to get back to the weight I was before conceiving my daughter in 2011.

So could any of you folks who know what you are talking about verify that my understanding is correct that I probably shouldn't be netting less than my BMR?

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  • Silver14
    Silver14 Posts: 141
    If your feeling fatiqued, rundown etc and maybe hungry, eat more. Your body's telling you it needs more fuel.
    If you only have 15lbs, .7 is a good rate :) eat up!
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