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Eating less than BMR

DarkLuca
DarkLuca Posts: 58 Member
edited January 26 in Health and Weight Loss
Hey, So lets say my BMR is 2187 And people say I need to eat more than my BMR but 2187 is already too many calories..
And I burn 500 calories a day..
How many calories should I eat?

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  • thisismeraw
    thisismeraw Posts: 1,264 Member
    If you are very overweight (more than 75lbs to lose) you can safely eat below your BMR for a period of time. If you are smaller to being with you need to eat somewhere between your BMR and your TDEE.

    Many people prefer to eat their TDEE minus 20%. I personally have great luck eating my BMR plus half to 3/4 of my exercise calories.
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