Should I eat at my BMR?

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  • pbandz
    pbandz Posts: 128 Member
    I am on Risperdone and my doctor told me its notorious for causing weight gain. My doctor told me to lay off counting calories because it was making me insane. The days I count them I feel like I did okay those days so I assume most days are similar . I am asking simply out of curiousity since I make generally safe assumptions on my calorie intake and I figured I would get some good advice. I don't need a handful of you telling me "oh it doesn't even matter if you won't count calories". Everyone else, thank you for your input
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  • pbandz
    pbandz Posts: 128 Member
    Also when you're saying 1380 is what I need to sustain, and then saying "follow MFP", it's contradictory. MFP says eat 1200 a day, and I know that's the lowest it'll go, otherwise it would go lower. Because other apps and websites have suggested 1000-1100 daily. I use my fitbit app more than MFP because it also has my BMR at 1200-1380 and that's more accurate. I watch calories and try to make healthy decisions. Every morning I have a fruit smoothie with spinach. Lunch I try to have either a chicken breast some kind of high protein meal and a vegetable. Dinner I normally eat a meat with vegetables and carbs. I snack occasionally but on cheese sticks and gummie packs. I also walk 5-6 miles daily. I drink starbucks sometimes, twice a week maybe. I don't think it's all "you're obviously miscalculating calories", I think there's some other factors involved
  • pbandz
    pbandz Posts: 128 Member
    MrM27 wrote: »
    pbandz wrote: »
    I am on Risperdone and my doctor told me its notorious for causing weight gain. My doctor told me to lay off counting calories because it was making me insane. The days I count them I feel like I did okay those days so I assume most days are similar . I am asking simply out of curiousity since I make generally safe assumptions on my calorie intake and I figured I would get some good advice. I don't need a handful of you telling me "oh it doesn't even matter if you won't count calories". Everyone else, thank you for your input

    Okay then bye

    Way to get offended lmao. You didn't answer my question you just told me oh well you're doing nothing so why does it matter.
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  • lemurcat12
    lemurcat12 Posts: 30,886 Member
    pbandz wrote: »
    Also when you're saying 1380 is what I need to sustain, and then saying "follow MFP", it's contradictory.

    Follow MFP or follow TDEE.

    MFP does not include exercise, so to do MFP properly you add back in exercise calories.

    You control the result on MFP by your goal. How much of a loss are you asking for per week?
  • pbandz
    pbandz Posts: 128 Member
    MrM27 wrote: »
    pbandz wrote: »
    MrM27 wrote: »
    pbandz wrote: »
    I am on Risperdone and my doctor told me its notorious for causing weight gain. My doctor told me to lay off counting calories because it was making me insane. The days I count them I feel like I did okay those days so I assume most days are similar . I am asking simply out of curiousity since I make generally safe assumptions on my calorie intake and I figured I would get some good advice. I don't need a handful of you telling me "oh it doesn't even matter if you won't count calories". Everyone else, thank you for your input

    Okay then bye

    Way to get offended lmao. You didn't answer my question you just told me oh well you're doing nothing so why does it matter.

    Offended? Not at all. What I'm saying is you asked a question, got opinions, came back adding in medical conditions which seems to be a tactic most people that come here looking for advice miraculously forget to include before and you thanked people and said the rest weren't helpful, is that correct? So I guess your work here is done right? Okay bye.

    My bad normally I include the medical portion. Sorry. No I felt like your comment was rude, maybe that wasn't your intent . I didn't mean to be misleading
  • pbandz
    pbandz Posts: 128 Member
    pbandz wrote: »
    MrM27 wrote: »
    pbandz wrote: »
    MrM27 wrote: »
    pbandz wrote: »
    I am on Risperdone and my doctor told me its notorious for causing weight gain. My doctor told me to lay off counting calories because it was making me insane. The days I count them I feel like I did okay those days so I assume most days are similar . I am asking simply out of curiousity since I make generally safe assumptions on my calorie intake and I figured I would get some good advice. I don't need a handful of you telling me "oh it doesn't even matter if you won't count calories". Everyone else, thank you for your input

    Okay then bye

    Way to get offended lmao. You didn't answer my question you just told me oh well you're doing nothing so why does it matter.

    Offended? Not at all. What I'm saying is you asked a question, got opinions, came back adding in medical conditions which seems to be a tactic most people that come here looking for advice miraculously forget to include before and you thanked people and said the rest weren't helpful, is that correct? So I guess your work here is done right? Okay bye.

    My bad normally I include the medical portion. Sorry. No I felt like your comment was rude, maybe that wasn't your intent . I didn't mean to be misleading

    My work here is done? I just want opinions I don't get what work I was here to accomplish ?
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  • HeySwoleSister
    HeySwoleSister Posts: 1,938 Member
    pbandz wrote: »
    Also when you're saying 1380 is what I need to sustain, and then saying "follow MFP", it's contradictory. MFP says eat 1200 a day, and I know that's the lowest it'll go, otherwise it would go lower. Because other apps and websites have suggested 1000-1100 daily. I use my fitbit app more than MFP because it also has my BMR at 1200-1380 and that's more accurate. I watch calories and try to make healthy decisions. Every morning I have a fruit smoothie with spinach. Lunch I try to have either a chicken breast some kind of high protein meal and a vegetable. Dinner I normally eat a meat with vegetables and carbs. I snack occasionally but on cheese sticks and gummie packs. I also walk 5-6 miles daily. I drink starbucks sometimes, twice a week maybe. I don't think it's all "you're obviously miscalculating calories", I think there's some other factors involved

    Why is MFP telling you 1200? did you choose the maximum weight loss? That setting is only for the very obese.

    If you did not choose a high rate, then let the admins know. There is a history of a glitch that gives artificially low recommendations.

    Stop looking at your BMR, unless you want a rough idea of the ABSOLUTE MINIMUM you should net per day.

    Look at your TDEE. Multiply by .8 or .9 -- eat that much to lose the last few pounds sensibly.

    Do not try to lose more than .5 pound per week. I won't question your desire to drop to the low end of healthy BMI (for now, but I am concerned that your doctor thinks you might be unhealthily obsessed with how much you are eating) because that is OK if you have a very small frame. Do keep evaluating your goal weight, though. You don't want to go down an ED rabbit hole.
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