Mfp setting cal goal at below bmr?

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  • segacs
    segacs Posts: 4,599 Member
    Need2Exerc1se wrote: »
    Depending on diet, exercise and what you mean by "crash diet", yes, it likely will.

    ETA: I wouldn't call 2 lbs per week a "crash diet" though.

    That depends. My TDEE is ~1800. To achieve 2lbs/week of weight loss, I'd have to eat something like only 800 calories per day, including exercise. That's most definitely a crash diet and is not something I'd ever attempt.
  • Need2Exerc1se
    Need2Exerc1se Posts: 13,575 Member
    segacs wrote: »
    Need2Exerc1se wrote: »
    Depending on diet, exercise and what you mean by "crash diet", yes, it likely will.

    ETA: I wouldn't call 2 lbs per week a "crash diet" though.

    That depends. My TDEE is ~1800. To achieve 2lbs/week of weight loss, I'd have to eat something like only 800 calories per day, including exercise. That's most definitely a crash diet and is not something I'd ever attempt.

    Yes, it would depend on the person. That is why I questioned the criteria behind the little chart.
  • longtimeterp
    longtimeterp Posts: 614 Member
    edited May 2015
    segacs wrote: »
    TimothyFish wrote: »
    The earliest place I found it was here: https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20120302133623AAbeFqH

    The next month is the first time it shows up on MFP.

    Yeah, so it's forum myth, basically.

    Then again, I wouldn't expect it to stop being quoted anytime soon. After all, none of the other forum myths, like starvation mode, eat more to weigh less, superfoods, or paleo, have died out either.

    what are these myths you speak of?
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