BMR and 1200 calories

bethany_h_xx

hi
I'm wanting to lose 2lbs a week but I have done a BMR test which shows mine at about 1500 calories. So if I eat 1200 calories like MFP recommends that's only 300 calories down which in a week is only 2100 calories which isn't even a pound. I plan on doing an hours walk which 5 times a week which might up my calorie loss to a pound but how will I ever lose 2 lbs per week!!!!

Allelito

Unless you lie in a coma your entire week, you will burn more than your BMR.

yopeeps025

Allelito wrote: »

Unless you lie in a coma your entire week, you will burn more than your BMR.

Unless you don't eat at all, you will burn more than BMR.

kmsoucy457

MFP will not recommend a daily intake lower than 1200 because it's not considered safe from a health perspective, meaning we won't get the nutrients our body needs. For those of us who are shorter/older/female this means we must content ourselves with slower weight loss (at least as I understand it... perhaps consulting a professional or going on a medically supervised diet could healthily shave off a few more calories?). Just as an example I'm 5'3" and I can "safely" lose .8lb per week on 1200 calories.
On the up side of being short (if you happen to be), you will notice a 3-5lb loss on yourself much more than on someone who is 6' tall... small consolation perhaps, but it is what it is.

weightjim

Do you actually need to lose weight? Check your stats again.