heres a weird one?

leahcollett1

so i used MFP BMR calculator - and its coming up with 1751 calories so if i was to do nothing all day this is what i would burn..however!!
when calculating a 2lb loss its giving me 1300 calories.. this is really low, i thought a deficit should be bewteen your bmr and your tdee?
or have i got confused?

editorgrrl

Set your goal to .5 lb. for every 25 lbs. you're overweight: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/account/change_goals_guided

To understand how MFP works, read the Sexypants post: https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1080242/a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants/p1

shadowfax_c11

Is your activity level set to sedentary?

DeguelloTex

A deficit can be below your BMR.

And losing two pounds per week requires a 1000 calorie a day deficit. MFP won't go under 1200 for a woman.

leahcollett1

yes as i work all day at a desk.. so this would be without any exercise..

leahcollett1

Im currently using the TDEE method and was just playing around with my totals thats when i found out my bmr

abatonfan

I thought BMR was the total amount of calories your body burns while comatose (and would therefore be the amount of calories you need to maintain your weight when factoring in NO physical activity)?

LivingtheLeanDream

abatonfan wrote: »

I thought BMR was the total amount of calories your body burns while comatose (and would therefore be the amount of calories you need to maintain your weight when factoring in NO physical activity)?

^^ correct.

SergeantSausage

Consider what would happen if you could ask for, say, a 4 pound a week loss ...

Liftng4Lis

Lower the aggressiveness of your goal.

thiosulfate

editorgrrl wrote: »

Set your goal to .5 lb. for every 25 lbs. you're overweight: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/account/change_goals_guided

To understand how MFP works, read the Sexypants post: https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1080242/a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants/p1

That's generally good advice, considering MFP is maxed out at 2lbs/week, but 0.5lbs/week for every 25lbs overweight would mean that I would have to lose 4.5-5lbs/week lol

melimomTARDIS

not to hijack- what deficit is recommended for those with barely any to lose, like 5-10lbs? .25 lbs a week?

leahcollett1

So technically if I lay in a coma and my bmr was 1750 calories then technically I could lose 1lb a week? Cus that's way it's giving me if I choose to lose 1lb a week

glassyo

leahcollett1 wrote: »

So technically if I lay in a coma and my bmr was 1750 calories then technically I could lose 1lb a week? Cus that's way it's giving me if I choose to lose 1lb a week

Being in a coma and being sedentary are two different things. Even if you're sedentary, you're still going to get up and brush your teeth, walk to the bathroom, burn extra calories. Putting sedentary as your activity level adds calories to your bmr so you'd probably still be at maintenance in a coma.

Which is what you'd probably want since you have to like...fight to stay alive and stuff.

TR0berts

melimomTARDIS wrote: »

not to hijack- what deficit is recommended for those with barely any to lose, like 5-10lbs? .25 lbs a week?

I didn't realize MFP allowed for 0.25 lb per week. But sure - that or 0.5 should be fine.