BMR question

lexylondon
lexylondon Posts: 89 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
If my BMR is around 1650 and my incidental exercise is minimal so I have chosen sedentary..wouldn't my calorie intake to lose weight be less than 1650, not 1800 for (0.25kg per week weight loss goal)?

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  • LivingtheLeanDream
    LivingtheLeanDream Posts: 13,342 Member
    has mfp set you at 1800? trust the number it has given you. BMR doesn't include normal activity that we do in an average day, bmr is the rate if you were comatose/sleeping all day.
  • lexylondon
    lexylondon Posts: 89 Member
    RunRutheeRun wrote: »
    has mfp set you at 1800? trust the number it has given you. BMR doesn't include normal activity that we do in an average day, bmr is the rate if you were comatose/sleeping all day.

    Yep MFP has set 1800

  • LivingtheLeanDream
    LivingtheLeanDream Posts: 13,342 Member
    edited February 2016
    and how much are you set to lose per week on that? honestly you will find eating those calories will be enough to help you lose. Alot of people think we have to half starve ourselves to lose but its just not true! we have to accurately log our foods, eat the calories set for us and be patient :smile: MFP's way works :smiley:
  • lexylondon
    lexylondon Posts: 89 Member
    RunRutheeRun wrote: »
    and how much are you set to lose per week on that? honestly you will find eating those calories will be enough to help you lose. Alot of people think we have to half starve ourselves to lose but its just not true! we have to accurately log our foods, eat the calories set for us and be patient :smile: MFP's way works :smiley:

    1800 supposedly equates to an 0.25kg weight loss. I tried to go for 0.5kg but I was too hungry!!
  • erickirb
    erickirb Posts: 12,294 Member
    lexylondon wrote: »
    RunRutheeRun wrote: »
    and how much are you set to lose per week on that? honestly you will find eating those calories will be enough to help you lose. Alot of people think we have to half starve ourselves to lose but its just not true! we have to accurately log our foods, eat the calories set for us and be patient :smile: MFP's way works :smiley:

    1800 supposedly equates to an 0.25kg weight loss. I tried to go for 0.5kg but I was too hungry!!

    I would say it is close, as the deficit is from your TDEE not BMR. Once you wake up, move, eat, etc, you burn more than bmr. for sedentary taht would be about 1.2ish time BMR or in your case about 2000 cals, if light active would be more. Your deficit would be from that number.
  • lexylondon
    lexylondon Posts: 89 Member
    erickirb wrote: »
    lexylondon wrote: »
    RunRutheeRun wrote: »
    and how much are you set to lose per week on that? honestly you will find eating those calories will be enough to help you lose. Alot of people think we have to half starve ourselves to lose but its just not true! we have to accurately log our foods, eat the calories set for us and be patient :smile: MFP's way works :smiley:

    1800 supposedly equates to an 0.25kg weight loss. I tried to go for 0.5kg but I was too hungry!!

    I would say it is close, as the deficit is from your TDEE not BMR. Once you wake up, move, eat, etc, you burn more than bmr. for sedentary taht would be about 1.2ish time BMR or in your case about 2000 cals, if light active would be more. Your deficit would be from that number.

    Oh ok, I haven't heard of this TDEE...Will Google.

  • Ready2Rock206
    Ready2Rock206 Posts: 9,487 Member
    Eat above your BMR but below your TDEE. Common mistake to think you cut from BMR.

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