Help Deciding Calorie Goal

Reliata

Hi there! I used this website to calculate my calorie goal:
tdeecalculator.net

It says my TDEE is 1968. For a 500c deficit it gives me 1468. However, it tells me that my BMR is 1640. I thought I was't supposed to go below my BMR? So, should my calorie goal be 1640 (deficet of 328)?

Here's the info I put in:
24 years old, Female, 5'7", 189 lbs, Sedentary

Thanks for the help!

me0231

Why not just use what mfp gives you and readjust in a month if needed?

Reliata

Thanks for the suggestion! I might try that.
I'm just worried about not eating enough. 1400 just sounds so low.

kimny72

Reliata wrote: »

Thanks for the suggestion! I might try that.
I'm just worried about not eating enough. 1400 just sounds so low.

All any calculator can do us give you a generalized starting point. It's up to you to give wherever you start a decent chance and then tweak from there. So start with whatever sounds right to you and give it a few weeks. The scale will tell you if you need to make a change.

bbell1985

1640 sounds legit. See how you feel.

Iwantahealthierme30

I would go for 1600 or so. I know that 1400 and under made me feel light headed even at 190. I'm bigger now (and trying to lose again, but yeah)

PAV8888

This means that 500 is too big a deficit given that you're SEDENTARY.

Options are to add activity and or exercise, thus adding calories to your tdee and better supporting the 500Cal restriction, or going for a smaller deficit.

texteach66

You could do a smaller deficit. I find MFPs calculators to be pretty close to any others I can find.

Reliata

Thanks for the suggestions! If I don't add any exercise, I'll probably stick around 1650 or so.