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Adjusting BMR?

chucksmith71
chucksmith71 Posts: 2 Member
edited November 2024 in Social Groups
Hey everyone, quick question. As we lose weight our BMR changes, lowering the amount of calories overall we should eat in a day. My question is how often has everyone been adjusting for BMR and TDEE changes? It seems like there could be a little leeway here so I am just hoping to get some feedback since many of you have been doing this much longer than me. Thanks! :)

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  • heybales
    heybales Posts: 18,842 Member
    MFP auto-adjusts (or asks anyway) after you log 10 lb loss, because until then the change in calories is less than the inaccuracy allowed on food labels.

    For instance - 40 yr female 5'8" @ 150 lbs - above sedentary counting nights/weekends and walks 45 min x 5 weekly.
    TDEE - 2066

    Drop 5 lbs:
    TDEE - 2032

    Drop another 5:
    TDEE - 1999

    A whole 67 calories for 10 lbs. Not much.

    Your TDEE is going to literally be different by that much weekly, never mind seasonally with bigger swings.

    Then again - you overeat your TDEE by 67 calories every day of the year - 7 lbs fat gained.
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