Help me figure this out

frazzlecg

I'm looking at the BMR calculator and it says I need 2195 calories a day! I would gain weight like crazy with my 4'11'' frame. I think if I go beyond 1600 I would gain. I currently put my limit at 1410, though I do go over. Any pros here want to help me out? I think 2195 is excessive.

BenjaminMFP88

I just calculated it and if you worked out roughly 3 days a week, you'd be 350lbs to have a BMR of 2165. With these numbers, yes, you would lose weight if you netted between your BMR/TDEE. It's the nature of BMR, if you eat at it, there is nothing to convert to fat. so any exercise would burn your body stores.

Confuzzled4ever

that number is probably your TDEE not your BMR..

My bmr is 1600 with my TDEE being 2800 because i exercise a TON.

I would re-look at what you calculated. 1400 might be closer to your BMR which means you need to eat between 1400 and 2195. Make sure you set your activity level correctly as well.

TavistockToad

I'm looking at the BMR calculator and it says I need 2195 calories a day! I would gain weight like crazy with my 4'11'' frame. I think if I go beyond 1600 I would gain. I currently put my limit at 1410, though I do go over. Any pros here want to help me out? I think 2195 is excessive.

you're trying to go from 117lbs to 111lbs... i dont think your BMR is 2195.

lauren3101

These are the figures I got when I put your stats into a TDEE calculator.

Sedentary (little or no exercise, desk job) 1549
Lightly Active (light exercise/sports 1-3 days/wk) 1775
Moderately Active (moderate exercise/sports 3-5 days/wk) 2001
Very Active (hard exercise/sports 6-7 days/wk) 2227
Extremely Active (hard daily exercise/sports & physical job or 2X day training, i.e marathon, contest etc.) 2453

Your BMR comes out at 1291 calories. I think you are confusing your BMR with your TDEE.

With only a small amount to lose you should pick your activity level from the above TDEE calculations and take around 10 - 15% off to lose weight.

KarenJanine

The 2195 you have calculated is your TDEE (or maintenance), not your BMR. Therefore to maintain your weight you need to eat around 2195 cals per day. You do not need to eat back exercise calories as they are already factored into the calculation.

How do you know you'd gain if you ate at that level? The only way to see would be to consistently eat at that level and see what happens to your weight (ignoring an initial few lb increase which would be water weight and weight of the extra food consumed).

frazzlecg

Hmmm...Ok this is exactly what it says:

Your basal metabolic rate (BMR) is 1273 calories per day. That's the number of calories you would burn if you were completely inactive.

But, since you aren't completely inactive (even using this tool takes some energy), you'll need to consider how active you are when determining your total daily calorie needs. Based on the data you entered, here are your calorie needs for the following activity levels:

1527 Calories · Sedentary · You do little or no exercise.
1750 Calories · Lightly Active · You participate in sports or light exercise 1-3 days per week.
1972 Calories · Moderately Active · You do moderate exercise or play sports 3-5 days per week.
2195 Calories · Very Active · You exercise hard or play sports 6-7 days per week.
2418 Calories · Overly Active · You exercise very hard daily and have a physical job, or do two workouts per day.

Now looking at it, I think I fall in moderately active. But I gain weight just from eating 1600, never mind 1972.

TavistockToad

How long did you eat 1600 for to know you gain weight?

frazzlecg

I weigh myself daily. Should I not do that?