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Eating below BMR?

jescamp9481
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I have about 70 more lbs to lose. I eat about 200-300 cals less than my BMR. I always eat above 1300 cals and focus on my macros...diary's open if you wanna look. I am consistently losing weight. I don't feel hungry all the time. Everything seems good but I'm wondering could i get the same results eating at my BMR. I work out 4x a week... Thought please
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I have about 70 more lbs to lose. I eat about 200-300 cals less than my BMR. I always eat above 1300 cals and focus on my macros...diary's open if you wanna look. I am consistently losing weight. I don't feel hungry all the time. Everything seems good but I'm wondering could i get the same results eating at my BMR. I work out 4x a week... Thought please
http://evidencemag.com/fat-loss-deficit/
http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0004377
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17075583https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5C3uqA1yRI&feature=youtu.be&t=3m55s
^^^Moral of the story is if you lose weight with a large calorie deficit like you're attempting to do, you're only making it harder on yourself...0 -
I have about 70 more lbs to lose. I eat about 200-300 cals less than my BMR. I always eat above 1300 cals and focus on my macros
70 lbs of excess fat can supply >2000 calories a day so you're good to go for now.
BMR is not a consideration in setting your calorie intake, other than as a component of TDEE.0 -
thanks guys... I'm going to keep on keeping on
I'm adding 30 mins of full body strength training next week... here goes nothing0 -
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I asked this the other day and the link above has opened my eyes.
I also have to eat under my BMR too and will stick with it0
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