General Diet & weigt loss

elydotap
elydotap Posts: 13 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
My BMR is 1148 and my TDEE is 1678. At 4'11'' I know I can't eat as many calories as taller folks, but MFP set itself to 1200 calories a day.

I'm confused!!! I need to lose 30 lbs. How many calories do I need.

BTW trying to abide by the 1200 for the last 9 weeks and lost 8 lbs. Seems really slow to me.

Can anyone expain if I'm on the right track?

Thanks

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  • kgeyser
    kgeyser Posts: 22,505 Member
    8 lbs in 9 weeks is right on target for someone with only 30 lbs to lose. You're doing great, just keep going.
  • Sabine_Stroehm
    Sabine_Stroehm Posts: 19,251 Member
    8 lbs in 9 weeks is right on target for someone with only 30 lbs to lose. You're doing great, just keep going.

    ^^THIS^^
  • elydotap
    elydotap Posts: 13 Member
    I was looking for an explaination of the numbers and how that relates to my intake calories. Is 1200 a one size fits all number? Take into consideration I'm shorter than most fifth graders:smile:
  • SLLRunner
    SLLRunner Posts: 12,942 Member
    My BMR is 1148 and my TDEE is 1678. At 4'11'' I know I can't eat as many calories as taller folks, but MFP set itself to 1200 calories a day.

    I'm confused!!! I need to lose 30 lbs. How many calories do I need.

    BTW trying to abide by the 1200 for the last 9 weeks and lost 8 lbs. Seems really slow to me.

    Can anyone expain if I'm on the right track?

    Thanks
    You are doing just fine. Carry on!
  • Sabine_Stroehm
    Sabine_Stroehm Posts: 19,251 Member
    I was looking for an explaination of the numbers and how that relates to my intake calories. Is 1200 a one size fits all number? Take into consideration I'm shorter than most fifth graders:smile:
    It's what MFP defaults to for most folks who want to lose 2LBS a week. In your case, as it's actually above your BMR (it isn't for most of the folks asking) it's a good fit. 1300 would probably be fine too. You're losing well for having little to lose!

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