Avoiding Starvation Mode

pisceanprincess
pisceanprincess Posts: 22 Member
edited September 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
I have read a few threads but I need clarification.

My BMR is 1377; My calories are set at 1200. In order for me to lose weight and avoid Starvation mode (I live there so I'm trying to move) I need to eat at least 1377 calories per day? And if I exercise I need to eat those calories as well?

Thanks for your help

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  • SweetBeth
    SweetBeth Posts: 87 Member
    If you want to maintain your weight you need to eat 1377.

    If you want to lose weight you need to eat at least 1200 to avoid starvation mode.

    If you work out add those calories you earn.
  • SheilaSisco
    SheilaSisco Posts: 722 Member
    No, just make sure you don't drop MUCH below 1200... AND eat your exercise calories back.
  • SaraTonin
    SaraTonin Posts: 551 Member
    Yup! Above your BMR. Unless you are morbidly obese in which case the calculation for BMR can be thrown off.

    You might try setting MFP to losing 1 or .5 pounds a week instead of 2.
  • SaraTonin
    SaraTonin Posts: 551 Member
    Update - the first two posts are misinformed - maintenance calories are ABOVE your bmr!!!
  • lorinjer
    lorinjer Posts: 233 Member
    You are going to get different opinions from people. Personally I try and eat 1200 calories a day (some days I'm just not hungry enough to do that) and I do not eat my exercise calories back. I'm not hungry, which means I'm not straving myself. You need to listen to your body. The other night for the first time ever I was hungry after eating dinner, so I ate. Still was under my calorie goal for the day. This is just me and my body talking here. And yes I am losing weight and inches.
  • baisleac
    baisleac Posts: 2,019 Member
    If you want to maintain your weight you need to eat 1377.

    If you want to lose weight you need to eat at least 1200 to avoid starvation mode.

    If you work out add those calories you earn.

    Incorrect. 1377 is her BMR, this is what she needs to consume to maintain if she never got out of bed. Since, I'm assuming, she does get out of bed, eating her BMR will automatically put her at a deficit.

    OP, yes. You have it right.
  • SweetBeth
    SweetBeth Posts: 87 Member
    You guys are right. I should have been more detailed.

    I meant 1377 is what you need to maintain without activity. Yes, any exercise or activity at all adds more calories on top of that. So if you're doing anything at all in a day, you need to eat more. Sorry if I added to the confusion! :-)
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