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BMR versus MFP

brianna626
brianna626 Posts: 156
edited September 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
I am so confused, MFP has me eating 1200 calories per day. I was just reading about BMR and that says I should have 1400... I am totally confused, how many calories should my net goal be and why are they different?

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  • krazygloo
    krazygloo Posts: 7 Member
    Refer to this recent post: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/255375-how-i-m-dropping-the-weight
  • MakingAChoice
    MakingAChoice Posts: 481 Member
    While BMR is not exact is is a point to start at. I never eat below my BMR even though MFP would have me at 1900 calories, I eat 2400 and still drop weight. I used multiple sources to figure out my BMR and more. I have found www.fat2fitradio.com/tools to be very helpful and accurate.
  • brianna626
    brianna626 Posts: 156
    Thank you for your help!
  • Oishii
    Oishii Posts: 2,675 Member
    When I was losing I was happy just to do what mfp said. Now I realise my BMR must be higher than that calculated by mfp. I always lost more than predicted, but just felt lucky :laugh:
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