BMR HELP

Gypsy_MerMom

ok I just saw this thing posted on Tumblr saying you should never eat less then your BMR but mine is way to high should I really listen to it though it's 1,752 Help Please if you know I am willing to do that though if I do lose the weight I don't want to starve my body but geez that's a lot I think

chevy88grl

Most people will tell you to not eat below your BMR. If you do, you aren't giving your body the minimum calories necessary for basic life functions.

People WILL tell you to figure out your TDEE and to deduct 500 calories from that. Don't deduct 500 calories from your BMR.

cmriverside

True, do not eat below your BMR.

erickirb

If you have a lot to lose you can go under it, but if you don't have a lot to lose then you should not eat less than your BMR.

ignatiusreilly

Huh? If your MFP goal is set for more than 1 lb/week, it's very unlikely that MFP will be suggesting you eat your BMR or highter.
I'm set for 1.4 lb/week and my recommended daily total is 1,600 while my BMR is 1,847. That's how this all works...

Artemis_Acorn

You will find lots of opinions on the internet stated as facts. I eat less than my BMR almost every day now. I am healthier than I've been in years. When I am at a healthy weight, I will eat more than my BMR almost every day.

I didn't read what you read, so the context of this rule is not entirely clear. Were there scientific facts presented, or was it a medical professional with expertise in weight loss speaking? Were they speaking of a person who is already at a healthy weight, or were they actually speaking of a weight loss scenario? There are so many variables that can impact that statement, that it can't be accepted at face value without additional information.

Anayalata

Huh? If your MFP goal is set for more than 1 lb/week, it's very unlikely that MFP will be suggesting you eat your BMR or highter.
I'm set for 1.4 lb/week and my recommended daily total is 1,600 while my BMR is 1,847. That's how this all works...

Yep. You have to eat below your BMR in order to lose weight, but still maintain a minimum of 1200 calories in order to lose it "the right way".

BMR only takes into account basic bodily functions, not anything you do in your day so if you're exercising and moving around a lot, 1700~ sounds OK to me.

Gypsy_MerMom

oh ok cool thanks guys ya I eat about 1200-1400 i set it to 1400 so I could eat at least 1200 sometimes its hard to do so but I've been losing just want to do it the right way and when I saw this I was like oh-oh maybe I'm doing it wrong

erickirb

Huh? If your MFP goal is set for more than 1 lb/week, it's very unlikely that MFP will be suggesting you eat your BMR or highter.
I'm set for 1.4 lb/week and my recommended daily total is 1,600 while my BMR is 1,847. That's how this all works...

This then tells me that your weekly goal should be updated to 1 lb/week instead of 1.4.
Here is a guide to setting weekly weight loss goals:
If you have 75+ lbs to lose 2 lbs/week is ideal,
If you have 40-75 lbs to lose 1.5 lbs/week is ideal,
If you have 25-40 lbs to lose 1 lbs/week is ideal,
If you have 15 -25 lbs to lose 0.5 to 1.0 lbs/week is ideal, and
If you have less than 15 lbs to lose 0.5 lbs/week is ideal.

Here is a link to a bunch of information that every MFP user should read:
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/groups/home/457-unofficial-mfp-faq

erickirb

Huh? If your MFP goal is set for more than 1 lb/week, it's very unlikely that MFP will be suggesting you eat your BMR or highter.
I'm set for 1.4 lb/week and my recommended daily total is 1,600 while my BMR is 1,847. That's how this all works...

Yep. You have to eat below your BMR in order to lose weight, but still maintain a minimum of 1200 calories in order to lose it "the right way".

BMR only takes into account basic bodily functions, not anything you do in your day so if you're exercising and moving around a lot, 1700~ sounds OK to me.

This is so wrong, you will lose weight eating BMR, as your maintenance calories are higher than BMR. BMR is what you burn in a coma, eating moving, etc, have you burn more than BMR

chevy88grl

I think people have BMR and TDEE confused again.

BMR = basal metabolic rate. This is the amount of calories your body would burn if you stayed in bed all day (like in a coma). Once you get up and start moving -- then you move into ...

TDEE = Total daily energy expenditure = this is the amount of calories your body burns each day based on your activity level. The more active you are, the higher your TDEE is. This is the number in which you want to deduct your calorie deficit from.

My BMR is 1338 (or so - I've gotten a range between 1338 and 1420). My TDEE is quite high though - around 2449 because of my activity level. I would want to create the deficit off the 2449 and NOT off the 1338.

KrisPage

I think people have BMR and TDEE confused again.

BMR = basal metabolic rate. This is the amount of calories your body would burn if you stayed in bed all day (like in a coma). Once you get up and start moving -- then you move into ...

TDEE = Total daily energy expenditure = this is the amount of calories your body burns each day based on your activity level. The more active you are, the higher your TDEE is. This is the number in which you want to deduct your calorie deficit from.

My BMR is 1338 (or so - I've gotten a range between 1338 and 1420). My TDEE is quite high though - around 2449 because of my activity level. I would want to create the deficit off the 2449 and NOT off the 1338.

MFP figures in a TDEE based on your setting of sedintary or active life style and then caluclates the calories need to lose the amount of weight you ask, then it adds more calories back to your day for calories you burn doing your exercise but if you dont record that or eat it all back you may create larger deficit and then become in hazzard of under eating.