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Low BMR = this weight will take forever to lose, right?

countlessnumbers
countlessnumbers Posts: 21
edited October 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
I am 5'2 and I weigh 128.8 pounds. My BMR is about 1300 calories. If I am eating the minimum of 1200 calories, won't it take like a month to lose one pound?

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  • sexforjaffacakes
    sexforjaffacakes Posts: 1,001 Member
    nah that's aiming for half a pound a week, which is a perfectly reasonable goal for someone of your height and weight just now!
  • Gee45
    Gee45 Posts: 171
    BMR isn't what your maintenance amount of calories are. 1690 is... if your BMR is calculated right. If you ate 1440 you will lose half a pound a week which is great since you are near goal. Don't eat lower than BMR.
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