Can someone make sense of these numbers and what's happening

nielsenjc1980

Hey MFP friends! I am at a loss and need some help.

Before someone suggests is: I read all I can find on eating back exercise and BMR in the message boards, that is where my question comes from.

History - I have been on MFP since October 15, 2011. I had just been to the doctor and weighed 308. I wanted to change, found the app for my iphone and off i went.

Simply tracking food caused me to loose weight quickly. I was down 20 pounds in 2 months. I started to exercise in late January and have been doing 3 to 4 nights of Cardio a week and 1 or 2 nights of short weight lifting sessions .

My calories have gone from 2200 down to 1730 right now. I currently weight around 265 to 267.

I have not been eating back my calories, the amount burned seemed WAY TOO high, but in all my research apparently it takes a lot of calories to move my fat butt around! Looking online, I have found that MFP calculator is in the ball park.

SO - HERE IS THE QUESTION

my BMR is 2400 per http://www.bmi-calculator.net/bmr-calculator/ I am 5'10", weigh 268 and am 31 years old.

I workout, play golf and am fairly active. So lets say my Daily Need is 3317.

SO either the MFP has me at a 1600 A DAY deficit or my BMR is way off because I am a dense guy.

I have really always been heavy, at the lowest as an adult I weighted 215 at 22 years old, and I was a stick. Is there are better way to calculate BMR?

OR

Am I in starvation mode? I have been stuck between 269 and 265 up and down for a month. Should I eat more? Are my numbers wrong? Am I just loosing size and gaining muscle?

Any help would be awesome! I really want to keep the downward momentum going, I have lost 40 and have 40 to 50 to go.

Thanks!!

Quickster34

What are your settings for MFP, how lbs per week are you aiming for, i dont really agree that your need is around 3300, that gives you daily acttivity plus excersize at 900cal , now you could very well be at this as i dont know your routine, but if you have a desk job and dont work out every day than the chance of hitting 900 seems slim, so lets say your need is closer to 2900ish then your deficit is roughly 2400 to burn 1lb a week , so my guess is that your settigns have your goal at 2lb a week..

either way, dont get caught up in the numbers, yes they are important but use then as a guide not as a cut and dry thing. instead i would change up your workouts, vary intensity, add more weight sessions, if you feel stuck then trick your body and keep it guessing, you have lost a lot of weight so you clearly know how to do it dont get discouraged just put your head down and work

good luck!