So confused about how many calories to eat!

lovetobethin86
lovetobethin86 Posts: 202 Member
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So I know this is talked about constantly but I'm not sure how many calories I'm supposed to eat. MFP gives me one answer and other calculators give me another. My BMR is apparently about 1322 a day according to MFP and I'm supposed to net 1200 calories to lose weight....but the Fat to fit radio.com says its 1342 but I should be eating around 1788-2015 calories a day...It says if I eat that many calores I should lose weight (only have about 10 to go.) I'm so confused!! It seems like alot to lose weight especially when I'm at a lowish weight already 5' 6" about 115 pounds...trying to get to 105. I exercise about 4 times a week for 1 to 2 hours.... When I try to stick to the 1200 that MFP says I always seem to binge at night...

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  • afwatson15
    afwatson15 Posts: 39 Member
    Yes - I'm totally confused too. Would like some clarification.

    MFP wants me to eat 1,220 calories a day to lose weight.
    My current BMR according to Fat2Fit is 1,816 calories a day.

    F2F says I should eat 2,709 calories a day (from moderate exercise) to lose weight.

    What the heck?
  • lovetobethin86
    lovetobethin86 Posts: 202 Member
    Exactly! I don't want to gain weight so I'm afraid to actually eat that much since I'm already on the thin side.....I swear I would gain! I mean I've binged like 4 times this week (1800- 2400 calories a day) and I can FEEL bigger and my stomach is still sticking out...I don't want to put all the hard work I've done out the window
  • afwatson15
    afwatson15 Posts: 39 Member
    Ok, I just found this thread which explains the issue much better.

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/511493-here-s-why-you-re-not-losing-weight-follow-this-equation

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