what do you mean by "eating your calories back"?

kbd388

Hi, I am trying to figure out my daily calorie needs in order to lose 1-2 pounds per week.

I've been reading all of the posts trying to figure this out and I'm unsure of what eating your calories back means when exercising.

My BMR is 1692 and I burn 350 calories per day walking each day.

Should I be eating 1692 calories or 2042?

Thanks

81Katz

MFP already sets you at a deficit.

Example, you are given 1400 calories a day per MFP, you work out and burn 400 calories, you so far for the day you have only netted 1000 calories, so should you eat back those 400 you burned off to reach your calorie goal for the day? Sure if you are hungry, even if you eat them back you are still eating at a deficit.

Make sense?

Yes my mistake, not your BMR.

mrsdizzyd84

You should not be eating your BMR. Your BMR are the calories your body requires to function normally. In other words, that is the amount of energy it would take to keep you alive and keep your organs functioning if your were in a coma. You want to be netting MORE than your BMR otherwise you can do damage to your metabolism in the long run.

Google Fat 2 Fit Radio. Use their BMR calculator to help you figure out what to do with your calories. In particular, you need to figure out your TDEE (Total Daily Energy Expenditure). Once you know what that is, you can create a deficit from there.

LuLuSUPER

MFP already sets you at a deficit.

Example, you are given 1400 calories a day per MFP, you work out and burn 400 calories, you so far for the day you have only netted 1000 calories, so should you eat back those 400 you burned off to reach your calorie goal for the day? Sure if you are hungry, even if you eat them back you are still eating at a deficit.

Make sense?

Yes my mistake, not your BMR.

:ohwell:
took me twice to read it but now i get it lol !!
one quick question tho, since my MFP goal is 1200 and I eat 1500, then workout 300, my net is still 1200 is that good?

ElizabethRoad

You should not be eating your BMR. Your BMR are the calories your body requires to function normally. In other words, that is the amount of energy it would take to keep you alive and keep your organs functioning if your were in a coma. You want to be netting MORE than your BMR otherwise you can do damage to your metabolism in the long run.

Google Fat 2 Fit Radio. Use their BMR calculator to help you figure out what to do with your calories. In particular, you need to figure out your TDEE (Total Daily Energy Expenditure). Once you know what that is, you can create a deficit from there.

It's fine to eat at your BMR. If you eat that much then you know you are getting enough calories to keep your body functioning. You have to eat less than you burn if you want to lose weight.

kbd388

Hi, is the TDEE on the Fat 2 Fit Radio page the information under "how many calories should I eat" under the BMR calculator?

If so, my BMR is 1727 and my TDEE is 2413. I walk at 3.5 mph for 45 minutes 7 days per week and I chose "moderately active".

Thanks!

mrsdizzyd84

MFP already sets you at a deficit.

Example, you are given 1400 calories a day per MFP, you work out and burn 400 calories, you so far for the day you have only netted 1000 calories, so should you eat back those 400 you burned off to reach your calorie goal for the day? Sure if you are hungry, even if you eat them back you are still eating at a deficit.

Make sense?

You should not be eating less than your BMR unless your under doctor's supervision. To lose weight you have to eat less than your TDEE which is something else entirely. In any case, you want to keep your calories above your BMR. The BMR is the bare minimum to takes to keep your body functioning properly.

ElizabethRoad

You should not be eating your BMR. Your BMR are the calories your body requires to function normally. In other words, that is the amount of energy it would take to keep you alive and keep your organs functioning if your were in a coma. You want to be netting MORE than your BMR otherwise you can do damage to your metabolism in the long run.

Google Fat 2 Fit Radio. Use their BMR calculator to help you figure out what to do with your calories. In particular, you need to figure out your TDEE (Total Daily Energy Expenditure). Once you know what that is, you can create a deficit from there.

It's fine to eat at your BMR. If you eat that much then you know you are getting enough calories to keep your body functioning. You have to eat less than you burn if you want to lose weight.

This simply isn't true. You should not be eating less than your BMR unless your under doctor's supervision. To lose weight you have to eat less than your TDEE which is something else entirely. In any case, you want to keep your calories above your BMR. The BMR is the bare minimum to takes to keep your body functioning properly.

I don't see anywhere that I said to eat UNDER your BMR. Try going back and reading it again before you start arguing about it.

kbd388

My BMR is 1727, TDEE is 2413 and MFP calculates my calories at 1260, which is way under my BMR.

Even if I knock 1,000 off my TDEE I'm still under my BMR.

Thanks for your help.

mrsdizzyd84

Hi, is the TDEE on the Fat 2 Fit Radio page the information under "how many calories should I eat" under the BMR calculator?

If so, my BMR is 1727 and my TDEE is 2413. I walk at 3.5 mph for 45 minutes 7 days per week and I chose "moderately active".

Thanks!

The TDEE is your BMR multiplied by an activity factor. For sedentary, that factor is 1.2, for moderately active that factor is 1.55 and so on and so forth. You can also figure this out manually by finding the average amount of calories you burn per week dividing that number by 7 and adding it to your Sedentary TDEE. This is what I do.

From there you can create a deficit. -500 per day to lose 1 pound a week. Just try to stay above your BMR.

kbd388

Hi, is the TDEE on the Fat 2 Fit Radio page the information under "how many calories should I eat" under the BMR calculator?

If so, my BMR is 1727 and my TDEE is 2413. I walk at 3.5 mph for 45 minutes 7 days per week and I chose "moderately active".

Thanks!

The TDEE is your BMR multiplied by an activity factor. For sedentary, that factor is 1.2, for moderately active that factor is 1.55 and so on and so forth. You can also figure this out manually by finding the average amount of calories you burn per week dividing that number by 7 and adding it to your Sedentary TDEE. This is what I do.

From there you can create a deficit. -500 per day to lose 1 pound a week. Just try to stay above your BMR.

thank you! If I calculate it this way my TDEE is 2676 so if I take off 1,000 calories I'm below my BMR. I have actually been trying to net around 1,600, so I'm not too far off, but I'm stuck at 19 pounds lost. Maybe I will increase to net 1,800 and see what happens.

edited to say I think I will try net 1,800 in order to stay above my BMR.

mrsdizzyd84

It's fine to eat at your BMR. If you eat that much then you know you are getting enough calories to keep your body functioning. You have to eat less than you burn if you want to lose weight.

This simply isn't true. You should not be eating less than your BMR unless your under doctor's supervision. To lose weight you have to eat less than your TDEE which is something else entirely. In any case, you want to keep your calories above your BMR. The BMR is the bare minimum to takes to keep your body functioning properly.

I don't see anywhere that I said to eat UNDER your BMR. Try going back and reading it again before you start arguing about it.

Sorry, that was a misquote. I meant to quote the other post above yours about eating 1400 a day when the OP said their BMR was 17 something or another. My apologies. I've fixed it.