What does it mean?!?

English1Mac

Being very new to trying to be healthy, I've only recently discovered BMR calculations. According to the online calculator I used, my BMR is 1,703 and I figured out that I'd need to eat 1,203 calories per day to lose one pound per week. Following is how I came up with that.

1703 (BMR) X 7 (days per week) = 11,921 (calories per week)

then.....

11,921 – 3,500 (calories for one pound) = 8,421 (calories per week)

then.....

8,421 / 7 (days per week) = 1,203 calories per day.

Being horrible with numbers is why I'm in a writing career, so does this make sense to the rest of you or am I way off track? Also, some people who have seen a lot of success using MFP have suggested that maybe 1,200 is too little to eat because it is essentially what medical experts say to never go below.
I know I'm not including activity in this equation, but in general, I try to eat back half of my exercise. Does that sound reasonable to those of you who have seen success with MPF? My exercise is usually a few hundred calories at a time.

I know I can't rely on the advice of others and figure out what works for me, but I don't yet know what works for me and this is part of trying to figure it out.

These may seem like silly questions, but I would appreciate any advice you wonderful people could share. Thank you!

mickeygirliegirl

Well, your BMR is your Basal Metabolic Rate. That is the rate you burn calories if you were to lay in bed all day and not do any other activity (i.e. in a coma). It's what you need for your body to function properly. That is why people say to eat at your BMR. You should lose weight eating at your BMR because you will burn more calories than your BMR even if you don't exercise simply through day to day activity. Will it be at a rate of 1 lb/week? Depends on your daily activity.