Help w/BMR/BMI/BF

EchoOfYourPast

My BMR shows to be 1,167
My BMI is at 25.2
My BF is 26.05
My current weight is 129
I am 5 ft

On my goals....it shows that my daily activity is 1,570....and if i eat 1200 cals... i should lose .07 lbs a week.

My question is ....if my BMR is 1,167....shouldn't i be eating less cals than that to lose weight. I guess i am confused with the difference between the BMR and the Daily Activity level my goals are set at.

Thanks,
San

Sarauk2sf

My BMR shows to be 1,167
My BMI is at 25.2
My BF is 26.05
My current weight is 129
I am 5 ft

On my goals....it shows that my daily activity is 1,570....and if i eat 1200 cals... i should lose .07 lbs a week.

My question is ....if my BMR is 1,167....shouldn't i be eating less cals than that to lose weight. I guess i am confused with the difference between the BMR and the Daily Activity level my goals are set at.

Thanks,
San

You BMR is the energy you expend if you were effectively in a coma or asleep all day. It does not include you daily activity or you exercise calories.

yarwell

presumably 0.7 lbs/week, not 0.07

You've told it that each day you expend 1570 cals - your daily activity level..

It predicts that if you eat 1200 you will lose 0.7 lbs/week as your daily deficit is (1570-1200) = 370 cals per day

370 * 7 = 2590 cals per week, divide by 3500 cals per lb loss = 0.74

BMR in itself has no speficic significance when it comes to weight loss, it's just the biggest part of your daily energy expenditure.