A Couple Questions

CharisSunny

Hey guys,

Back story:
I'm 24, 5'10" and 262.2 lbs.
MFP says I should eat 1730 cal for the day.
BMR calculators say I need about 2000 cal per day.
I'm a chronic undereater but I try to get about 1600 everyday!
I work out 5x a week and track everyday with my Fitbit.

Now on days I do cardio I log anywhere from 400 to 900 cal burned (I've taken to walking 5Ks . When I do that my lovely lil net cals drops to about 1000cal or less. Now I know that cannot be a good thing -_-
I use sparkpeople, never gave thought to net cas and I lost weight, gained strength etc but I wasn't doing as much cardio as I am now.
Questions:
1). Should I drastically bump up my eating to facilitate a higher Net Cal?

2) If so how much? Just a little over BMR? Just a lil under BMR?

3) And hell is that BMR even accurate?

Thanks in advance,
Char

jjelizalde

Double check your BMR and TDEE figures to be sure you're eating enough. I'm 5'5" 56 years old and 142 pounds. I eat a minimum of 1500 calories per day and I eat back all my exercise calories. I'm losing a consistent pound a week. And eat back those exercise calories, you need to fuel those workouts. Best of luck to you!

CharisSunny

Double check your BMR and TDEE figures to be sure you're eating enough. I'm 5'5" 56 years old and 142 pounds. I eat a minimum of 1500 calories per day and I eat back all my exercise calories. I'm losing a consistent pound a week. And eat back those exercise calories, you need to fuel those workouts. Best of luck to you!

Hi!

Thank u for responding!
Allll the calories?
I burn a lot to move this body. I can't imagine eating 900 cal extra!