A Couple Questions

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CharisSunny
CharisSunny Posts: 276 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
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

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  • jjelizalde
    jjelizalde Posts: 377 Member
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    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
    CharisSunny Posts: 276 Member
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    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!

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