Still a little confused?

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  • ilovedogs
    ilovedogs Posts: 77
    In fairness the link you provided to calculate my calorie needs is the highest out of all the calculations I have done, whether it is a calculator or I work the figures out myself to maintain my 166lbs I would look to be eating about 1700cals.

    So if I go by those other figures I eat 1600 per day I may not lose weoght this is why I am confused.
  • JacksMom12
    JacksMom12 Posts: 1,044 Member
    She wants to lose over 100 lbs.

    OP- Losing 10lbs. won't change your numbers much.

    Oops, I clearly misread it. My bad :-)
  • mcarter99
    mcarter99 Posts: 1,666 Member
    She wants to lose over 100 lbs.

    OP- Losing 10lbs. won't change your numbers much.

    Oops, I clearly misread it. My bad :-)

    No, you didn't. I did!

    OP- If 1200 didn't work for you, try 1600. All you can do is try different things. You won't find an answer on a calculator or the forum. I'm sorry it's been so tough for you. Maybe see a doctor? Aim to move more instead of eat less? Double check all your logging?
  • mommyweighless
    mommyweighless Posts: 192 Member
    I am trying to find how many cals to eat, I have a BMR of around 1470, this seems consistent on most calculators, however every calculation of TDEE is different ranging from 1640 - 2027.

    I would like to lose weight steadily but do I take 500 cals a day from my TDEE because if I go by the lower figure I would then be eating under my BMR.
    How do I know what is my real TDEE and how do I calculate what cals to eat?

    I have the complete opposite problem. I have been eat about 1800 a day and have seen no results. And I have been eating clean. I have decided to cut to1200 as well as eating clean and see if I notice any changes. It all has to be worked with..until we find what works for us.
  • Shelgirl001
    Shelgirl001 Posts: 477 Member
    This is all quite a bit of confusing...
  • mcarter99
    mcarter99 Posts: 1,666 Member
    Shel- It doesn't have to be as hard as MFP makes it. Forget your BMR. Forget 'eating back'. Just estimate how much you expend in a day and eat less and/or move more. (Yes, BMR does count into the est. of how much you burn but it has nothing to do with how much you eat.) The less you eat and the more you move, the more you lose. There is no metabolism damage over 1200 calories/day, as far as medicine knows. The slower, the healthier, but sometimes a nice kickstart helps motivation. You won't break anything by just picking a level and seeing what happens.

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