HELP!Dont understand my TDEE,BMR,MFP calories.which one?

Happymom83

Ok so MFP says i should eat 1200 calories a day.I switched it up to 1500 because i hit a plateau...thinking that might help...no such luck lol...So anyways i calculated my TDEE and its says i should eat 2543 calories a day..and my BMR says i should eat 1646...What the heck should i do?!?lol....Help me peeps:flowerforyou:

ElizabethRoad

Your TDEE is how much you would eat to maintain your weight, not to lose weight. Eat less than that.

Happymom83

ok thanx!lol...that did sounds like a ton of calories ha ha

Happymom83

bump:)

steph1278

The general consensus on TDEE is that is what you would eat to maintain your weight. To lose weight, you should cut 15-20% off of that number.

AnvilHead

Read through the first post in this thread:

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/654536-in-place-of-a-road-map-2-0-revised-7-2-12

Helloitsdan does a good job of laying it all out.