Please help me find the correct cal/day target level

LordByproduct

Hi my name is chad and i am new here and new to being in control and eating responsibly. i think this is a great site and really feel after a few days on here that i can do this. BUT i am confused by some discrepancies between my BMR as calculate here and my BMR as calculated everywhere else (2400vs2800) ALSO this is the most confusing part. myfitpal tells me i should eat 2070 cals/day to lose 2 pounds a week. but that doesnt fit the data. if i understand correct it will require me to remove 7000 cals per week, or 1000 a day from my BMR so then if my BMR (according to this site) is2470 then i would be targeting 1470????right? BUT what myfitpal tells me to do is 2070?????? which is only 400 less? this is confusing. so i tried redoing the calcs and goals to make sure i entered everything in correct. and same values came out. ???? then i confirmed my BMR outside the site and found it to be 2870.....shoould i trust this site or just put in my own value?

my instincts tell me to set my daily gaols at 1870, which comes from 2870 less 1000.


please help me figure out why im confused.

wanting to do the right thing

chad