BMR and daily calorie allowance?

LittleMissDover
LittleMissDover Posts: 820 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
MFP says my BMR is 1,399

My calorie allowance (based on 1lb a week loss) is 1,390

Surely a 9 cal deficit isn't enough?

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  • GauchoMark
    GauchoMark Posts: 1,804 Member
    your BMR is used to estimate your TDEE. Then the deficit (500 calories in your case) is subtracted from the TDEE.

    YOu have a 500 calorie deficit if you selected 1lb/wk
  • LittleMissDover
    LittleMissDover Posts: 820 Member
    TDEE?
  • My1985Freckles
    My1985Freckles Posts: 1,039 Member
    Total Daily Energy Expenditure.

    You (personally) burn approximately 500 calories a day just by walking around to the bathroom, at work, etc.
  • erickirb
    erickirb Posts: 12,294 Member
    TDEE?

    Total Daily Energy expenditure. TDEE is usually BMR times a multiplier that accounts for eating, moving, etc. BMR is what you would need to eat to maintain your weight if you were in a coma (life sustaining functions) once you wake up you burn more than BMR.

    If you go to the goals tab and look at the top right, calories burned from normal daily activity, that is your maintenance calories (TDEE excluding exercise)
  • GauchoMark
    GauchoMark Posts: 1,804 Member
    total daily energy expenditure

    BMR is basicaly how many calories your body needs to function, but not move. Like if you were in a coma.
    TDEE is how much your body needs on a typical day

    read this: http://www.bmi-calculator.net/bmr-calculator/harris-benedict-equation/
    or this: http://scoobysworkshop.com/calorie-calculator/
  • LittleMissDover
    LittleMissDover Posts: 820 Member
    Thank you, makes sense now

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