BMR HELP!!

RougeIllusion
RougeIllusion Posts: 59 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
So I just calculated that my BMR is 1702 according to MFP...now what exactly should that mean for me????

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  • kaervaak
    kaervaak Posts: 274 Member
    Don't eat less net calories per day than that. Your body needs those calories to keep itself functioning. Prolonged consumption below BMR can seriously depress your metabolism, impair immune function and generally make you feel terrible.
  • yarwell
    yarwell Posts: 10,477 Member
    So I just calculated that my BMR is 1702 according to MFP...now what exactly should that mean for me????

    It's an estimate of what your body uses to stay alive each day, give or take 10%. You can multiply it by a factor to estimate your total daily calorie burn - at least 1.2 times the above or 2040 if largely sedentary. You can then take a deficit off that for weight loss - 20% off would give you a target food intake of about 1600 for example.
  • RougeIllusion
    RougeIllusion Posts: 59 Member
    Oh so I eat more!! Yay...thanks!! :love:
  • 2hobbit1
    2hobbit1 Posts: 820 Member
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/654536-in-place-of-a-road-map-2-0-revised-7-2-12

    good info on how to set you targets

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