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Are my goals and calculations correct?

Danni3ll3
Posts: 365 Member
I have been reading these forums for a while trying to figure out if I am using this site correctly. Originally, I just let MFP set the goals (ended up at the dreaded 1200 cal trying to lose 1 lb per week) and I added in my exercise each day. However, the weight seems to be yo-yoing instead of slow loss. So I reread the page where you figure out your BMR, Body fat and so on and tweak the goals in MFP. Here are the pertinent numbers:
Height - 5'5"
Weight - 148 Goal weight - 135
Waist - 33
Wrist - 6.25
Hips - 42
Forearm - 9.25
BMR - 1351 cal
BMI - 24.63
TDEE- 2094 cal Moderately active including exercise (90 minutes walking at 3.8 mph daily except for weekends where it is 150 m walking at about 3 mph)
TDEE - 1621 cal Sedentary No exercise
Body Fat - 32.5
Lean Body Mass - 99.9
Fat Body Mass - 48.1
Waist to Hip Ratio - 0.79
Waist to Height Ratio - 58.8%
Maximum Fat Metabolism - 1443 cal
Based on this, I changed my profile to active since I walk daily although I tend to sit for the rest of the day. I also changed it to lose 0.5 lb per week. MFP gave me 1590 cal daily and I am no longer logging my daily exercise since it is part of my TDEE. I set my protein and fat at 30% each. I lowered the cholesterol to 200 and raised my fiber to 30 g since I need to lower my LDL even though my HDL and Triglycerides are wonderful. Does this sound reasonable to be able to lose roughly 13 lbs? I may want to lose more once I get to 135 but I will see when I get there.
Thanks in advance for any advice!
Height - 5'5"
Weight - 148 Goal weight - 135
Waist - 33
Wrist - 6.25
Hips - 42
Forearm - 9.25
BMR - 1351 cal
BMI - 24.63
TDEE- 2094 cal Moderately active including exercise (90 minutes walking at 3.8 mph daily except for weekends where it is 150 m walking at about 3 mph)
TDEE - 1621 cal Sedentary No exercise
Body Fat - 32.5
Lean Body Mass - 99.9
Fat Body Mass - 48.1
Waist to Hip Ratio - 0.79
Waist to Height Ratio - 58.8%
Maximum Fat Metabolism - 1443 cal
Based on this, I changed my profile to active since I walk daily although I tend to sit for the rest of the day. I also changed it to lose 0.5 lb per week. MFP gave me 1590 cal daily and I am no longer logging my daily exercise since it is part of my TDEE. I set my protein and fat at 30% each. I lowered the cholesterol to 200 and raised my fiber to 30 g since I need to lower my LDL even though my HDL and Triglycerides are wonderful. Does this sound reasonable to be able to lose roughly 13 lbs? I may want to lose more once I get to 135 but I will see when I get there.
Thanks in advance for any advice!
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My diary is also open but until today I was logging my exercise. I removed it so please take that into account as well that I was on 1200 calories a day and eating back some of my exercise calories.
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No advice? =~(0
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