confused about TDEE and BMR

SakuraRose13
SakuraRose13 Posts: 621 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
My BMR is 1382 and my TDEE is 1900 how many calories should I be eating daily.Im on 1200 currently and Im 4ft 10in 29 yr old female. I have lost 14 lbs since Jan 1st ,I need to know if Im eating enough to lose wieght and if i need to adjust I dont want my wieght loss to stall. My current BMI recently got down to overwieght,Im 137 lbs currently after 2 pregnancies in a 19 month span. I need to be healthy again. Any help would be great my wieght loss goal per week is 2 lbs.

I exercise 3 days a week 30 to 45 mins each aerobics cardio breaking a sweat type with a DVD by Jennifer Nicole Lee fabulous FIt Moms. I love it by the way.:)


Since Im not able to got to a gym.

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  • SakuraRose13
    SakuraRose13 Posts: 621 Member
    Please help :):smile: I meant to put a question mark after how many calories opps,hope it clearifies.
  • GauchoMark
    GauchoMark Posts: 1,804 Member
    Well, you've lost 14 lbs since Jan 1st, so obviously what you are doing is working.

    Can you up your calories and still lose weight? Of course.

    You aren't currently at a long term rate of 2 lb/wk. That would give you a 900 calorie allowance instead of 1200. In order to do that, you would need to be exercising quite a bit every day. You have 30 lbs to lose, so losing 2 lbs/wk isn't recommended. Quite frankly, it will be very difficult to lose that quickly without sacrificing a good deal of muscle.

    If I were you, I would dial that back to 1 lb/wk, so eat 1400 calories, and up my protein to about 1 g /lb of lean body mass and start a mix of heavy strength and light cardio training. I would eat back whatever I burn from the cardio and not worry about the strength calories.
  • TeaBea
    TeaBea Posts: 14,517 Member
    The closer you are to goal, the slower the weight will come off. 2 pounds a week sounds pretty agressive. Maybe lower your goal to 1 or 1.5 pounds per week. When you have 10-15 pounds to lose ..... 1/2 pound a week is good progress.

    You can strength train without a gym .....lots of videos to help you. Kelly Coffey Meyer is one of my favorites. She has a series called 30 Minutes to Fitness - Your Best Body is one I like .

    Collage Video is a good place to "shop" for workout DVDs .... you can view clips, and get reviews.
    http://www.collagevideo.com/searchresults.aspx?type=all&search=kelly+coffey+meyer

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