BMR and calorie count?

vickilg

I have been using MFP for 9 days now and have lost 7 lbs. I'm not exercising at all yet. I keep telling myself that I will start soon.

But if I am understanding correctly, the daily caloric intake should be higher that the BMR? My BMR is 1380 but MFP recommends 1200 calories per day and I have been under that most days. Since I have been losing, should I continue this amount or is this really not healthy? Should I kick it up a bit to about 1400?

vickilg

I have been using MFP for 9 days now and have lost 7 lbs. I'm not exercising at all yet. I keep telling myself that I will start soon.

But if I am understanding correctly, the daily caloric intake should be higher that the BMR? My BMR is 1380 but MFP recommends 1200 calories per day and I have been under that most days. Since I have been losing, should I continue this amount or is this really not healthy? Should I kick it up a bit to about 1400?

yoginimary

Yes. Your weight loss seems drastic. Did you set it up to lose 1 lb a week?

kingon8

there was a thread about this, but I cant find it, I dont think you have anything to worry about as long as you are not eating half or less than your bmr, if your bmr is 1600 for example, dont eat 800 or less calories, b/c you will be in starvation mode, as long as your cal intake and bmr are close than you should be fine, and if you are losing it must be fine b/c otherwise your body wouldve started holding onto calories

vickilg

Thanks for the help -

I set up for 2 lb per week weight loss. So what seems backwards to me is that if the weight loss slows down, I should increase my calories. My instinct would be to decrease them. Right?

This all is too much work! I have such a hard time trying to figure out what to eat. I am over my protein amount every day. Does it become easier with time?

kingon8

here is a thread I posted about this not too long ago, and there is alink in the middle of it to another thread about it, hope it helps. :flowerforyou:

kingon8

whoops!

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/8394-bmr-and-all-that

Pom_love_2

whoops!

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/8394-bmr-and-all-that

Thank you for finding this:flowerforyou: , the response to my post of the same topic wasn't very helpful and I was very confused. I guess I don't know how to ask questions.

I was so lucky that vickilg asked as well.

vickilg

Thanks so much for that previous post :flowerforyou:

Confession: I had spaghetti and meatballs (turkey) with italian bread with butter for dinner and it was GOOD!

banks1850

there was a thread about this, but I cant find it, I dont think you have anything to worry about as long as you are not eating half or less than your bmr, if your bmr is 1600 for example, dont eat 800 or less calories, b/c you will be in starvation mode, as long as your cal intake and bmr are close than you should be fine, and if you are losing it must be fine b/c otherwise your body wouldve started holding onto calories

not 1/2. your bmr should be at or near your lowest point for loosing weight. If you are obese you can usually go 100 or so lower then it, sometimes 200 if you have a BMI of over 32, but once the BMI get's down below 28 or so, you should be eating at or above your BMR minimum, that's not including exercise calories, which you should also be eating.

dulceluva

you have probably lost a good deal of water weight... it might even out in the next few weeks but if it doesn't, WTG... 9 lbs is great