BMR BMI?????????

lisacsmith16
lisacsmith16 Posts: 64 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
ok I need help... am I under eating????? I am eating 1200 cals per day

my bmr is 1572.2
I am walking the tread mill 4 to 5 times per week and burning 127 calls per day.
I am 44 and weight 186 pounds Female..... I want to lose 30 pounds.... but afraid I am doing something wrong. I have been counting and using MFP for a week now. lost 2.8 pounds so far (28 to go) But everyone is tell me 1200 is to low to eat... HELP!!!!!!!!!

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  • jzammetti
    jzammetti Posts: 1,956 Member
    You BMR is the lowest amount of calories your body needs in a day to maintain proper organ function = so, yes, eat more. What is your TDEE?
  • lisacsmith16
    lisacsmith16 Posts: 64 Member
    TDEE? not sure what that is
  • lisacsmith16
    lisacsmith16 Posts: 64 Member
    Then why is MFP tell me to eat 1200 cals per day??? I don't get that.....
  • jzammetti
    jzammetti Posts: 1,956 Member
    TDEE is total daily energy expenditure - the number of calories your body needs each day to maintain your current weight. So, many people, like me, calculate their TDEE and then deduct 20% from it to set a deficit in which you will lose weight. You can calculate yours at fat2fitradio.com under BMR calculator. It is best to take some measurements and do the military body fat calculation first so your BMR is closer to accurate (remember, all these numbers are estimates). So, if your TDEE is 2000, a 20% deficit would have you eating 1600 calories per day, every day, no matter if it is a workout day or not. TDEE factors in your activity level so you would not eat back exercise calories under this method.


    A full explanation is in the message boards under "in place of a roadmap" and dated 3/2013 by heloitsdan (I think I got his name right).

    MFP does not use this approach - MFP sets a minimum goal (and 1200 is too low for almost any adult human) and expects that you will eat back all of your burned calories from exercising - so your daily calories will vary depending upon your workout routine. I prefer to eat the same amount each day, rather than eat a bunch more on days I workout and a bunch less on days I do not.

    I workout 3xper week heavy lifting. According to my HRM and other tools, my average TDEE is 2500 calories per day. So, a deficit is 2000 a day. I used to set my activity level (for purposes of calculating TDEE) at lightly active, but my training routine is more likely moderately active (which was confirmed with my HRM numbers). SO, I eat a lot and workout three times a week and have regular weight loss. I am really close to my goal, so my losses are slower than yours will be (about a pound and a half every month).

    Search for the roadmap thread and try it out if you like. best of luck to you!

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