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Eat below bmr or?

redraidergirl2009
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I don't really do much daily so I used to have mfp set on sententary but that only gives me 1350 calories a day...but according to most online calculators my bmr is closer to 1550 (female, 5'2", 25yr, 168lbs). I exercise 5 days a week so I eat back most of those calories, but on days I don't work out 1350 seems too low, should I change it since it's not near by bmr?
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I don't really do much daily so I used to have mfp set on sententary but that only gives me 1350 calories a day...but according to most online calculators my bmr is closer to 1550 (female, 5'2", 25yr, 168lbs). I exercise 5 days a week so I eat back most of those calories, but on days I don't work out 1350 seems too low, should I change it since it's not near by bmr?
Your BMR is just part of your TDEE. You didn't say what weight loss setting you used on MFP - if you don't like the calories use a lower weight loss rate - it takes off 250 cals per day for each 0.5 lbs per week.
If your BMR is 1550, sedentary +20% takes you to 1860 minus 500 for 1 lb/week -> 1360 so it makes sense.0 -
It's explained here: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/974888-in-place-of-a-road-map-2k13
HelloItsDan gives you lots of good advice. And here's some tips by SideSteal, correcting commonly believed but false urban myths:
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/635529-corn-used-my-man-parts-as-a-speedbag
Best of luck!0
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