Can you help clarify??

tammylwv
tammylwv Posts: 155 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
I have a question. According to a rough estimate, my body burns approx 2515 calories a day even if I do nothing. I intake an average around 1300 cals a day. That is over 1200 cals a day deficit. So, according to this I should be losing a lb every third day. But this isn't happening so I think I am off somewhere. What's the problem?

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  • MysticRealm
    MysticRealm Posts: 1,264 Member
    That's an EXTREMELY high BMR, are you sure that's right? That sounds more like your TDEE. If 2500 is your BMR then you should be eating probably around 3000 calories a day to lose weight. If it's your TDEE you should be eating around 2200 or so to lose weight.
  • tammylwv
    tammylwv Posts: 155 Member
    I was looking at another web page and it said to roughly get that multiply weight by 11. However, MFP says it is 1696. So, with this new number I guess that explains the 1lb loss on avg per week loss.

    Thanks for answering me though. I posted elsewhere and didn't get a response.
  • zoukeira
    zoukeira Posts: 313 Member
    That's an EXTREMELY high BMR, are you sure that's right? That sounds more like your TDEE. If 2500 is your BMR then you should be eating probably around 3000 calories a day to lose weight. If it's your TDEE you should be eating around 2200 or so to lose weight.

    ^^^^^I agree - but also want to add that this isn't an exact science, our bodies won't always drop weight by the book, especially when you factor in things like water retention and muscle gain (assuming you are working out).
  • NRSPAM
    NRSPAM Posts: 961 Member
    2,500 sounds like for a male, maybe. To do 2,500, you would have to be VERY active, and VERY muscular, I would think. 1,696 sounds better. It depends on what you entered for your activity. In an article I read, the man said that he would never put sedentary, unless he was lying on the couch all day and night, not doing anything.
  • MysticRealm
    MysticRealm Posts: 1,264 Member
    2,500 sounds like for a male, maybe. To do 2,500, you would have to be VERY active, and VERY muscular, I would think. 1,696 sounds better. It depends on what you entered for your activity. In an article I read, the man said that he would never put sedentary, unless he was lying on the couch all day and night, not doing anything.

    2500 TDEE is not high for a female. My TDEE is 2500+ on work days and closer to 2000 on weekends. I average it out to 2200 and eat 1800 calories. I am not too active, I have a standing job and that helps but other than that I am not active and didn't add any actual exercise to the calculations to get my TDEE so it's actually is a bit higher on days I work out.
  • rockerbabyy
    rockerbabyy Posts: 2,258 Member
    2,500 sounds like for a male, maybe. To do 2,500, you would have to be VERY active, and VERY muscular, I would think. 1,696 sounds better. It depends on what you entered for your activity. In an article I read, the man said that he would never put sedentary, unless he was lying on the couch all day and night, not doing anything.

    2500 TDEE is not high for a female. My TDEE is 2500+ on work days and closer to 2000 on weekends. I average it out to 2200 and eat 1800 calories. I am not too active, I have a standing job and that helps but other than that I am not active and didn't add any actual exercise to the calculations to get my TDEE so it's actually is a bit higher on days I work out.
    same - ive been wearing a bodymedia fit for the last week or so to get my numbers. i have a standing job (15 hrs/week) and im fairly sedentary most days. i average 2500 TDEE and then add in my exercise when i do it.
  • tammylwv
    tammylwv Posts: 155 Member
    Okay here is what MFP tells me. My daily burn is 2290 and my BMR is 1696. I read an article on a forum here that says I should eat the bmr amount. If I do that, I should still lose since my daily burn is 2290, right?

    As I said earlier, I normally average at least 1300 but that doesn't mean it's always the net calories. In other words I will eat calories, exercise, and may not eat back the burned calories.

    Never really paid too much attention before but I really want to be on top and educated.

    Thoughts? Thanks again!
  • MysticRealm
    MysticRealm Posts: 1,264 Member
    You always want to eat ABOVE your BMR. BMR is you 'coma calories' aka. the amount of food you would need if you were in a coma just to keep you alive. The instant you sit up in bed you are burning more calories than that. I would eat around 1800 calories net.
  • rockerbabyy
    rockerbabyy Posts: 2,258 Member
    i would do this: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/654536-in-place-of-a-road-map-2-0-revised-7-2-12
    before ig ot my BMF i ran the numbers, and its really pretty close with what ive found so far.

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