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BMR can someone please help me.

lira1972
lira1972 Posts: 5
edited January 26 in Health and Weight Loss
I am so confused every bmr calculator gives me a different bmr every time. . To try and work this out. .. If I take my bmr as 1600 and I am on a 1200 calorie diet does that mean I need to burn 400 cals to be able to still lose. .Any advice would be most appreciated. ..:wink:

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  • trudijoy
    trudijoy Posts: 1,685 Member
    no if your bmr is 1600 you need to eat at least 1600 calories a day. Therefore, 1200 is not enough for you.
  • yarwell
    yarwell Posts: 10,477 Member
    I am so confused every bmr calculator gives me a different bmr every time. . To try and work this out. .. If I take my bmr as 1600 and I am on a 1200 calorie diet does that mean I need to burn 400 cals to be able to still lose. .Any advice would be most appreciated.

    Eating 1200 gives you a 400 deficit from your BMR and at least 720 from your TDEE.

    You put "lose 2 lbs/week" I guess - try re-running it with 1 lb/week.

    Extra exercise is not required, in fact MFP cancels it out by giving you more food.
  • 89nunu
    89nunu Posts: 1,082 Member
    As trudijoy said. Go to scoobysworkshop.com and use his calories calculator. It's really good.
  • lira1972
    lira1972 Posts: 5
    Thanks Trudy so I eat 1600 a day exercise to burn off 400 and I'm doing it right?
  • trudijoy
    trudijoy Posts: 1,685 Member
    Thanks Trudy so I eat 1600 a day exercise to burn off 400 and I'm doing it right?

    nope. forget the 1200. Change your MFP goal to a number somewhat higher - TDEE - 20% or so. Then don't eat back exercise cals. OR change it to your BMR and log your exercise cals and eat some back.

    1200 is 75% of your body's needs. You will make yourself unwell on 1200
  • morticia16
    morticia16 Posts: 230 Member
    All the measurements you get online are estimates based on averages not calculating in your potential individual specific traits. If you want more accurate estimate, you could see a nutritionist who could most probably give you a more accurate estimate. I did this in my fitness club with a personal advisor but to be perfectly honest, the expert estimate was not much different from what I get from most online BMR calculators. Just make sure you know these are really estimates and not scientifically accurate measurements.
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