I am so sick to death of this!!!!

I heard to eat above BMR but below TDEE?? I don't know your stats but I am 5'5 and about 120 lbs and without moving I need about 1600, Ive lost 9 inches eating 1800-2000. You must be a lot shorter than me to have such a low caloric need?? I just think if you can power you body, eat more and still lose why not? That way its not a "diet" but a lifestyle change. Here is a blurb from a website:


"Here’s how it goes: your body needs a certain amount of calories to work. This is known as your Basal Metabolic Rate. This differs from person to person based on how active you are. A person who has a desk job will have a lower metabolic rate than, say, someone who works in a machine shop and is constantly moving. Generally speaking, you need between 1600-2200 calories a day, unless you’re an athlete, in which case, you are undergoing training and know all this stuff already.

BMR is the calorie used by one’s body even if they lay in bed all day long. It’s the calories needed to be alive (breathing, heart beat, digestion etc..). Since most people don’t do nothing all day long, their body uses more calories. To know that amount, you have to multiply your BMR by a coefficient depending on your activity level.

You should never go under your BMR because it basically means your body don’t have enough calories to function normally so your metabolism slows down and you get energy from your muscle instead of fat (fat main usage is protection. when starving, it gets used after muscle)."

Hi there I am just replying: Per MFP my Fat: 40, Protein: 45, Carbs: 165 and Sugar: 24 (This is what I have the most trouble with!!):happy:

As far as punching in the right info on MFP settings... what is their definition of sedentary? Because I sit at home most days and just do normal housework and cooking and such and exercise isnt always consistent...

So is this Sedentary and eat back exercise calories or lightly active??

I hear people say that Sedentary is like being in a coma (which if you were you couldnt log into MFP in the first place, lol) I think people pick sedentary when they may not really be... but what is the true description of it here???

sedentary is the amount of daily activity you'd have if you worked at a desk. that means trips to the bathroom. brushing your teeth. tapping your foot. walking to the mailbox to check your mail. etc. it's really just an estimate for all of these little activities that are hard to quantify. in a coma, your multiplier would be 1.0 (100% of your BMR). for sedentary, it's 1.2. that means, 120% of your BMR as your estimate to account for all of these little activities. i think it's best to UNDER-estimate your activity level and track your results. you can always adjust your activity level up later if your results show you to be more active than sedentary. this way you won't be overestimating your TDEE and wondering why you're not losing as fast as expected.

I feel the same way. Everyone's body and circumstances are different. You have to do what's right for you. And if all these condescending know-it-alls are "fitness experts" why are they even here? LOL.

Eh, ignore them. They are hungry.:bigsmile:

Some people wish they could eat closer to 1200 they'd probably see more results, but they just can't restrain themselves to do it. Some may be envious? And it comes out in a crappy way.:flowerforyou:

I have no idea what just happened in this thread.