BMR

cherub_72
cherub_72 Posts: 45 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
MFP has my calorie goal at 1400. I have done a little research and my BMR is 1521 and it is not recommended that I eat less than 1705 (for loss of 1 pound per week) here with my goals set at 1 pound per week it is 1400. Now I am confused and don't know how much I should be eating. HELP!

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  • keeptehpeace
    keeptehpeace Posts: 189 Member
    ignore MFP, eat at least your BMR
  • Ready2Rock206
    Ready2Rock206 Posts: 9,487 Member
    MFP has your goal at 1400 PLUS exercise calories. So with a little exercise you'd be at 1700. Or just go to settings and change your goals to 1705 and don't eat exercise calories. Your choice.
  • cherub_72
    cherub_72 Posts: 45 Member
    MFP has your goal at 1400 PLUS exercise calories. So with a little exercise you'd be at 1700. Or just go to settings and change your goals to 1705 and don't eat exercise calories. Your choice.

    But isn't BMR what I need for just taking in air and beating my heart...like i am in a coma? Which every other site I have checked is around 1500. MFP has my goal 100 calories below the calories I need to be in a coma.
  • Ready2Rock206
    Ready2Rock206 Posts: 9,487 Member
    MFP has your goal at 1400 PLUS exercise calories. So with a little exercise you'd be at 1700. Or just go to settings and change your goals to 1705 and don't eat exercise calories. Your choice.

    But isn't BMR what I need for just taking in air and beating my heart...like i am in a coma? Which every other site I have checked is around 1500. MFP has my goal 100 calories below the calories I need to be in a coma.

    But then you eat back your exercise calories so you're above it.

    Or you change it to be a higher number. I like this calculator for figuring what to change it to: http://iifym.com/iifym-calculator/

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