Question about my BMR and Daily Calorie Deficit

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AwareFront
AwareFront Posts: 12
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okay to my BMR is 1958 calories and say i want to lose 2 lbs a week so that would mean that my Daily Calorie Deficit would be 1000? so 1958-1000= 958 calories. so does that mean i have to eat that many calories a day to lose weight? if im wrong please correct me.

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  • MoreBean13
    MoreBean13 Posts: 8,701 Member
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    No, your deficit comes from your TDEE, NOT your BMR.

    So you factor in the activity coefficient- if sedentary this is 1.2

    So:
    1.2x1958 = 2350
    2350-1000 = 1350

    Most people aren't really sedentary though, I would suggest considering lightly active even if you're sedentary.
    1.375*1958= 2681 (2680)
    2680-1000= 1680
  • AwareFront
    AwareFront Posts: 12
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    okay gotcha, so does that mean i would have to eat roughly around 1600 calories a day?
  • MoreBean13
    MoreBean13 Posts: 8,701 Member
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    okay gotcha, so does that mean i would have to eat roughly around 1600 calories a day?

    Yeah 1600-1700 would be a good number for you to start. Give it a few weeks and see how it works for you.

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