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bmr equaling the 1200 recommended per day...

destilynne
destilynne Posts: 45
edited September 2024 in Food and Nutrition
hello everyone and thanks all of all the advice given on the site....awesome...

I have a question...I have been with this site since January this year and had lost 45 pounds. Now I am on a plateau,,,,but with a different question...My BMR is at 1289 and the recommended daily is 1200. Would the numbers being so close make it harder to lose weight???

I am 43 yearsold. 5'4 now my weight is 143 and I want to be at 130. Does anyone have any ideas on this...sorry to ask but I has not lost any weight in about 3 weeks now...just would like to know if there are any adjustments that I can make to help body losr the rest of the weight??? thanks you all for your time and advice....

Desti

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  • destilynne
    destilynne Posts: 45
    hello everyone and thanks all of all the advice given on the site....awesome...

    I have a question...I have been with this site since January this year and had lost 45 pounds. Now I am on a plateau,,,,but with a different question...My BMR is at 1289 and the recommended daily is 1200. Would the numbers being so close make it harder to lose weight???

    I am 43 yearsold. 5'4 now my weight is 143 and I want to be at 130. Does anyone have any ideas on this...sorry to ask but I has not lost any weight in about 3 weeks now...just would like to know if there are any adjustments that I can make to help body losr the rest of the weight??? thanks you all for your time and advice....

    Desti
  • rosenbss
    rosenbss Posts: 54
    one of the biggest reasons people hit that nasty "P" word is because 1. eating the same foods, 2 same work out and not changing it up.. try some different foods change your works outs and up it a little its now said that 30 mins every day maintains and actually you should do 60 to 90 mins at least 5 times a week to lose it!! good luck.... Also I do that big time i wont lose anything for weeks then over nite it seems drop 8 pounds..water weight bowel movemts pms is a chicks number one enemy.
  • destilynne
    destilynne Posts: 45
    Thanks for your advice ......I appreciate it and yes I will try these things....:smile:
  • banks1850
    banks1850 Posts: 3,475 Member
    With your numbers, 1200 is too low. You can't really be at a normal body fat % and be trying for over 1 lb a week, it's just a very tall order. It's gonna take longer now that you have lost all that weight. here, read this, I put this plateau buster together after going through a few plateaus myself.

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/20343-how-i-have-avoided-<span class=
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