Please help!

mistiblake08
mistiblake08 Posts: 80 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
I have lost weight since I joined MFP. Before then, I had lost 14 lbs by myself.
Now my thing is this: when I joined, my BMR was 1510 and MFP had me set at 1610 to lose a lb and a half a week.
I redid my settings and my BMR (as I've seen people suggest do after 5-10 lb loss) yesterday. It has me set at 1580 net and my BMR is 1556. That seems a little off to me, but for those of you who have been here a while, what do you think? TDEE is 2956.

Help me understand the system and if you think the MFP numbers are right.

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  • _KitKat_
    _KitKat_ Posts: 1,066 Member
    I have lost weight since I joined MFP. Before then, I had lost 14 lbs by myself.
    Now my thing is this: when I joined, my BMR was 1510 and MFP had me set at 1610 to lose a lb and a half a week.
    I redid my settings and my BMR (as I've seen people suggest do after 5-10 lb loss) yesterday. It has me set at 1580 net and my BMR is 1556. That seems a little off to me, but for those of you who have been here a while, what do you think? TDEE is 2956.

    Help me understand the system and if you think the MFP numbers are right.

    1.5 lbs a week loss equals a 750 calorie deficient daily. Having a TDEE of 2956 is high for even a very active larger female. MFP seems to put your daily burn without exercise at 1580+750= 2330. To keep losing at the same rate you were before your calorie intake will drop because it takes less power to run a smaller body.
  • mistiblake08
    mistiblake08 Posts: 80 Member
    I burn 4000-5000 calories at work alone each week depending on what type of paper we are running each day. Not sure how to calculate that in with 6-7 days a week exercising (burning 100-400 calories to get to the right net calories).
  • _KitKat_
    _KitKat_ Posts: 1,066 Member
    If you are losing currently, just let it be. The reason you recalculate is because smaller bodies use less calories, so to keep a 750 calorie deficient your daily calorie goal lowers but the closer you get to goal weight loss slows down and a smaller deficient is recommended. If you prefer you can keep your original calorie goal. The difference between goals is only 30 calories so in 116.6 days there would be a pound you did not lose. The amount is really small and irrelevant.

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