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Eating 1200 calories and burning 1000 calories a day would mean you net only 200 calories-- this won't be enough for your body to run on.

However, in general yes-- if you burn extra calories, it will result in faster weight loss. Just make sure you keep a healthy balance. Good luck!!

Ok guys need a little help understanding. My BMR is 1,714 so I choose the 2lb per week loss and I'm able to eat 1,200 calories per day. witch leave 514 calories x 7 equal to 3,598 witch is little over 1 lbs, but i exercise over 1,000 additional calories per day. would that add to faster weight loss?

Your caloric deficit is not the difference between BMR and 1200 cals it is the difference between your maintenance calories (BMR + an activity amount). Go to your home then click goals on the right side it should say you burn this amount from regular daily activity, it is this number that is used to calculate your caloric deficit. that being said MFP will not allow you to go below 1200 cals/day, as it is next to impossible to get the required nutrition on a diet consisting of less than 1200.

That being said a man should not eat less than 1500 or so calories Net. 1500 plus exercise calories. eating too little will cause your body to burn muscle instead of or along with fat as fuel, something you don't want to do. Eat all the cals that MFP gives you, included exercise cals in order to ensure you are losing as little muscle as possible.

yes- what Erick said. I always get that crap mixed up. Either way- 1,000 cals left over sounds like a lot and I would worry about nutrition, long term maintainability and actual success at that rate.

ok guys I think I got it.. gonna adjust a little was looking to lose 3lbs per week,

Unless you have a LOT of weight to lose (like over 300 pounds) a goal of 3 lbs per week is too much. Depending on how much you have to lose, 1 lb per week to 1.5 (maaaaybe 2, but like I said only if you have a lot) is the safest. If you try to lose too much too quickly, you'll likely do more damage than good, like lose muscle, end up with saggy skin, and/or end up gaining it all back plus some because you body cannot sustain the dramatic weight loss.

Even with a goal of 1lb per week you can still lose more. Some weeks I lose 2-3, some I stay steady at 1....but the thing to rememember is, slow and steady wins the race. It may sound really slow, but with each pound you'll notice you look and feel a lot better, so your body will transform a lot quicker than you think. You didn't gain it all in one day so you cannot lose it all in one day.