500 calorie deficit?

RiiNaCHiiCK09
RiiNaCHiiCK09 Posts: 109 Member
edited September 25 in Food and Nutrition
What dis this mean? Lol dumb question, I kno but I'm serious

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  • jms023
    jms023 Posts: 37 Member
    It means you that to lose 1 pound a week, you want to eat 500 calories less than what your body needs for normal function (your BMR).
  • amymeenieminymo
    amymeenieminymo Posts: 2,394 Member
    It means MFP sets your plan so that you're eating 500 calories less than you would need to in order to maintain your weight. It takes 3500 calories less to lose a pound a week, so 500 less per day X 7 days a week = lose 1 pound a week.
  • Pebble321
    Pebble321 Posts: 6,423 Member
    MFP takes the info you give it on your height, weight and activity level and estimates how many calories you need to stay at this weight.

    Then it subtracts calories, depending on how much weight you have told it that you want to lose. This is your calorie deficit.

    From memory, I think that a 500 calorie deficit a day roughly works out at 1 pound weight loss a week. Of course, everyone is different, but this is how the numbers work out.

    This means that if you eat the number of calories MFP has allocated you plus the calories you burn through exercise, you end the day with a 500 calorie deficit and are right on track to lose 1 pound a week.
  • CrystalRules
    CrystalRules Posts: 18 Member
    Just make sure you're not going too far under the amount of calories that they give you each day. They have already figured out how many you can have and still lose your desired weight each week. You don't have to go under that. They make it easy for you :)
  • tabi26
    tabi26 Posts: 535 Member
    Ah......but what if you're bmr is under 1700 (the number that would give you 1200)??? Mine is 1340 so there is NO WAY That MFP is giving me a 500 cal deficit.
  • jdway
    jdway Posts: 1
    A calorie deficit is what you have if you end up burning more calories than took in that day. So, if you put in about 2000 calories, and you burned off 2500 calories, you end up with a 500 calorie deficit. If you're really trying to lose weight, it's a good idea to try to get rid of as many calories as you can, but just remember that it's isn't exactly how many calories that you take in; it's more about what you eat. You're doing great! : D
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