Suggested calories vs BMR?

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  • Mommieof2SNS
    Mommieof2SNS Posts: 24
    Thank you for the information @crystalflame
  • brianpperkins
    brianpperkins Posts: 6,124 Member
    Mommieof2SNS wrote: »
    so then what am i supposed to do? I changed MFP from lose 2 pounds a week to lose 1 pounds a week and it changed my daily intake to 1400 a day from 1200. bmr is still 1532 and i workout hard when i do workout. I know if the body doesn't get enough it will start eating fat but eventually eat muscle and i don't want to get to that point. i shouldn't be hungry i know that but for some reason its like its not enough. i drink a cup of water before a meal, eat veggies, changed to a different kind of bread so that it would fill me up a little more to sustain myself better and even eat greek yogurt which does fill me up but its not for long. i've ignored the hunger for about 3 weeks now but im scared of pigging out on a cheat day. So i really need the right kind of advice.

    Read the Sexypants thread in the Getting Started section .... remember that MFP gives a NET caloric goal, not a total intake. Accurately log intake and burn (your burn numbers look a bit high based on what you're doing ... Zumba is not a particularly huge burn, not 10 cals per minute over BMR) ... evaluate your loss compared to projected .... adjust as necessary.
  • Pickles175
    Pickles175 Posts: 211 Member
    Mommieof2SNS wrote: »
    so then what am i supposed to do? I changed MFP from lose 2 pounds a week to lose 1 pounds a week and it changed my daily intake to 1400 a day from 1200. bmr is still 1532 and i workout hard when i do workout. I know if the body doesn't get enough it will start eating fat but eventually eat muscle and i don't want to get to that point. i shouldn't be hungry i know that but for some reason its like its not enough. i drink a cup of water before a meal, eat veggies, changed to a different kind of bread so that it would fill me up a little more to sustain myself better and even eat greek yogurt which does fill me up but its not for long. i've ignored the hunger for about 3 weeks now but im scared of pigging out on a cheat day. So i really need the right kind of advice.

    Eat back your exercise cals if you are going to go by mfp method, that is what they intend for you to do. You should not be hungry. And remember your body needs fuel on recovery days too. :smile:
  • Mommieof2SNS
    Mommieof2SNS Posts: 24
    Thanks everyone so much! All the information is well appreciated. :)

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