BMR- Conflicting Info

stred321
stred321 Posts: 48
edited September 30 in Health and Weight Loss
I have googled a couple of sites and tested my BMR- MFP says its around 1600 whereas the three other sites I have tried have brought it in within the 1300's. Has anyone else had any experience of this??

This also means that to lose 1lb a week my daily cal intake would need to be 800 cals a day- which is obviously quite low, but 1200 is only 100 cal off my BMR??

Im really confused, I only have about 5lbs to left to lose- I have stayed roughly the same weight for four weeks now.

Thanks

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  • jpooley1988
    jpooley1988 Posts: 119 Member
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  • beverlyl64
    beverlyl64 Posts: 381
    Sounds like you need to increase your calories to lose the last little bit of weight.
  • epj78
    epj78 Posts: 643 Member
    BMR is what you'd burn if you did NOTHING all day long (think coma state). If you have a sedentary job - add about 20-30% to get what you really burn (with NO exercise). So, the sites that put your BMR at 1300 --- this would be about 1560 calories to maintain (so close to the MFP number - not sure you are looking at BMR or maintenance calories on MFP).

    Yes, weight comes off slowly when you get close to your goal weight. It's just one of those life's not fair things.
  • erickirb
    erickirb Posts: 12,294 Member
    I have googled a couple of sites and tested my BMR- MFP says its around 1600 whereas the three other sites I have tried have brought it in within the 1300's. Has anyone else had any experience of this??

    This also means that to lose 1lb a week my daily cal intake would need to be 800 cals a day- which is obviously quite low, but 1200 is only 100 cal off my BMR??

    Im really confused, I only have about 5lbs to left to lose- I have stayed roughly the same weight for four weeks now.

    Thanks

    BMR is not maintenance calories, so you would not have to eat 800. If you are sedentary and Your BMR is 1300 your maintenance would be 1560 (1300*1.2) so to lose 1 lb you would need 1060, but 1 lb/week is probably too aggressive for you given your stats. Try setting your goal for 0.5 lbs/week, as when you don't have much to lose your caloric deficit should be small to help ensure you don't burn muscle instead of fat.
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