Help Deciding Calorie Goal

Reliata · January 2018

Hi there! I used this website to calculate my calorie goal:
tdeecalculator.net

It says my TDEE is 1968. For a 500c deficit it gives me 1468. However, it tells me that my BMR is 1640. I thought I was't supposed to go below my BMR? So, should my calorie goal be 1640 (deficet of 328)?

Here's the info I put in:
24 years old, Female, 5'7", 189 lbs, Sedentary

Thanks for the help!

me0231 · January 2018

Why not just use what mfp gives you and readjust in a month if needed?

Reliata · January 2018

Thanks for the suggestion! I might try that.
I'm just worried about not eating enough. 1400 just sounds so low.

kimny72 · January 2018

Reliata wrote: »

Thanks for the suggestion! I might try that.
I'm just worried about not eating enough. 1400 just sounds so low.

All any calculator can do us give you a generalized starting point. It's up to you to give wherever you start a decent chance and then tweak from there. So start with whatever sounds right to you and give it a few weeks. The scale will tell you if you need to make a change.

bbell1985 · January 2018

1640 sounds legit. See how you feel.

Iwantahealthierme30 · January 2018

I would go for 1600 or so. I know that 1400 and under made me feel light headed even at 190. I'm bigger now (and trying to lose again, but yeah)

PAV8888 · January 2018

This means that 500 is too big a deficit given that you're SEDENTARY.

Options are to add activity and or exercise, thus adding calories to your tdee and better supporting the 500Cal restriction, or going for a smaller deficit.

texteach66 · January 2018

You could do a smaller deficit. I find MFPs calculators to be pretty close to any others I can find.

Reliata · January 2018

Thanks for the suggestions! If I don't add any exercise, I'll probably stick around 1650 or so.

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