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sunnyskyjb
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Hello! My MFP set me to eat 1,300 calories a day.
However, it also tells me that my BMR is 1,480.
How many calories should I eat each day?
Thank you.
However, it also tells me that my BMR is 1,480.
How many calories should I eat each day?
Thank you.
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You should net 1300 according to MFP. That means if you exercise, any calories you earn from exercise should be eaten back.0
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So I should eat 1,300 calories, plus eat back any extra exercise calories I earn above that first number? Thanks.0
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The 1300 includes a deficit of calories so you can lose weight. It is probably working off of BMR * 1.2 (to account for daily activity, relatively sedentary), - 500 calories a day (to account for 1lb/week weight loss).0
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So I should eat 1,300 calroies, plus eat back any extra excerise calories I earn above that first number? Thanks.
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So I should eat 1,300 calroies, plus eat back any extra excerise calories I earn above that first number? Thanks.
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^^^ What he said.0 -
Some people eat back calories and other do not. MFP recommends it and it you enter exercise in your log MFP will add those calories back into your daily allowance.
I eat some of my exercise calories back and that works for me.
If you try it one way and it works for a while but then quits working, try it the other way. It's a good idea to try to keep your body confused anyway. Switch up the foods you eat and the exercise you do, often.0 -
Thank you so much!0
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