BMR
greenapples_cb
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Hi,
I'm new to this and just wondering if the caloric intake recommended is right. I'm 4'11" and MFP is recommending that I have 1200 calories a day. This seems quite high since I'm very petite. Anyone on here know if it's accurate or I'm just overreacting? Thanks!
I'm new to this and just wondering if the caloric intake recommended is right. I'm 4'11" and MFP is recommending that I have 1200 calories a day. This seems quite high since I'm very petite. Anyone on here know if it's accurate or I'm just overreacting? Thanks!
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Hi I'm 4ft8 and was given the same estimate . I egnored it at first and went for 900kcals and I couldn't lose weight as soon as I upped it to 1200kvals Ive been losing weight steadily at about 1-2lb a week . Hope that helps :-)0
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Okay, thank you! That really helps. It seemed like a lot of food when I was logging it each time, but I was probably eating way more than 1200, like 1500 so this will work. Thanks again for the advice!0
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I got the same number, and I'm thinking that maybe it's the least amount they can give you, because anything else would be too unhealthy.0
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Hello!
I'm 5''0 and when I first started MFP, I wanted to lose 2 lbs a week.....and so MFP gave me 1200 cals a day.
Now, after hitting a plateau, I've read up more about BMR and TDEE.....and I figured these numbers by going here:
http://scoobysworkshop.com/calorie-calculator/
and according to this website, my BMR is 1556, my TDEE is 2140, and from what I read you should eat above your BMR but below TDEE to LOSE weight.
I currently take in 1790 cals-1800 cals a day and workout 1-3 hours a week...I'm losing weight steadily, going down in body fat % and losing inches.=D0 -
Amayajo, that's awesome! Thanks for posting that-- I've been very low cals for months and the scale has barely budged! Just started thinking recently that its probably too low ...and I need to be closer to 1200-1300 (I'm 4'11"). So it's encouraging to hear it helped you as well. Thanks!!0
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=D No prob.0
