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  • Thanks everyone. I have been calculating from my TDEE, so was careless in expressing my deficit as related to BMR. I started off with a 500 calorie deficit and increased to 1000, all based on TDEE from various calculators. I've been losing a steady 1 kilogram a week and reducing my calorie target accordingly. I have been…
    in Minimum calories and exercise Comment by MJW12020 May 2021
  • In terms of how much of the exercise calories to eat... MFP has a minimum for men of 1500 calories a day. My BMR is about 1900. If I want to lose about 0.5kg per week, that is around a 500 calorie deficit. MFP will set my target at 1500 as this is the minimum. But if I want to lose 1kg a week - a 1000 calorie deficit - my…
    in Exercise calories: eat them? Comment by MJW12020 May 2021
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