ugogirl1234

Now, THAT I did not know. I did not realize, that MFP factored in a calorie deficit. Thank you for being the only one to clear this up.

I read the article and its exactly what I could not explain. This 1200 calories I plug in ALREADY includes my exercise. So yes I now realized that MFP does not know this about the number I plug in, which is why I wrote the post. Sorry everyone seems to think I am confused, but I am not.

Good Luck!

Here is a link which explains BMR. Like I said, it is what I need if I did nothing all day. Feel free to plug in my stats. I am 5 feet 3 inches, 37 years old and weigh 131lbs. I know what a BMR is, trust me. http://www.bmi-calculator.net/bmr-calculator/

No confusion. I used the BMR formula of which I posted the link for. My BMR is 1340 if I simply do not do anything but sit. I exercise at a moderate level 5-6 days a week so to maintain my weight I would need 1800 or so. But I don't want to maintain. I want to lose. Hence the 1200 calories deficit.

What I was trying to say is eating back my exercise calories increases my daily caloric amount, which is already deficited. I am a newbie to MFP, but not to the concept of how to lose weight. I just think the calculator for the MFP application is misleading. By the way I have lost 8lbs so far by not eating back my exercise…

Give the girl a break, you guys. She didin't write the article. Keep in mind, everyone is different and their approaches to weight loss may not be the same. My goal is 1200 per day. I ran on the treadmill at the highest incline. This brought my HR up to the Max (165). There are formulas you can use to calculate your HR,…