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Thank you! You seem to be the only person who remembers what the original post was.
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Hey, everyone. OP here! I use a heart rate monitor to calculate my calories burnt. I'm actually eating 1500 cal a day and eating back about half of my burnt calories. I was just wondering if I'd lose more if I went down to my BMR. Again, it 1319. Thanks for all you're very passionate responses. Haha.
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You guys were right, woke up this morning and I'd lost a kilo. I know it won't be like this every day, but it's nice to see that it's gradually going down, even if it does jump up sometimes. Thanks!
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Thanks for that. I can def see what you're saying. I think I'll try to eat my calories back since I'm at such minimal calories. I'll look into getting a FitBit. :)
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And I do appreciate how helpful everybody is! :) I've had varying numbers for my BMR (1350-1450) and while I aim for 1350, I do have a margin of error of +/- 100cal. I def eat below my TDEE, though which is 1616 IIRC. I just wonder if not eating my calories burnt back is hurting that, which can put me at a net of roughly…
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Oh, wow. That chart is very interesting/helpful. Thank you!
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Thank you, that's a good idea! What I really need is someone to just say "this is what _you_ need to do to lose weight", I guess you have to pay for that kind of service, though!
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I'm aiming to be 55kg, so yes, only small. This is my first time ever watching what I eat and being healthy, so I'm pretty clueless when it comes to all these numbers. I drink a lot of water, although probably not as much as I should. I just find it odd how my weight would stay _exactly_ the same every day for a week. I've…