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Estimated Maintenance Calories
Hello everyone,
Need some help. Chronometer spits out my maintenance calories at about 2500ish. but when I cut 500 for a 6 wk period I lost 16lbs (actually I lost 21 but I took 4lbs off as water). that's a 1700ish calorie difference. I enter a custom BMR but then the maintenance estimator doesn't adjust with my change in weight. can anyone tell me what I'm doing wrong?
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Hi @SethMe ,
If you set a custom BMR, it will not change when you adjust your weight.
If you want your BMR to change when you update your weight, you should not use a custom BMR and use the Mifflin St Jeor equation, which will adjust with your weight, height, age, and sex.
https://cronometer.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360018472272-Profile-Settings
Marie-Eve
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Understood Marie, so how do I account for the 1700 calorie difference? should I use the activity multiplier? even when adjusting the activity multiplier, once I enter a lower weight the reduction in BMR is only going to be half of what it should be. Perhaps I'm over thinking it...
Hello @SethMe,
You can also set a weight loss goal in Cronometer if you want to add a calorie deficit to your target.
On the website, this can be done in the Settings tab > Targets sub-tab
https://cronometer.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360020897311-Weight-Goal
In the mobile app, you'll find the weight goal option in the Settings tab.
Kind regards,
Marie-Eve
Marie-Eve
cronometer.com
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