Caloric Deficit

[Cardboardcat15]

Ok, this one's for all the workout gurus on here. Hopefully y'all can help me understand something here.

I'm trying to shed fat, not build muscle, that comes later. Right now my sole purpose is to get rid of fat. I've been reading and have come to the conclusion that in order to do this I need to create a calorie deficit in my diet, meaning I burn off more calories than I eat in a day, correct?

Alright, so here's where I get partly lost. I also know that i have a BMR of 2071 calories a day. SO, does this mean that I am creating a calorie deficit if I eat around 2000 calories a day AND do cardio? Or does my BMR not play a role in the deficit, and I have to burn off what I ate PLUS the extra calories? I'm not exactly sure if BMR plays a role in Caloric deficits.

I run every day at the gym 2+ miles, right around 25 minutes. Sometimes it's more, sometimes it's not, but never under 20 mins of cardio at 170+ heart rate.

thanks

[OrionStang]

If your BMR is accurate, I would aim for 1750-1800 calories a day. And 20 minutes a day is just fine for cardio.