difference between bmr and tdee?

cwagar123
cwagar123 Posts: 195 Member
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
What is the difference between BMR and TDEE?
My BMR is 1627 and my tdee is 2238

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  • Mycophilia
    Mycophilia Posts: 1,225 Member
    BMR is your energy needs if you were to lie in bed all day and do absolutely nothing. TDEE is your BMR + your daily activity.
  • cwagar123
    cwagar123 Posts: 195 Member
    Awesome. Thank you
    In terms of weight loss... should I try to get under my BMR per day then?
  • TimothyFish
    TimothyFish Posts: 4,925 Member
    If you want to lose two pounds per week, you should take TDEE and subtract 1000 each day. 1 pound per week would be TDEE - 500 each day. BMR is pretty meaningless.
  • segacs
    segacs Posts: 4,599 Member
    ^ What he said. Ignore BMR, and subtract 15-20% from your TDEE and try to aim for that.

    When using the TDEE method, remember not to log or eat back exercise calories, since those are already built into your daily energy burn estimates.
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