What is your BMR?

Lovemehatemebytchez
Lovemehatemebytchez Posts: 119 Member
edited November 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
What is your basal metabolic rate (BMR) the number of calories your body burns in a day with out exercise and with exercise?

So I took a couple of the little estimate test online to see what mine BMR is.

- One said 3090 with exercise.
- Second one said 2064 with NO exercise.
- Third one said 2790 with Moderate exercise.

I have a polar watch, but haven't found the time to wear it all day to get a better read what my BMR is.


Thanks for sharing!

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  • Katzedernacht
    Katzedernacht Posts: 266 Member
    In one 1300
    in one 1,270
    My coach did some math adding what he knows i do, and gave me a total TDEE is called ? of 2,200. with a BMR of 1200
  • DavPul
    DavPul Posts: 61,406 Member
    Those numbers are high. You can make a case that those are you TDEE, but definitely not your BMR unless you're 11 feet tall. Even if TDEE, 3100 with exercise seems....aggressive. Same with 2800 for moderate.

    You can ask the mods to delete those other 2 or 3 threads for you
  • shadow2soul
    shadow2soul Posts: 7,692 Member
    BMR = Basal Metabolic Rate or calories you burn before any daily activity.

    My BMR is roughly 1414 at my current weight.
    My TDEE (BMR+daily activity+exercise) is around 2400-2500 currently (based on loss and intake).


    HRM's are not meant to be worn all day. The calorie burn is only somewhat accurate for steady state cardio. Anything outside of that will produce inaccurate numbers.

    You can figure an approximate TDEE by comparing your intake to your loss. You will need at least one month of data.
    Loss in lbs * 3500 = Total deficit
    Total deficit/days it took to lose the weight = daily average deficit
    Add up intake to get total intake
    Total intake/days it took to lose the weight = average intake
    Average Intake + Average deficit = Average TDEE
  • Lovemehatemebytchez
    Lovemehatemebytchez Posts: 119 Member
    DavPul wrote: »
    Those numbers are high. You can make a case that those are you TDEE, but definitely not your BMR unless you're 11 feet tall. Even if TDEE, 3100 with exercise seems....aggressive. Same with 2800 for moderate.

    You can ask the mods to delete those other 2 or 3 threads for you

    I thought 3090 is high, but that website let me put all my information like weight, heights, age, gender and I got to put exactly what workouts I do. Now I don't believe it one bit. I think I burn from 2500 to 2800 with workout, But I will soon find out since I'm going to try to wear my polar watch some time this week.
  • Lovemehatemebytchez
    Lovemehatemebytchez Posts: 119 Member
    shadow2soul wrote: »
    BMR = Basal Metabolic Rate or calories you burn before any daily activity.

    My BMR is roughly 1414 at my current weight.
    My TDEE (BMR+daily activity+exercise) is around 2400-2500 currently (based on loss and intake).


    HRM's are not meant to be worn all day. The calorie burn is only somewhat accurate for steady state cardio. Anything outside of that will produce inaccurate numbers.

    You can figure an approximate TDEE by comparing your intake to your loss. You will need at least one month of data.
    Loss in lbs * 3500 = Total deficit
    Total deficit/days it took to lose the weight = daily average deficit
    Add up intake to get total intake
    Total intake/days it took to lose the weight = average intake
    Average Intake + Average deficit = Average TDEE

    Thanks for sharing, but I don't where my polar watch all day only when I workout. I was going to see how many calories I burn on a daily basis. How do you find the right TDEE? I looked up on the website came a cross a few pages to calculate my BMR to get a Estimate by putting in my age, height, weight and activities.
  • DavPul
    DavPul Posts: 61,406 Member
    Lovemehatemebytchez wrote: »
    shadow2soul wrote: »
    BMR = Basal Metabolic Rate or calories you burn before any daily activity.

    My BMR is roughly 1414 at my current weight.
    My TDEE (BMR+daily activity+exercise) is around 2400-2500 currently (based on loss and intake).


    HRM's are not meant to be worn all day. The calorie burn is only somewhat accurate for steady state cardio. Anything outside of that will produce inaccurate numbers.

    You can figure an approximate TDEE by comparing your intake to your loss. You will need at least one month of data.
    Loss in lbs * 3500 = Total deficit
    Total deficit/days it took to lose the weight = daily average deficit
    Add up intake to get total intake
    Total intake/days it took to lose the weight = average intake
    Average Intake + Average deficit = Average TDEE

    Thanks for sharing, but I don't where my polar watch all day only when I workout. I was going to see how many calories I burn on a daily basis. How do you find the right TDEE? I looked up on the website came a cross a few pages to calculate my BMR to get a Estimate by putting in my age, height, weight and activities.

    You're overthinking this. Pick a reasonable number, weigh yourself, track your food accurately, them weigh yourself in 3-4 weeks. If the numbers are what you suspected, stay the course. If not, adjust as needed.
  • FitPhillygirl
    FitPhillygirl Posts: 7,124 Member
    Lovemehatemebytchez wrote: »
    shadow2soul wrote: »
    BMR = Basal Metabolic Rate or calories you burn before any daily activity.

    My BMR is roughly 1414 at my current weight.
    My TDEE (BMR+daily activity+exercise) is around 2400-2500 currently (based on loss and intake).


    HRM's are not meant to be worn all day. The calorie burn is only somewhat accurate for steady state cardio. Anything outside of that will produce inaccurate numbers.

    You can figure an approximate TDEE by comparing your intake to your loss. You will need at least one month of data.
    Loss in lbs * 3500 = Total deficit
    Total deficit/days it took to lose the weight = daily average deficit
    Add up intake to get total intake
    Total intake/days it took to lose the weight = average intake
    Average Intake + Average deficit = Average TDEE

    Thanks for sharing, but I don't where my polar watch all day only when I workout. I was going to see how many calories I burn on a daily basis. How do you find the right TDEE? I looked up on the website came a cross a few pages to calculate my BMR to get a Estimate by putting in my age, height, weight and activities.

    This is a good site that will give you your BMR and TDEE. scoobysworkshop.com/accurate-calorie-calculator/
  • AsISmile
    AsISmile Posts: 1,004 Member
    edited July 2015
    I just want to say this in case it was not clear before.

    BMR = basic metabolic rate

    Bmr is always without exercise. The number MFP gives you is not bmr.
    Bmr is the amount of calories you burn by just being alive. The amount your lungs, heart and other organs need to keep you alive.
    If you would lay in bed all day without moving a muscle, that is your bmr.

    The number MFP gives you is your bmr+ activity level. Activity level includes standing up, walking to another room, sitting at a desk, commuting to work, shopping for groceries, etc.

    TDEE = total daily energy expenditure. The total amount of calories you burn in a day.
    It is BMR + daily activity + exercise. Most of the time, calculators give you a daily number based on weekly expenditure. This is so you eat the same on days you work out as on days you don't workout. At the end of the week you will have eaten enough calories regardless of the day you exercised on.

    If you want to use your TDEE for weightloss, eat a set number of calories below your TDEE every day.
    If you want to use MFP to lose weight, log your exercise (use half the calories because MFP overestimates) and eat the number that MFP gives you.
  • Sued0nim
    Sued0nim Posts: 17,456 Member
    edited July 2015
    Lovemehatemebytchez wrote: »
    What is your basal metabolic rate (BMR) the number of calories your body burns in a day with out exercise and with exercise?

    So I took a couple of the little estimate test online to see what mine BMR is.

    - One said 3090 with exercise.
    - Second one said 2064 with NO exercise.
    - Third one said 2790 with Moderate exercise.

    I have a polar watch, but haven't found the time to wear it all day to get a better read what my BMR is.


    Thanks for sharing!

    That's not BMR

    That seems high for TDEE

    I'm 5'8, 160lbs, a year into progressive resistance so decent muscle tone, active

    My BMR is around 1500
    My TDEE is around 2300

    I don't know your stats but your TDEE sounds very high

    I assume you used scooby calculator

    This one is also pretty good ..was written by a MFP member http://www.weightloss-calculator.net
  • AsISmile
    AsISmile Posts: 1,004 Member
    Eileen_S wrote: »
    Lovemehatemebytchez wrote: »
    shadow2soul wrote: »
    BMR = Basal Metabolic Rate or calories you burn before any daily activity.

    My BMR is roughly 1414 at my current weight.
    My TDEE (BMR+daily activity+exercise) is around 2400-2500 currently (based on loss and intake).


    HRM's are not meant to be worn all day. The calorie burn is only somewhat accurate for steady state cardio. Anything outside of that will produce inaccurate numbers.

    You can figure an approximate TDEE by comparing your intake to your loss. You will need at least one month of data.
    Loss in lbs * 3500 = Total deficit
    Total deficit/days it took to lose the weight = daily average deficit
    Add up intake to get total intake
    Total intake/days it took to lose the weight = average intake
    Average Intake + Average deficit = Average TDEE

    Thanks for sharing, but I don't where my polar watch all day only when I workout. I was going to see how many calories I burn on a daily basis. How do you find the right TDEE? I looked up on the website came a cross a few pages to calculate my BMR to get a Estimate by putting in my age, height, weight and activities.

    This is a good site that will give you your BMR and TDEE. scoobysworkshop.com/accurate-calorie-calculator/

    And yes, use this calculator.
    It gives you bmr, tdee and how many calories to eat to reach your goal.
    Also, don't overestimate your activity level.
  • SonyaCele
    SonyaCele Posts: 2,841 Member
    edited July 2015
    i had mine tested a few years ago in the dunk tank with the body fat test, etc. and i think it was around 1150
  • brianpperkins
    brianpperkins Posts: 6,124 Member
    Wearing your HRM all day WILL NOT give you an accurate reading of your BMR.
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    you are confusing terms...your BMR doesn't change with exercise...it's just the energy (calories) you require to merely exist.

    your TDEE (Total Daily Energy Expenditure) changes with activity. BMR + NEAT (Non Exercise Activity) + EAT (Exercise) = TDEE
  • shadow2soul
    shadow2soul Posts: 7,692 Member
    edited July 2015
    Lovemehatemebytchez wrote: »
    shadow2soul wrote: »
    BMR = Basal Metabolic Rate or calories you burn before any daily activity.

    My BMR is roughly 1414 at my current weight.
    My TDEE (BMR+daily activity+exercise) is around 2400-2500 currently (based on loss and intake).


    HRM's are not meant to be worn all day. The calorie burn is only somewhat accurate for steady state cardio. Anything outside of that will produce inaccurate numbers.

    You can figure an approximate TDEE by comparing your intake to your loss. You will need at least one month of data.
    Loss in lbs * 3500 = Total deficit
    Total deficit/days it took to lose the weight = daily average deficit
    Add up intake to get total intake
    Total intake/days it took to lose the weight = average intake
    Average Intake + Average deficit = Average TDEE

    Thanks for sharing, but I don't where my polar watch all day only when I workout. I was going to see how many calories I burn on a daily basis. How do you find the right TDEE? I looked up on the website came a cross a few pages to calculate my BMR to get a Estimate by putting in my age, height, weight and activities.

    The part bolded is how I figured a close estimate to my actual TDEE (which happens to line up with the calories burned from my Fitbit Surge).

    In the mean time pick a TDEE calculator or use MFP (eating 50% exercise calories back) and then in a month or so, you can adjust based on what happened with your weight.
    Looking at Scooby's Accurate Calorie Counter the Harris Benedict method gives me the closest to my own estimate (TDEE of 2437.....which falls within my estimated range).
  • Lovemehatemebytchez
    Lovemehatemebytchez Posts: 119 Member
    DavPul wrote: »
    Lovemehatemebytchez wrote: »
    shadow2soul wrote: »
    BMR = Basal Metabolic Rate or calories you burn before any daily activity.

    My BMR is roughly 1414 at my current weight.
    My TDEE (BMR+daily activity+exercise) is around 2400-2500 currently (based on loss and intake).


    HRM's are not meant to be worn all day. The calorie burn is only somewhat accurate for steady state cardio. Anything outside of that will produce inaccurate numbers.

    You can figure an approximate TDEE by comparing your intake to your loss. You will need at least one month of data.
    Loss in lbs * 3500 = Total deficit
    Total deficit/days it took to lose the weight = daily average deficit
    Add up intake to get total intake
    Total intake/days it took to lose the weight = average intake
    Average Intake + Average deficit = Average TDEE

    Thanks for sharing, but I don't where my polar watch all day only when I workout. I was going to see how many calories I burn on a daily basis. How do you find the right TDEE? I looked up on the website came a cross a few pages to calculate my BMR to get a Estimate by putting in my age, height, weight and activities.

    You're overthinking this. Pick a reasonable number, weigh yourself, track your food accurately, them weigh yourself in 3-4 weeks. If the numbers are what you suspected, stay the course. If not, adjust as needed.

    Thanks so much I'm over thinking this. Hehe!
  • Lovemehatemebytchez
    Lovemehatemebytchez Posts: 119 Member
    Eileen_S wrote: »
    Lovemehatemebytchez wrote: »
    shadow2soul wrote: »
    BMR = Basal Metabolic Rate or calories you burn before any daily activity.

    My BMR is roughly 1414 at my current weight.
    My TDEE (BMR+daily activity+exercise) is around 2400-2500 currently (based on loss and intake).


    HRM's are not meant to be worn all day. The calorie burn is only somewhat accurate for steady state cardio. Anything outside of that will produce inaccurate numbers.

    You can figure an approximate TDEE by comparing your intake to your loss. You will need at least one month of data.
    Loss in lbs * 3500 = Total deficit
    Total deficit/days it took to lose the weight = daily average deficit
    Add up intake to get total intake
    Total intake/days it took to lose the weight = average intake
    Average Intake + Average deficit = Average TDEE

    Thanks for sharing, but I don't where my polar watch all day only when I workout. I was going to see how many calories I burn on a daily basis. How do you find the right TDEE? I looked up on the website came a cross a few pages to calculate my BMR to get a Estimate by putting in my age, height, weight and activities.

    This is a good site that will give you your BMR and TDEE. scoobysworkshop.com/accurate-calorie-calculator/

    Thanks, I will definitely give that website a looky loo.
  • Lovemehatemebytchez
    Lovemehatemebytchez Posts: 119 Member
    shadow2soul wrote: »
    Lovemehatemebytchez wrote: »
    shadow2soul wrote: »
    BMR = Basal Metabolic Rate or calories you burn before any daily activity.

    My BMR is roughly 1414 at my current weight.
    My TDEE (BMR+daily activity+exercise) is around 2400-2500 currently (based on loss and intake).


    HRM's are not meant to be worn all day. The calorie burn is only somewhat accurate for steady state cardio. Anything outside of that will produce inaccurate numbers.

    You can figure an approximate TDEE by comparing your intake to your loss. You will need at least one month of data.
    Loss in lbs * 3500 = Total deficit
    Total deficit/days it took to lose the weight = daily average deficit
    Add up intake to get total intake
    Total intake/days it took to lose the weight = average intake
    Average Intake + Average deficit = Average TDEE

    Thanks for sharing, but I don't where my polar watch all day only when I workout. I was going to see how many calories I burn on a daily basis. How do you find the right TDEE? I looked up on the website came a cross a few pages to calculate my BMR to get a Estimate by putting in my age, height, weight and activities.

    The part bolded is how I figured a close estimate to my actual TDEE (which happens to line up with the calories burned from my Fitbit Surge).

    In the mean time pick a TDEE calculator or use MFP (eating 50% exercise calories back) and then in a month or so, you can adjust based on what happened with your weight.
    Looking at Scooby's Accurate Calorie Counter the Harris Benedict method gives me the closest to my own estimate (TDEE of 2437.....which falls within my estimated range).

    Thanks girly, it just all a little confusing to me. I just been over thinking this that's all. I have been lossing weight like a pound a week, which is better then nothing and just want to make sure am on the right page. I have done Scooby Accurate Calorie Counter and my BMR is 33.74 so it says and that's with activities. I have done the Harris Benedict one too and it says 20.64 and that's with no activities. I have also done the Mifflin-St Jeor one which gives me a 25.52 with daily activites. When I did the Katch-McArdle it gave me 22.64 with daily activites. Like I said it's confusing. I do weigh 283, body fat 45.5, ft 56, I eat about 1500 calories a day and I execrise day for about 45 mins or a hour just depends on what activites am doing. I go hiking or jogging or to the gym where I love to get on the acr trainer. Well thanks for listening and thaks for the help.
  • Katzedernacht
    Katzedernacht Posts: 266 Member
    I liked the scooby doo one.
    gave me number very similar to my real life coach,
    1200 bmr
    2,120 TDEE

  • Riisisuklaa
    Riisisuklaa Posts: 1 Member
    I had body composition measurement and it said my BMR was about 2100.
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