Still unsure about how to use BMRs

texasf1ght
texasf1ght Posts: 70 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
So I had an "InBody" analysis where you stand on the machine and there are sensors for your hands and feet. It scans your body composition and gives you lots of data, including your BMR.

I'm 31, 5'4 and 168lbs. It told me that my BMR was 1395. I was told to eat that number of calories on rest days, and then multiply it by 1.2 (which gives me 1674) and eat that number on days that I train. What it didn't tell me though is if that is for maintenance or for weight loss. I'm assuming it's for weight loss, but if it is, what rate is that? Anyone understand BMR well? So many questions!

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  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    edited April 2016
    Your BMR is just the calories you burn by merely existing...I assume you're not in a coma so obviously you would lose weight eating at your BMR. 1,674 would also be a weight loss goal..it's only a few hundred calories more...so essentially it's telling you to fuel your fitness activity. You also have to remember that since you're not in a coma, you're burning calories just doing your day to day stuff so your maintenance number is likely a few hundred calories beyond the 1,674.

    To know what your rate of loss would be, you'd have to know your TDEE (Total Daily Energy Expenditure). There are numerous calculators that can help you estimate this. My best guess would be that you're set up for about 1 Lb per week or so.
  • texasf1ght
    texasf1ght Posts: 70 Member
    cwolfman13 wrote: »
    Your BMR is just the calories you burn by merely existing...I assume you're not in a coma so obviously you would lose weight eating at your BMR. 1,674 would also be a weight loss goal..it's only a few hundred calories more...so essentially it's telling you to fuel your fitness activity. You also have to remember that since you're not in a coma, you're burning calories just doing your day to day stuff so your maintenance number is likely a few hundred calories beyond the 1,674.

    To know what your rate of loss would be, you'd have to know your TDEE (Total Daily Energy Expenditure). There are numerous calculators that can help you estimate this. My best guess would be that you're set up for about 1 Lb per week or so.

    This is exactly what I was wondering/looking for. Thank you!

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