Low BMR what calories can I eat without gaining

charlireah

synacious wrote: »

TavistockToad wrote: »

baciodolce18 wrote: »

One doesn't have to look like a body builder in order to have low body fat...

No but at 10% as a woman you're going to look incredibly lean or very ill.

Exactly. That is extremely low for a woman and incredibly rare, especially for someone who is 110 pounds at 5'2" mostly walking and only hitting the gym for 30 minutes per week. If she were 10% body fat, she would not think she's anywhere near 20% regardless of varying body types. I question the trainer who didn't bat an eye at that body fat percentage.

Agreed! I will speak to my trainer. She is actuay a trainer in training and the lead trainer who oversees the programme was in a class during my body comp session so I will speak to her!

charlireah

Christine_72 wrote: »

Here's a chart, which still slightly confuses me, as I'm a mix of a couple of these pics..

Yes thanks for this I am round the 17-20

charlireah

sijomial wrote: »

charlireah wrote: »

I suppose my concern now is why did my trainer not question that result?

That's a very good question.

By the way my BIA scales tell me I'm 33% - ahem!!

In the end BMR isn't a very useful number beyond "oh that's interesting".
Real world results from what you actually eat and how active you are plus what exercise you do are what matter.
All the estimates in the world just give you a start point.

Thanks for this! I'm still learning a lot about it so glad I asked!

sijomial

There's a couple of warning flags about your trainer TBH. Missing the obviously false BF reading and pushing the vibroplate thingies. Gimmicky stuff isn't required if they are saying it doubles your effort it's frankly a load of cobblers!

Be aware that it doesn't take much to get your personal trainer qualifications. My son passed his gym instructor & PT qualifications here in the UK and we were both surprised quite how low the bar is set.

There's good PT's and there's poor PT's of course but being qualified is just the start and no real guarantee of the quality of training and advice. Not saying don't use them but just have a measure of cynicism about their methods and advice.