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  • WholeFoods4Lyfe
    WholeFoods4Lyfe Posts: 1,518 Member
    edited June 2018
    KnitOrMiss wrote: »
    Adding - I believe that the total number of nutrients we need for best whole health every single day are what comes from maxing out our BMR calories. Any needs beyond that change our nutrient need - and nutrient needs do vary from person to person, taking into account age, reproductive status, health conditions, weight, etc.

    **** QUICK RESEARCH COMMENT/QUESTION -- Most deficits I keep seeing say BMR + Activity -- which is TDEE... That's where you subtract calories...****

    As I said above, I shoot for a 1000 calorie deficit off of my FitBit calories.

  • WholeFoods4Lyfe
    WholeFoods4Lyfe Posts: 1,518 Member
    WholeFoods4Lyfe wrote: »
    KnitOrMiss wrote: »
    Adding - I believe that the total number of nutrients we need for best whole health every single day are what comes from maxing out our BMR calories. Any needs beyond that change our nutrient need - and nutrient needs do vary from person to person, taking into account age, reproductive status, health conditions, weight, etc.

    **** QUICK RESEARCH COMMENT/QUESTION -- Most deficits I keep seeing say BMR + Activity -- which is TDEE... That's where you subtract calories...****

    As I said above, I shoot for a 1000 calorie deficit off of my FitBit calories.

    Adding, I just recalculated my BMR, apparently I hadn’t updated in about 50lbs. My BMR is actually 1593 so obviously now I wouldn’t knock 500 off of that, instead I would set my minimum at 1200 and add from there depending on my activity that day.
  • 2t9nty
    2t9nty Posts: 1,636 Member
    KnitOrMiss wrote: »
    Adding - I believe that the total number of nutrients we need for best whole health every single day are what comes from maxing out our BMR calories. Any needs beyond that change our nutrient need - and nutrient needs do vary from person to person, taking into account age, reproductive status, health conditions, weight, etc.

    **** QUICK RESEARCH COMMENT/QUESTION -- Most deficits I keep seeing say BMR + Activity -- which is TDEE... That's where you subtract calories...****

    It may be that I have been doing it wrong. My BMR is 2016 according to my phone and my current weight. My caloric goals have been under that moving BMR since October of 2016. I feel good and energy has not been a problem. I have been losing more or less a pound a week. My protein goal is 140 g, and I meet or exceed that almost every day.
  • kpk54
    kpk54 Posts: 4,474 Member
    Since this started out as a Naiman thread, I'll post his website and spare my interpretations. Folks can read what they want. The only thing I'll suggest is to read it all so as to not misconstrue some things. I'm not a 100% fan (I personally don't eat that much protein) but he keeps things pretty simple.

    http://burnfatnotsugar.com/index.html
  • kpk54
    kpk54 Posts: 4,474 Member
    And this might be one of his more current interviews/podcasts. It popped up on my computer today. FWIW...I also listen to Rich Roll...a vegan. Balance. :o

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sie6IK8ijF8&feature=push-sd&attr_tag=R3umdL714KN9MTDT-6
  • Dragonwolf
    Dragonwolf Posts: 5,600 Member
    2t9nty wrote: »
    KnitOrMiss wrote: »
    Adding - I believe that the total number of nutrients we need for best whole health every single day are what comes from maxing out our BMR calories. Any needs beyond that change our nutrient need - and nutrient needs do vary from person to person, taking into account age, reproductive status, health conditions, weight, etc.

    **** QUICK RESEARCH COMMENT/QUESTION -- Most deficits I keep seeing say BMR + Activity -- which is TDEE... That's where you subtract calories...****

    It may be that I have been doing it wrong. My BMR is 2016 according to my phone and my current weight. My caloric goals have been under that moving BMR since October of 2016. I feel good and energy has not been a problem. I have been losing more or less a pound a week. My protein goal is 140 g, and I meet or exceed that almost every day.

    I think there's some confusion going on between Basal Metabolic Rate (the amount needed for the body to maintain vital systems every day, even in a coma) vs "Base" Metabolic Rate/"Resting" Metabolic Rate (the amount of energy used if sedentary, but leading an otherwise "normal" life - ie: desk job, couch potato).

    Most calculators will base their numbers off the latter value, though some will also show the former. While the numbers tend to be similar, there is usually a couple hundred calories difference, which matters when we're talking about this kind of thing.
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