HeyBales You Were Right

zukkiz

I don't know if you remember me, but I had a huge question about why I needed to switch my height in BMF. Well I think after a long while I finally understood what you were trying to tell me. Here is the link:

https://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1072912-worksheet-bmf

It looks like my most accurate readings were when I switched my height. There is a difference between my BMR and RMR at the new height, and I get credit for my whole workout. I was just nervous because it showed my TDEE to be rather high for that day 2700 compared to my Katch 2457.

I am going to test it out one more time, but give it a couple of days to see if the accuracy stays the same.

heybales

Ah, good to know.

I've heard the reports of some that the cal / min is different between sleeping and awake resting, and semi-close to Katch BMR for sleeping, but they still saw their exercise not fully accounted for, and pretty vigorous stuff too.

I'm not sure what BMF is doing to cause that difference.

Now on their non-moving estimates, I know exactly what they are doing.
They start with a calculated BMR, and a table of data basically that says your age, gender, BMR, should show this much on the heat sensor while sleeping, and this much while awake.
If it doesn't match, then it adjusts the BMR one way or another. Takes many night to get decent reading. And you could foul it up by always sleeping very hot, or very cold, or just the sensor not working well.

But since the height changes their calculated BMR, putting it closer to what your best estimate already is, they start closer.

So good to know. Sorry you have to eat more. ;-)