We are pleased to announce that as of March 4, 2025, an updated Rich Text Editor has been introduced in the MyFitnessPal Community. To learn more about the changes, please click here. We look forward to sharing this new feature with you!

HRM cal burn....BMR......tdee....Im confused, help!

FitTigress14
FitTigress14 Posts: 7
edited February 12 in Health and Weight Loss
hi everyone..... I know what my BMR is,I know what my tdee is, I eat below my tdee, I recently got a polar FT4 HRM, I used it yesterday on a normal non-workout day to see how many cals i am "approximately" burning and i had a total of 1,100 cals, my BMR is 1537 and my tdee is 2,373, i usually eat around 1,600......seems about right? So what cal burn is my HRM detecting if my BMR is at 1537? Sorry, im just confused and need clarity lol

thanks!

Replies

  • diannethegeek
    diannethegeek Posts: 14,776 Member
    Your heart rate monitor is not going to be accurate for anything other than steady state cardio. The reading for a non-workout day means nothing, unfortunately.
  • FitTigress14
    FitTigress14 Posts: 7
    Thanks! any help is appreciated! :-)
  • Holly_Roman_Empire
    Holly_Roman_Empire Posts: 4,440 Member
    Your heart rate monitor is not going to be accurate for anything other than steady state cardio. The reading for a non-workout day means nothing, unfortunately.

    Exactly. And according to your ticker, if you only have between 20-30 pounds to lose, I would go with TDEE-15%. Or, you could stick with the 1600 calories. It seems like a reasonable number to start with. Have you not been losing weight at that number?

    ETA: If you want to get something that tracks your calories burned throughout the day, a FitBit is an excellent device for that.
  • FitTigress14
    FitTigress14 Posts: 7
    Your heart rate monitor is not going to be accurate for anything other than steady state cardio. The reading for a non-workout day means nothing, unfortunately.

    Exactly. And according to your ticker, if you only have between 20-30 pounds to lose, I would go with TDEE-15%. Or, you could stick with the 1600 calories. It seems like a reasonable number to start with. Have you not been losing weight at that number?

    ETA: If you want to get something that tracks your calories burned throughout the day, a FitBit is an excellent device for that.


    Very helpful info, thank you, ive been losing weight just by eating below my tdee, usually at 1,600 a day, im aiming for over 20+ more to lose
This discussion has been closed.

Categories