Does anyone include their BMR in calories burned?
LadyBaggins
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I calculated my BMR (Basal Metabolic Rate) as if I were to stay in bed and it calculated 1,600 calories burned. That seems like quite a lot? Also, should I record my BMR under calories burned or no?
I've been keeping track of my calories burned and at a 1,300 calorie goal I'm only eating about 800. Is this too few of calories? I've also been aiming to burn 200 calories on the elliptical a day. after working an 8 hour shift at work where I'm on my feet mostly.
I've been keeping track of my calories burned and at a 1,300 calorie goal I'm only eating about 800. Is this too few of calories? I've also been aiming to burn 200 calories on the elliptical a day. after working an 8 hour shift at work where I'm on my feet mostly.
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1600 isnt huge, mines just over 2000. though i am a 205 lb 21 year old male so we are obviously a little different
dont record BMR under calories burned
800 is too low for you. if 1300 is your goal, then eat 1300, on top of the 200 that you burned on the eliptical (although you may want to eat only 50-75% of those since those numbers are notoriously overestimated)
you may actually want to check if 1300 is high enough. what is your height/weight/age?
general rule of thumb is dont eat below your BMR0 -
Listen to BigT, he knows what he's talking about.0
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How much weight are you looking to lose?
You could definitely be eating 1600 calories and still losing since you seem pretty active with your job. But don't record this. Only record what you consume and any extra exercise that may happen.
If you want a more accurate sum of calories burned while exercising, I would recommend getting a heart rate monitor. MFP and cardio machines always over estimate the calories that you burn0 -
178lb here and 22yrs. Used to be 210, got down to 150 and got stuck on a plateau for a while and ****ed it all up Dx
How do I get to what my goal should be? It did used to be something higher but I lowered it down a bit because I thought it was too high >:c lol.
5'7/178/22
But yeah maybe I've also gained weight because I'm eating too few. I have no idea what to snack on that's healthy though! I've been starting to drink green smoothies, and supplement that for breakfast since I'm not much of an AM eater. And I'm trying to steer away from processed food. So have been snacking on spinach salad. I just need some healthier food suggestions so I know what to eat to get to my goal without eating a bunch of ****ty carbohydrates. >:/0 -
178lb here and 22yrs. Used to be 210, got down to 150 and got stuck on a plateau for a while and ****ed it all up Dx
How do I get to what my goal should be? It did used to be something higher but I lowered it down a bit because I thought it was too high >:c lol.
5'7/178/22
But yeah maybe I've also gained weight because I'm eating too few. I have no idea what to snack on that's healthy though! I've been starting to drink green smoothies, and supplement that for breakfast since I'm not much of an AM eater. And I'm trying to steer away from processed food. So have been snacking on spinach salad. I just need some healthier food suggestions so I know what to eat to get to my goal without eating a bunch of ****ty carbohydrates. >:/
I am your stats but 2x your age...when I joined MFP I was about 180 and I lost weight eating 1600 calories a day and exercising 3x a week...my diary is open if you want to check it out (I am now eating 2k but if you go back to the start of the year you will see the 1600-1700)...0 -
how much are you looking to lose? i calculated your TDEE as 2200 (and got bmr as 1600 as well)178lb here and 22yrs. Used to be 210, got down to 150 and got stuck on a plateau for a while and ****ed it all up Dx
How do I get to what my goal should be? It did used to be something higher but I lowered it down a bit because I thought it was too high >:c lol.
5'7/178/22
But yeah maybe I've also gained weight because I'm eating too few. I have no idea what to snack on that's healthy though! I've been starting to drink green smoothies, and supplement that for breakfast since I'm not much of an AM eater. And I'm trying to steer away from processed food. So have been snacking on spinach salad. I just need some healthier food suggestions so I know what to eat to get to my goal without eating a bunch of ****ty carbohydrates. >:/
so if you have 10 or less to lose, eat 1950/day
10-20, eat 1700
20-40, eat 1450
40+, eat 1200
based on your stats id say you should aim for 17000 -
At the moment I really just want to get back down to what I used to weigh which was 150. So 28lbs. My goal though is probably 135lbs though in the end.
Alright. Yeah I take care of people with disabilities in a house with 11 folks. So mostly on my feet helping with getting dinner ready, laundry, dishes, doing their meds which takes about an hour on my feet and then an hour again later in the day.
Yeah I should definitely invest in one of those.
I've just been calculating what the elliptical says for me which is about 200 calories in 22 minutes.
As I've just began going to the gym would I possibly lose weight burning only 200 there a day? or should I aim to throw some ab workous in there and such? I'm quite the weak one... But I hate hate hate weights lol.0 -
At the moment I really just want to get back down to what I used to weigh which was 150. So 28lbs. My goal though is probably 135lbs though in the end.
Alright. Yeah I take care of people with disabilities in a house with 11 folks. So mostly on my feet helping with getting dinner ready, laundry, dishes, doing their meds which takes about an hour on my feet and then an hour again later in the day.
Yeah I should definitely invest in one of those.
I've just been calculating what the elliptical says for me which is about 200 calories in 22 minutes.
As I've just began going to the gym would I possibly lose weight burning only 200 there a day? or should I aim to throw some ab workous in there and such? I'm quite the weak one... But I hate hate hate weights lol.
You'll lose weight just by eating at a deficit. Cardio just creates more of a deficit. Like BigT said, eat 1450 since you only have 28lbs to lose.0 -
you could lose weight without ever stepping foot in a gym (weight is lost in the kitchen, not the gym as they say). but its important for retaining muscle mass and for general health and fitness. i would be inclined to say that you should try to get into lifting weights of some sort and continue with cardio, everyone can benefit from thisAt the moment I really just want to get back down to what I used to weigh which was 150. So 28lbs. My goal though is probably 135lbs though in the end.
Alright. Yeah I take care of people with disabilities in a house with 11 folks. So mostly on my feet helping with getting dinner ready, laundry, dishes, doing their meds which takes about an hour on my feet and then an hour again later in the day.
Yeah I should definitely invest in one of those.
I've just been calculating what the elliptical says for me which is about 200 calories in 22 minutes.
As I've just began going to the gym would I possibly lose weight burning only 200 there a day? or should I aim to throw some ab workous in there and such? I'm quite the weak one... But I hate hate hate weights lol.0 -
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What a coincidence lol. How much did you burn working out 3x a week though?
Yeah so I'm definitely probably eating too few and as a result of that have stalled out my metabolism0 -
how much are you looking to lose? i calculated your TDEE as 2200 (and got bmr as 1600 as well)178lb here and 22yrs. Used to be 210, got down to 150 and got stuck on a plateau for a while and ****ed it all up Dx
How do I get to what my goal should be? It did used to be something higher but I lowered it down a bit because I thought it was too high >:c lol.
5'7/178/22
But yeah maybe I've also gained weight because I'm eating too few. I have no idea what to snack on that's healthy though! I've been starting to drink green smoothies, and supplement that for breakfast since I'm not much of an AM eater. And I'm trying to steer away from processed food. So have been snacking on spinach salad. I just need some healthier food suggestions so I know what to eat to get to my goal without eating a bunch of ****ty carbohydrates. >:/
so if you have 10 or less to lose, eat 1950/day
10-20, eat 1700
20-40, eat 1450
40+, eat 1200
based on your stats id say you should aim for 1700
That is what scooby calculated for me as well...iifym gives me 2150...my own numbers give me 2100...
I did lose on 1900....and will be weighing in on Friday as I have been eating 2k for a couple weeks...that could be my maitenance...
But 1700 is a good number to lose on for her stats (seeing as they are the same as mine and I lost on average 3/4lb a week eating on average 1750)0 -
bolded doesnt actually happen as people think, not in the time frame your working with anywayWhat a coincidence lol. How much did you burn working out 3x a week though?
Yeah so I'm definitely probably eating too few and as a result of that have stalled out my metabolism
but you burn around 250 cals for an hour of your average lifting session, so thatd be 750/week. i wouldnt add this on top of your cals burned though, just add cardio. i used exercise 3x/week to calculate your TDEE so those workouts would already be included in the number0 -
My bad I was hitting reply but yeahhit quote instead of edit0 -
lol no i meant i hit quote instead of edit, i had 2 posts saying the same thing there for a second
My bad I was hitting reply but yeahhit quote instead of edit
side note though; keep in mind that these numbers are only estimates, you need to eat at this level for awhile and then adjust based on your results after a month or so0 -
Not bad at all. Maybe I'll make my goal around 1500 then?
how much are you looking to lose? i calculated your TDEE as 2200 (and got bmr as 1600 as well)178lb here and 22yrs. Used to be 210, got down to 150 and got stuck on a plateau for a while and ****ed it all up Dx
How do I get to what my goal should be? It did used to be something higher but I lowered it down a bit because I thought it was too high >:c lol.
5'7/178/22
But yeah maybe I've also gained weight because I'm eating too few. I have no idea what to snack on that's healthy though! I've been starting to drink green smoothies, and supplement that for breakfast since I'm not much of an AM eater. And I'm trying to steer away from processed food. So have been snacking on spinach salad. I just need some healthier food suggestions so I know what to eat to get to my goal without eating a bunch of ****ty carbohydrates. >:/
so if you have 10 or less to lose, eat 1950/day
10-20, eat 1700
20-40, eat 1450
40+, eat 1200
based on your stats id say you should aim for 1700
That is what scooby calculated for me as well...iifym gives me 2150...my own numbers give me 2100...
I did lose on 1900....and will be weighing in on Friday as I have been eating 2k for a couple weeks...that could be my maitenance...
But 1700 is a good number to lose on for her stats (seeing as they are the same as mine and I lost on average 3/4lb a week eating on average 1750)
And aim to workout 3x a week. I'm just iffy about weight lifting really.. I'm extremely weak, it sucks.0 -
Thanks for all your help. I've set my goal for 1500 right now just to be safe that I don't over-eat.
lol no i meant i hit quote instead of edit, i had 2 posts saying the same thing there for a second
My bad I was hitting reply but yeahhit quote instead of edit
side note though; keep in mind that these numbers are only estimates, you need to eat at this level for awhile and then adjust based on your results after a month or so
I wish I knew exactly about how many calories in total these green smoothies I've been making are. I use about 2 cups of spinach, less than half a banana, half a peach, 2 apple slices, and a few black raspberries. I'm assuming not anywhere over 130 since the base is just spinach and water?0 -
ThanksAt the moment I really just want to get back down to what I used to weigh which was 150. So 28lbs. My goal though is probably 135lbs though in the end.
Alright. Yeah I take care of people with disabilities in a house with 11 folks. So mostly on my feet helping with getting dinner ready, laundry, dishes, doing their meds which takes about an hour on my feet and then an hour again later in the day.
Yeah I should definitely invest in one of those.
I've just been calculating what the elliptical says for me which is about 200 calories in 22 minutes.
As I've just began going to the gym would I possibly lose weight burning only 200 there a day? or should I aim to throw some ab workous in there and such? I'm quite the weak one... But I hate hate hate weights lol.
You'll lose weight just by eating at a deficit. Cardio just creates more of a deficit. Like BigT said, eat 1450 since you only have 28lbs to lose.
I will aim for this 0 -
You don't need to log your BMR - MFP assumes that based on the info you provide about height/weight/gender/age. You also don't need to log normal activity, because MFP estimates that as well.
For example: if you say you're lightly active based on the amount of walking you do in your regular job combined with regular daily activities like gardening, etc.: MFP estimates how much total you burn between BMR & a lightly active lifestyle. It takes away X based on your weight loss goal, and assigns you a calorie target to eat. That has your deficit built in.
When you exercise, such as riding a bike or walking on a treadmill or something - not day to day activity but intentional exercise - log those calories as its above & beyond your normal. Then consider whether you feel the need to eat more as a result of the added exercise.
And BMR depends on your gender, age, height, weight. A heavier person has a higher BMR than a lighter person. Males have higher then females. (Assuming all else is equal.) Taller is more than shorter, and a person's BMR slows down as you age.0 -
impossible to tell without proper weights and whatnot of each ingredient, its probably around that though since fruits and vegs are relatively low cal
Thanks for all your help. I've set my goal for 1500 right now just to be safe that I don't over-eat.
lol no i meant i hit quote instead of edit, i had 2 posts saying the same thing there for a second
My bad I was hitting reply but yeahhit quote instead of edit
side note though; keep in mind that these numbers are only estimates, you need to eat at this level for awhile and then adjust based on your results after a month or so
I wish I knew exactly about how many calories in total these green smoothies I've been making are. I use about 2 cups of spinach, less than half a banana, half a peach, 2 apple slices, and a few black raspberries. I'm assuming not anywhere over 130 since the base is just spinach and water?0 -
Not bad at all. Maybe I'll make my goal around 1500 then?
And aim to workout 3x a week. I'm just iffy about weight lifting really.. I'm extremely weak, it sucks.
All the more reason to start a strength training program. Being weak sucks? Well, there is something you can do about it :happy:
You don't have to start with weights. You can easily build some strength up with body weight exercises first and then transition to weights once you feel you have progressed enough or have peaked in strength with body weight. Being strong is a great confidence boost.0 -
Yeah, give or take. So if I know I'm going to burn 200 calories once I'm out of work,
impossible to tell without proper weights and whatnot of each ingredient, its probably around that though since fruits and vegs are relatively low cal
Thanks for all your help. I've set my goal for 1500 right now just to be safe that I don't over-eat.
lol no i meant i hit quote instead of edit, i had 2 posts saying the same thing there for a second
My bad I was hitting reply but yeahhit quote instead of edit
side note though; keep in mind that these numbers are only estimates, you need to eat at this level for awhile and then adjust based on your results after a month or so
I wish I knew exactly about how many calories in total these green smoothies I've been making are. I use about 2 cups of spinach, less than half a banana, half a peach, 2 apple slices, and a few black raspberries. I'm assuming not anywhere over 130 since the base is just spinach and water?
is it safe to say that I can eat an extra 150 calories during the day? since I know I'll be burning it off.
or is it best to wait until after you workout to eat those calories you burned?
It's just I'd be going to the gym at 11pm and I really don't like eating that latee.0
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