BMR question

breezysoul

OK - so my BMR is 1,247 calories a day and I have a desk job (although 2 kids I run around with). My goal is to have a 500 calorie deficit every day. I get how to calculate excersise calories, but how do you know how many daily activiy calories to add onto your BMR?

breezysoul

OK - so my BMR is 1,247 calories a day and I have a desk job (although 2 kids I run around with). My goal is to have a 500 calorie deficit every day. I get how to calculate excersise calories, but how do you know how many daily activiy calories to add onto your BMR?

Chellekk

BMR is just the rest rate ...if you were to LAY around all day and do nothing. You don't add activities into that number. It's a BASE number to live and maintain.

I personally do not add things like...walking my laundry to the machine and putting them in. OR...taking out the trash. I only add a gym work out or sports I play to see how many exercise calories I can eat.

breezysoul

I guess I was just wondering what kind of calories I naturally burn in a regular day without excersise.

Chellekk

I think when you put your age, weight, and life style (seditary or more) it all figures into it. One of the non-seditary examples is a nurse...they tend to walk around more. Or...construction worker...they move more and do heavy lifting.

I have a desk job. My calculation should just be a picture of my bu tt getting bigger! :laugh:

1Corinthians13

I have a desk job. My calculation should just be a picture of my bu tt getting bigger! :laugh:

Haha! Me too!