What's your BMR?

AmberJslimsAWAY

What are your stats and BMR?

Mine are:
CW 190.2 (ugh)
height 5'9
age 24

BMR-1,693

1200 calorie diet with exercise

brittanyjeanxo

CW: 282.9 this morning! (seems like a lot, and it is, but I've had trouble getting out of the 280s, and it's one step closer!)
Height: 5'6"
Age:19
BMR: 2,075

2,090 diet (though I usually eat more like 2,000) with exercise.

AmberJslimsAWAY

I think mine is low...

brittanyjeanxo

I think mine is low...

Then eat more From what I understand, you should be eating pretty close to your BMR.

futiledevices

140
5'1"
BMR: 1,359
diet: 1400

leslie0422

CW--135
Height-- 5' 5"
BMR--1283

dimplez711

I'm sorry, I know this question is used and abused. I just can't wrap my head around how to use the results I'm getting. Also, I'm getting different BMRs from different calculators. How do I know what to follow in order to lose 1-1.5/week?

27 years old
227 lbs
62 inches tall

MFP says 1718 calories per day. Is this what I should aim for, or still deduct 500 calories in order to lose? Which doesn't seem right because 1200 calories at 227 lbs sounds like I would faint or be very crabby all the time.
FitnessMagazine.com says 2168 calories per day. I believe this includes the lifestyle factor (sedentary, desk job)
Cutthefatpodcast.com says 2465 calories per day also factoring in sedentary lifestyle.

Any help would be appreciated, tried posting this over the weekend but no responses. :embarassed:

AmberJslimsAWAY

I'm sorry, I know this question is used and abused. I just can't wrap my head around how to use the results I'm getting. Also, I'm getting different BMRs from different calculators. How do I know what to follow in order to lose 1-1.5/week?

27 years old
227 lbs
62 inches tall

MFP says 1718 calories per day. Is this what I should aim for, or still deduct 500 calories in order to lose? Which doesn't seem right because 1200 calories at 227 lbs sounds like I would faint or be very crabby all the time.
FitnessMagazine.com says 2168 calories per day. I believe this includes the lifestyle factor (sedentary, desk job)
Cutthefatpodcast.com says 2465 calories per day also factoring in sedentary lifestyle.

Any help would be appreciated, tried posting this over the weekend but no responses. :embarassed:

I would try bumping your weekend post. Was it an original thread or in a thread like this one? I don't know anything about fitness, I'm very new to this.

AmberJslimsAWAY

I think mine is low...

Then eat more From what I understand, you should be eating pretty close to your BMR.

I eat my 1200 and I am satisfied, I'm going to try to stick with it for about a month and see what happens

therealangd

CW - 162
Height 5'5"
BMR 1450

DaveMXF

My CW - 211
6ft
43 YO

BMR 1,890

cekeys

32 y/o male

218 lbs

74" tall

BMR 2,011.

Remember, BMR is the calorie requirements if you were at rest all day (ie. lying in a hospital bed all day doing nothing).

Adding in the "Sedintary lifestyle" (I work at a desk at day) It comes to 2,510 per day.

If I exercise, I have to add those calories to that to 2,510.

pg1girl

43 years old
CW 139
Height 5'4"
MFP calories 1200
BMR 1371

brittanyjeanxo

I think mine is low...

Then eat more From what I understand, you should be eating pretty close to your BMR.

I eat my 1200 and I am satisfied, I'm going to try to stick with it for about a month and see what happens

That's good. Really in the beginning, it's all about trial and error. If it doesn't work for you or stops working for you, try eating you BMR and see what happens

rainbowbow

21 years old
5'4
114 pounds
BMR 1298
Calorie goal 1300+ exercise cals

rainbowbow

This is a little confusing... Are you telling us your tdee as opposed to your daily calorie goal? Or are you now maintaining.

32 y/o male

218 lbs

74" tall

BMR 2,011.

Remember, BMR is the calorie requirements if you were at rest all day (ie. lying in a hospital bed all day doing nothing).

Adding in the "Sedintary lifestyle" (I work at a desk at day) It comes to 2,510 per day.

If I exercise, I have to add those calories to that to 2,510.

fromaquasar

I'm sorry, I know this question is used and abused. I just can't wrap my head around how to use the results I'm getting. Also, I'm getting different BMRs from different calculators. How do I know what to follow in order to lose 1-1.5/week?

27 years old
227 lbs
62 inches tall

MFP says 1718 calories per day. Is this what I should aim for, or still deduct 500 calories in order to lose? Which doesn't seem right because 1200 calories at 227 lbs sounds like I would faint or be very crabby all the time.
FitnessMagazine.com says 2168 calories per day. I believe this includes the lifestyle factor (sedentary, desk job)
Cutthefatpodcast.com says 2465 calories per day also factoring in sedentary lifestyle.

Any help would be appreciated, tried posting this over the weekend but no responses. :embarassed:

Ok let me help clear this up a bit. MFP builds the deficit into your calories, so I think that 1700 it is giving you will have a deficit built in already, which is why it is lower than the other two calculations. Remember your BMR (base metabolic rate) is what you would burn if you did nothing all day, it just keeps your body going.

MFP then multiples that BMR by an activity factor (depending on your work) to arrive at your TDEE (Total Daily Energy Expenditure). You can see your TDEE on the Goals page on MFP under calories burned from normal daily activity. This is your calories burned without exercise.

When you set you goal weight loss per week MFP creates a percentage deficit to your TDEE that will allow you to achieve this. This percentage will vary depending on your overall size (much bigger people can handle larger deficits then already lean people) and you rate of weight loss. Normally 20% - 30% deficit on your TDEE is correct.

So with your stats your BMR is about 1800 (don't get too hung up on exact numbers, rounding is fine)
If we assume you have a sedentary lifestyle, i.e. are an office worker we times that by the activity factor 1.2. Making your TDEE 2160.
Then we create a deficit of 20% (2160 x .8) = 1728. This is the calories you can eat, before exercise. You can then decide how many of your exercise calories you want to eat back. E.g. on a day where you burn an extra 500 calories you may choose to eat half of them back, meaning you can now have 1978. Or all of them back if that is what works for you, as you are already in deficit Hope this helps somewhat!

cekeys

This is a little confusing... Are you telling us your tdee as opposed to your daily calorie goal? Or are you now maintaining.

Sorry for the confusion. I'm interpreting people saying that the BMR number is their dietary goal (TDEE - reduced calories), which in that case, they're not eating the proper amount of food.

BMR by itself is only what it takes to live with no movement (burning of calories). When you account for your lifestyle (sedintary, active, very active, etc...) your daily calorie requirements go up: that's your TDEE with no additional exercise routines.

dimplez711

I'm sorry, I know this question is used and abused. I just can't wrap my head around how to use the results I'm getting. Also, I'm getting different BMRs from different calculators. How do I know what to follow in order to lose 1-1.5/week?

27 years old
227 lbs
62 inches tall

MFP says 1718 calories per day. Is this what I should aim for, or still deduct 500 calories in order to lose? Which doesn't seem right because 1200 calories at 227 lbs sounds like I would faint or be very crabby all the time.
FitnessMagazine.com says 2168 calories per day. I believe this includes the lifestyle factor (sedentary, desk job)
Cutthefatpodcast.com says 2465 calories per day also factoring in sedentary lifestyle.

Any help would be appreciated, tried posting this over the weekend but no responses. :embarassed:

Ok let me help clear this up a bit. MFP builds the deficit into your calories, so I think that 1700 it is giving you will have a deficit built in already, which is why it is lower than the other two calculations. Remember your BMR (base metabolic rate) is what you would burn if you did nothing all day, it just keeps your body going.

MFP then multiples that BMR by an activity factor (depending on your work) to arrive at your TDEE (Total Daily Energy Expenditure). You can see your TDEE on the Goals page on MFP under calories burned from normal daily activity. This is your calories burned without exercise.

When you set you goal weight loss per week MFP creates a percentage deficit to your TDEE that will allow you to achieve this. This percentage will vary depending on your overall size (much bigger people can handle larger deficits then already lean people) and you rate of weight loss. Normally 20% - 30% deficit on your TDEE is correct.

So with your stats your BMR is about 1800 (don't get too hung up on exact numbers, rounding is fine)
If we assume you have a sedentary lifestyle, i.e. are an office worker we times that by the activity factor 1.2. Making your TDEE 2160.
Then we create a deficit of 20% (2160 x .8) = 1728. This is the calories you can eat, before exercise. You can then decide how many of your exercise calories you want to eat back. E.g. on a day where you burn an extra 500 calories you may choose to eat half of them back, meaning you can now have 1978. Or all of them back if that is what works for you, as you are already in deficit Hope this helps somewhat!

Thank you so much for breaking it down, that totally makes more sense. Whew!!:happy:

XoAlexandraMarie

You have a BMR of 1413.75.
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