BMR question

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ilovethecourt
ilovethecourt Posts: 1
edited December 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
My BMR is 1415, but is that what I need to maintain my weight or is that what I eat to lose weight?

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  • LadyIntrepid
    LadyIntrepid Posts: 399 Member
    That's what you need to maintain *without* any exercise.
  • marijasmin
    marijasmin Posts: 160 Member
    Don't eat less than BMR but don't eat more than TDEE and you wiill loose the right sort of weight. :smile:


    Jas
  • sabinavaughan
    sabinavaughan Posts: 109 Member
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/654536-in-place-of-a-road-map-2-0-revised-7-2-12 do this instead and it helps to get your head around it all! Good Luck!
  • faithchange
    faithchange Posts: 311 Member
    That's what you need to maintain *without* any exercise.

    I thought you need to eat more than BMR if your just doing everyday activities? Isn't maintenance the TDEE number (includes exercise of course). Reduction of TDEE is the 20% reduction in order to lose weight.
  • LadyIntrepid
    LadyIntrepid Posts: 399 Member
    That's what you need to maintain *without* any exercise.

    I thought you need to eat more than BMR if your just doing everyday activities? Isn't maintenance the TDEE number (includes exercise of course). Reduction of TDEE is the 20% reduction in order to lose weight.

    Yes -- you're right! From what I understand, RMR is what you need to live if you were in a coma. BMR is what you need to live without doing a darn thing all day, and TDEE is your daily energy expenditure - and that's where you stay at maintenance. So yes -- you maintain at TDEE. Thank you for catching that, and apologies for any confusion. :ohwell:

    Here's a good article on such things: http://www.shapefit.com/basal-metabolic-rate.html
  • AnvilHead
    AnvilHead Posts: 18,343 Member
    That's what you need to maintain *without* any exercise.
    BMR is what you burn without doing *anything*. It's what your body would burn if you were lying completely immobile in a coma doing absolutely nothing. It's the amount your body uses to handle organ functions, respiration, circulation, etc. As soon as you get up out of bed and start moving (even just everyday tasks like standing, walking, talking, cooking, eating, etc.), your expenditure goes up from BMR.

    To answer the OP's question, BMR has nothing to do with weight loss - it's your TDEE (Total Daily Energy Expenditure) that you calculate your deficit from. That's BMR plus daily tasks, exercise, eating, etc. Read the link that sabinavaughan posted and do your calculations from there.
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