Post your BMR!
Jessamyfrm
Posts: 89
So I've updated my settings since my weight has changed a little bit since starting this.. The BMR generator on here reckons I should be eating around 1330 calories a day.
For those that didn't know, "Your BMR (Basal Metabolic Rate) is an estimate of how many calories you'd burn if you were to do nothing but rest for 24 hours. It represents the minimum amount of energy needed to keep your body functioning, including breathing and keeping your heart beating"
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/tools/bmr-calculator
Post your height, weight, age, what your BMR is and whether or not this is accurate for your daily routine.
Be interesting to know what other peoples results are
For those that didn't know, "Your BMR (Basal Metabolic Rate) is an estimate of how many calories you'd burn if you were to do nothing but rest for 24 hours. It represents the minimum amount of energy needed to keep your body functioning, including breathing and keeping your heart beating"
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/tools/bmr-calculator
Post your height, weight, age, what your BMR is and whether or not this is accurate for your daily routine.
Be interesting to know what other peoples results are
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Height: 5'4
Weight: 130lb
Age: 18
BMR: 1,355
Was recently only eating up to 1200 calories a day and was losing weight but was sometimes feeling a little hungry so gonna up my intake to 1330 and see if it makes a difference!0 -
I am 5'5" ,175 lbs and 45 yrs old, my BMR says 1440 but I stay around 1200 calories a day.0
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31, 178lbs, 5' 2 BMR = 1497
i am currently set at 1200 but weight loss has stalled so going to up it to 1500 and see if that works0 -
Height: 5'6
Weight: 149lb
Age: 25
BMR: 1,440
I tend to eat between 1700 and 1900. I don't believe anyone should eat below their BMR. I think TDEE-15% (or 20%) is a more realistic option.0 -
Height: 6'3
Weight: 318 lb
Age: 35
BMR: 2,449
I usually tend to keep my calories in and around 2000 calories level. Only past few weeks I have been over eating but from next week will be controlling myself:)0 -
Height: 5'9"
Weight: 270lbs
Age: 22
BMR: 2455
Have been eating around 2500 a day with no weight loss or gain, so going to bump up to about 2900 from Monday. If I wanted to bulk at the moment, to gain a pound a week I'd have to eat in the order of 4800 a day.0 -
Height: 5'7
Weight: 122.5
Age: 18
BMR: 1368
But for now I've got my net set at 1600 as I'm injured and can't exercise, and I'm used to having 800+ exercise cals spare, meaning netting my BMR or lower was no problem...now it is haha.0 -
Ht: 5'10"
Wt: 215 lbs
Age: 36
BMR: 1911
Only really been doing this for about 2 weeks solid now, had a few blips though!! burning around 400-600 calories 4-5 times a week. going to bed with around 400 calories in the bank. lost around 7 lbs in the two weeks so looking forward to getting fitter!0 -
Height: 5'8"
Weight: 143lbs
Age: 42
BMR: 1359
I'm currently eating 1200 calories + exercise calories. I've been on maintenance before, but now back to needing to lose a few pounds.0 -
Height: 5'5"
Weight: 142.5
Age: 26
BMR: 1,388
MFP has me set at 1250 net, but I usually eat 1600-1900 with exercise.0 -
Height: 5'7"
Weight: 176.2
Age 23
BMR: 1577
I usually eat that every day, but sometimes I eat 1700-1900. I also have my lifestyle set to lightly active so my daily goal is 1640.0 -
My BMR is supposedly 1250. How I wish that was true!0
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Height: 5'10"
Weight: 146 lbs
Age: 28 (F)
BMR : 1486
I usually aim for around 1500 cals a day and have been losing half a lb a week.:happy:0 -
Height 5'1
Age 30
Weight 168
BMR 1548
I set my cals at a 1300 net (that's a 1 lb loss). I eat at 1300 on non-workout days and between 1600-1800 on workout days. I workout 5-6 days a week.0 -
I've just upped mine to around 1800 per day, give or take either way a little.
My BMR is around 1650.0 -
height 5'6"
weight 162
age 59
BMR 1430
TDEE 2130
Calorie goal TDEE- 20% = 17000 -
Height 5'5
Age 39
Weight 147
BMR 13430 -
Height: 5'3
Age: 20
Weight: 151
BMR: 1434 - although elsewhere I get a BMR of 1515-1522!
TDEE: 1827
Daily calories (15% cut): 15530 -
I don't believe anyone should eat below their BMR. I think TDEE-15% (or 20%) is a more realistic option.
^^^^ this exactly. Your BMR has nothing to do with your daily routine. It is how much your body needs if you were in a coma.
What you should be looking at is how much your body needs according to how much activity you do - not necessarily going to the gym. So for example, a sedentary person should multiply their BMR by 1.2 to get their TDEE. And most people aren't sedentary.0 -
Height: 5'0
Weight: 128lb
Age: 31
BMR: 1,217
hmmm, currently on 1200 cals a day - going to add the extra 17 see if it makes a difference 0 -
Katch-McCardle says 1318 cals/day BMR
The MPF thing says 1203 cals/day BMR
I've been using the Katch-McCardle formula (plus an activity factor) all the time for calculating TDEE, deficit days, refeed days, surplus days, and I've been successful with it and found it to be accurate
The MFP one seems to be underestimating my BMR by quite a lot, so I'm assuming that's because I'm large build with quite a lot of muscle. Katch-McCardle uses body fat percentage while the MFP one doesn't. This means it will be underestimating the calorie requirements of everyone who has a low body fat percentage compared to their height and weight, which is the exact same problem as with BMI charts. If you're large build and/or have a lot of muscle, it's going to think you have more body fat than you actually have. In the case of calorie calculations, muscle burns a lot more energy (calories) than fat does, hence why it'll also under-estimate your BMR.
I'm sticking with my calcuations from the Katch-McCardle formula, and using the custom goals settings on MFP to set my calorie goals based on that.0 -
Height: 5'3
Weight: 125
Age: 26
BMR: 12760 -
Height: 5'7"
Weight: 212.8 lb
Age: 29
BMR: 1,7230 -
5'8.5 and 100.6kgs, I'm 27
1797 calories per day for my BMR. I tend to average between 1700-1900 calories per day and a bit more on the weekend.0 -
Height: 5'5
Weight: 135 lbs
Age: 40
BMR MFP: 1,283
BMR Katch McArdle: 1417
BMR Harris Benedict: 1359
I lost most of my weight netting between 1350-1500, typically eating 1800-2000+ total.
Currently netting 1600 Monday through Friday because I don't log my food on weekends, and summer weekends mean lots of bbqs and parties. :drinker:0 -
my BMR is 1553....I set my cal at 1600 as an experiment ...we will see 0
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Height: 5' 3''
Weight: 170.0
Age: 35
BMR: 1436
I seem to be hovering around my BMR even on workout days and I'm losing. There are days where I'm under because I've eaten alot of frits and veggies and there are days where I'm over. In the end, it all evens out.
Except on weeks where my lovely cursed friends arrives and than all bets are off. :mad:
ETA: I checked my diary, and it seems that actually I'm eating above my BMR and STILL losing weight. There are days I'm under though, just few and far between. My diary is open if anyone wants to take a peek.0 -
I don't believe anyone should eat below their BMR. I think TDEE-15% (or 20%) is a more realistic option.
^^^^ this exactly. Your BMR has nothing to do with your daily routine. It is how much your body needs if you were in a coma.
What you should be looking at is how much your body needs according to how much activity you do - not necessarily going to the gym. So for example, a sedentary person should multiply their BMR by 1.2 to get their TDEE. And most people aren't sedentary.
I agree....my take is BMR is what your body needs to LIVE ....run everything properly....if you cut below that number you cutting your chances at a healthy body....injurying all muscles including organs.....like your heart is a muscle....like I had posted earlier my BMR is 1553 according to this site ...my TDEE is 2447 so most days I stick around 1600 range but weekends are around 1800-2000 and staying active....but all bodies are different so you just need to find that niche that works for yours and tweak it as you lose 0 -
So I've updated my settings since my weight has changed a little bit since starting this.. The BMR generator on here reckons I should be eating around 1330 calories a day.
For those that didn't know, "Your BMR (Basal Metabolic Rate) is an estimate of how many calories you'd burn if you were to do nothing but rest for 24 hours. It represents the minimum amount of energy needed to keep your body functioning, including breathing and keeping your heart beating"
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/tools/bmr-calculator
Post your height, weight, age, what your BMR is and whether or not this is accurate for your daily routine.
Be interesting to know what other peoples results are
Height: 5'7"
Weight: 190.8
Age: 34
BMR: 1598
i guess it's accurate, i dont know. but i have a hard enough time just eating 1200 calories let alone 15980 -
Height: 5'00"
Weight: 98
BMR: 1068
**That is low! That is a little depressing!0
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