BMR/calories for normal daily activity

dotsoncck
dotsoncck Posts: 26 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
Can someone explain the difference in BMR and the calories needed for daily activity? Seems like these numbers should be the same but my BMR is 500 calories less than my daily calories need for daily activity.

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  • Dagoth
    Dagoth Posts: 172
    BMR - what your calorific intake would be if you laid in bed all day and didnt do ANYTHING
    normal daily activity - includes a job/school/etc that occupies you, no matter how menial
  • dotsoncck
    dotsoncck Posts: 26 Member
    Thanks. I updated my profile to active instead of lightly active (I am a nurse) and the numbers make more sense now.

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