understanding BMR and TDEE

ashleeliza
ashleeliza Posts: 93
in Health and Weight Loss
Is the BMR the total calories you lose on top of your TDEE daily? If that makes any sense at all, trying to get used to these terms!

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  • nanainkent
    nanainkent Posts: 350 Member
    BMR and TDEE are the same thing. Like saying morning or break of day, it is the same thing
  • drmerc
    drmerc Posts: 2,603 Member
    BMR and TDEE are the same thing. Like saying morning or break of day, it is the same thing

    This is true if you never got out of bed
  • konerusp
    konerusp Posts: 247 Member
    please read this,i think you have the wrong information,the below link should give you all info you need

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/654536-in-place-of-a-road-map-2-0-revised-7-2-12
  • seehe
    seehe Posts: 946 Member
    BMR (or basal metabolic rate) is the amount of calories your body burns just to stay alive. Originally, this was determined by medical professionals to determine the calories needed to sustain life for people in comas. . TDEE (or total daily energy expenditure) is the amount of calories your body burns in a typical day when you are not in a coma. This is the number from which you should subtract your calories to lose weight, such as 500 calories a day to lose a pound a week, keeping in mind that you shouldn't n go lower than you BMR in your calorie intake when restricting your calories.







    I hope this helps to clear up the confusion of BMR vs TDEE a little bit.
  • seehe
    seehe Posts: 946 Member
    BMR and TDEE are the same thing. Like saying morning or break of day, it is the same thing

    This is true if you never got out of bed


    LOL
  • cristeberga
    cristeberga Posts: 251 Member
    BMR (or basal metabolic rate) is the amount of calories your body burns just to stay alive. Originally, this was determined by medical professionals to determine the calories needed to sustain life for people in comas. . TDEE (or total daily energy expenditure) is the amount of calories your body burns in a typical day when you are not in a coma. This is the number from which you should subtract your calories to lose weight, such as 500 calories a day to lose a pound a week, keeping in mind that you shouldn't n go lower than you BMR in your calorie intake when restricting your calories.

    I hope this helps to clear up the confusion of BMR vs TDEE a little bit.

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  • AnvilHead
    AnvilHead Posts: 18,343 Member
    BMR and TDEE are the same thing. Like saying morning or break of day, it is the same thing

    This is true if you never got out of bed
    Actually I think that would be RMR (Resting Metabolic Rate), not BMR (Basal Metabolic Rate). BMR is what your body would need to sustain vital organs if you were completely comatose. Once you go beyond comatose, you're expending more energy even if it's just fidgeting in bed, blinking and thinking.

    To the post before that - BMR and TDEE are not the same thing by any stretch of the imagination. TDEE (Total Daily Energy Expenditure) is the sum total of all calories you expend in a day; BMR + NEAT (Non-exercise Activity Thermogenesis) + TEF (Thermic Effect of Feeding) + EAT (Exercise Activity Thermogenesis). In other words, everything you do throughout the day whether it be running, lifting weights, cleaning house, fidgeting at your desk, eating, walking to school, going to the bathroom, etc., etc.
  • nanainkent
    nanainkent Posts: 350 Member
    BMR (or basal metabolic rate) is the amount of calories your body burns just to stay alive. Originally, this was determined by medical professionals to determine the calories needed to sustain life for people in comas. . TDEE (or total daily energy expenditure) is the amount of calories your body burns in a typical day when you are not in a coma. This is the number from which you should subtract your calories to lose weight, such as 500 calories a day to lose a pound a week, keeping in mind that you shouldn't n go lower than you BMR in your calorie intake when restricting your calories.

    this is right, this is what I meant to say







    I hope this helps to clear up the confusion of BMR vs TDEE a little bit.
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  • WendyTerry420
    WendyTerry420 Posts: 13,274 Member
    BMR (or basal metabolic rate) is the amount of calories your body burns just to stay alive. Originally, this was determined by medical professionals to determine the calories needed to sustain life for people in comas. . TDEE (or total daily energy expenditure) is the amount of calories your body burns in a typical day when you are not in a coma. This is the number from which you should subtract your calories to lose weight, such as 500 calories a day to lose a pound a week, keeping in mind that you shouldn't n go lower than you BMR in your calorie intake when restricting your calories.

    this is right, this is what I meant to say







    I hope this helps to clear up the confusion of BMR vs TDEE a little bit.
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    Alright, now! Stop clowning around! :laugh:
  • nanainkent
    nanainkent Posts: 350 Member
    BMR (or basal metabolic rate) is the amount of calories your body burns just to stay alive. Originally, this was determined by medical professionals to determine the calories needed to sustain life for people in comas. . TDEE (or total daily energy expenditure) is the amount of calories your body burns in a typical day when you are not in a coma. This is the number from which you should subtract your calories to lose weight, such as 500 calories a day to lose a pound a week, keeping in mind that you shouldn't n go lower than you BMR in your calorie intake when restricting your calories.

    this is right, this is what I meant to say









    I hope this helps to clear up the confusion of BMR vs TDEE a little bit.

    Alright, now! Stop clowning around! :laugh:
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    Why would someone even listen to a clown anyway :happy: :happy:
  • Yieya
    Yieya Posts: 168 Member
    please read this,i think you have the wrong information,the below link should give you all info you need

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/654536-in-place-of-a-road-map-2-0-revised-7-2-12

    thanks for this!

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