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can someone explain to me about bmr?

fightininggirl
fightininggirl Posts: 792 Member
edited January 12 in Health and Weight Loss
I dropped two more pounds today and was looking at my bmr it said to lose the amount of pounds a week I want to do I need 1,541 calories. can someone explain this to me? what I need to do?

what this means exactly?

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  • runningfataway
    runningfataway Posts: 262
    You use energy no matter what you're doing, even when sleeping. Your BMR Basal Metabolic Rate; the number of calories you'd burn if you stayed in bed all day....

    Once you know your BMR, you can calculate your Daily Calorie Needs based on your activity level using the Harris Benedict Equation...

    http://www.skinbodyfitness.com/bmr_bmi_bfp.htm

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  • fightininggirl
    fightininggirl Posts: 792 Member
    thank you so much for explaining this to me. I am learning all the new tools. theres some I'm not familiar with
  • emmacssmith
    emmacssmith Posts: 24 Member
    I just did this but I'm having a really hard time believing that I'm supposed to be consuming over 2300 calories a day. That seems crazy! And why would MFP suggest I only eat 1200 per day when this website says I need more? I dont think I've ever averaged over 2000 calories a day, even when I gained all this weight :/ I jdon't know what I should do, so confused!
  • LBNOakland
    LBNOakland Posts: 379 Member
    Thanks for that site! I like that calculator better than Scooby!! :bigsmile:
  • fightininggirl
    fightininggirl Posts: 792 Member
    my bp is 152.7% according to the information I need to eat 1,537 calories for my bmr.
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