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    What is your BMR and TEE

    Posts: 181 Member
    edited January 13 in Health and Weight Loss
    Just curious what other people have as a resting metabolic rate (BMR) and total daily energy expenditure (TEE) if you are unsure you can use this calculator http://scoobysworkshop.com/calorie-calculator/

    My BMR is 1640 and my TEE fluctuates but on average both this scooby calculator and my fitbit say between 2700-3200.

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    • Posts: 2,065 Member
      BMR is around 1700, TDEE is around 2800-3300, and I eat around 2400 when doing an active exercise routine... and ya I lose weight and eat basically what I want.
    • Posts: 198 Member
      My bmr is 1900 calories and my TDEE is 2300-2600 depending upon the day.
    • Posts: 17,299 Member
      The calculators don't work for me so I don't know my BMR. But by careful tracking and maintaining weight I now know that my TDEE is approximately 1900. Every calculator I used gave me a higher number.
    • Posts: 539 Member
      1440 and 1728. No wonder I need to be on 1200 kcals to lose weight.
    • Posts: 143 Member
      1440 and 1728. No wonder I need to be on 1200 kcals to lose weight.

      Wouldn't you lose weight by eating between your BMR and TDEE? I usually end up eating a bit above my BMR and still lose weight unless I've exercised a lot, then I eat more. I make it a point to not to go below the BMR.
    • Posts: 181 Member
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      Wouldn't you lose weight by eating between your BMR and TDEE? I usually end up eating a bit above my BMR and still lose weight unless I've exercised a lot, then I eat more. I make it a point to not to go below the BMR.


      ^this

      yes you are right! eating below your BMR is dangerous!! you are just slowing your metabolism even more! 1200 cals? yikes! eat!
    • Posts: 13
      BMR is 1470, TDEE is 2000
    • Posts: 539 Member
      I don't fully believe the BMR calculators as my option was only "desk job with little exercise". Currently I am not doing anything, that is, sit in front of the computer all day and that really is that.(No housework, almost no walking, nothing.) It's for me pretty much a telltale sign that even on 1200 kcals I barely get hungry.
      When I have one of those days when I need to run errands or work really late, I do eat more. Like up to 1500 kcals because I can feel my body is needing it. I prefer listening to a bit of stomach growling than going with a specific number all the time. If that makes sense.
    • Posts: 1,837 Member
      My BMR usually calculates out to around 1500, but I know that I gain weight around that number, so it can't be right.
    • Posts: 17,299 Member
      show previous quotes


      ^this

      yes you are right! eating below your BMR is dangerous!! you are just slowing your metabolism even more! 1200 cals? yikes! eat!

      You will not necessarily slow your metabolism by eating below BMR. If you have fat stores, your body does not need to get all it's fuel from food.
    • Posts: 550 Member
      My BMR Is about 1530, but my TDEE is somewhere between 2000-2100 :D
    • Posts: 181 Member
      Wow what a variety of responses! I know my TEE is all over the place, some days fitbit says i have burned 3200 and other days its a measly 2600-all depends on my mood! and what I have on the agenda!
    • Posts: 53 Member
      I get so confused about all of this stuff. I went and got my RMR tested so I would know for sure (I kept getting different answers depending on the calculator). The test said my RMR is 2700 a day, so just laying around in bed I would burn 2700 calories. It gave me another estimated calculation based on daily activities of life which put me up to like 3500 and then more if I exercised.

      How that fits into the BMR and TDEE I am not sure. I have been going off of the recommendation the test gave me for losing which is to stay in the 2100 to 2500 a day range.
    • Posts: 38 Member
      My BMR is about 1530 and TDEE is about 2113. I eat 1690 now and have finally started seeing some weight loss :)
    • Posts: 11
      BMR - 1578, TDEE - 1893
      I'm lucky if I even reach 1200cals most days! Guess I should be eating a bit more maybe speed up the process and that's why my weight loss has slowed!
    • Posts: 2,956 Member
      I don't fully believe the BMR calculators as my option was only "desk job with little exercise". Currently I am not doing anything, that is, sit in front of the computer all day and that really is that.(No housework, almost no walking, nothing.) It's for me pretty much a telltale sign that even on 1200 kcals I barely get hungry.
      When I have one of those days when I need to run errands or work really late, I do eat more. Like up to 1500 kcals because I can feel my body is needing it. I prefer listening to a bit of stomach growling than going with a specific number all the time. If that makes sense.

      how much exercise you do has no effect on your BMR. Your BMR is what your body uses to exist. That is BEFORE exercise or no exercise or even just sitting at your desk. You TDEE is what sitting at your desk does to you.

      Unless you have a large amount of weight to lose you will be much better off eating between BMR and TDEE. ABOVE BMR
    • Posts: 251 Member
      My BMR is 1314 and my TDEE is 1575.

      I choose desk job for TDEE, but I eat back the majority of the calories I burn during any cardio I do. (Not all, because I burn 50-60 calories anyway just standing up, so I don't want to eat back those, of course.) I aim for a 500 calorie deficit from my TDEE+cardio calories for the day
    • Posts: 716 Member
      BMR 1985 / TDEE 3078

      I've been losing fairly well and average about 2400 calories per day. Have had a couple 4000+ calorie days and a few 1800 calorie days, but mostly stay around the 2400 range.
    • Posts: 1,704 Member
      BMR is 1400-1500ish roughly, TDEE is 2100-2200
    • Posts: 65 Member
      BMR 2134 TDEE 3307. I currently eat around 2000 a day but I know I need to be eating more since I work out 5-6 days a week for an hour a day.
    • Posts: 1,590 Member
      I prefer Nike Tees, they hold my balls well






      As for BMR...I dont know. I dont care. I focus on the caloric deficit
    • Posts: 129 Member
      BMR 1460, TDEE 2263
    • Posts: 42 Member
      BMR 2547, TEE 3057 76 inches, 308 lbs.
    • Posts: 165 Member
      BMR is 1273, think that's the lowest on here...*shrug* might be because my metabolism is awful. How would you work out your TEE?
    • Posts: 322 Member
      BMR 1170, TDEE is 2019
    • Posts: 636 Member
      My BMR is 1375 and my TDEE is 2121. I just turned 58, so am an elderly woman. I try to keep my calories around 1000 because of my age.
    • Posts: 1,791 Member
      BMR - 1496 and TDEE - 2319
    • Posts: 1,791 Member
      My BMR is 1375 and my TDEE is 2121. I just turned 58, so am an elderly woman. I try to keep my calories around 1000 because of my age.

      I can't tell if you are being serious about 1000 calories or not. Please, for the love of all that is holy, tell me you are eating more than 1000 calories.
    • Posts: 92 Member
      BMR: 1428
      TDEE: 1997

      I try to keep my calories around 1500-1600, and I usually eat back about 50% of my exercise calories.
    • Posts: 521 Member
      BMR 1303 TDEE 1752 (which includes 5 hours of mixed cardio exercise per week or 40 minutes per day averaged)

      I would NOT recommend Scooby's calculator as it does not take your body fat % into consideration when calculating...)
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