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TDEE and BMR?

annavalente
annavalente Posts: 119 Member
edited January 23 in Health and Weight Loss
Hi everyone,
Im relatively new to all this and was wondering if someone could help me...
What is TDEE and BMR and why do I need to know these??
Sorry im totally clueless!

Thanks,
Anna :)

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  • m4ttcheek
    m4ttcheek Posts: 229 Member
    TDEE is how many calories you burn in your everyday life.

    BMR is what you'd burn if you did nothing all day. Basically if you were in a coma.
  • jdad1
    jdad1 Posts: 1,899 Member
    TDEE is how many calories you burn in your everyday life.

    BMR is what you'd burn if you did nothing all day. Basically if you were in a coma.

    This..........and here is your numbers annavalente.........

    http://thefitgirls.com/tdee-calculator.aspx
  • annavalente
    annavalente Posts: 119 Member
    thanks guys....and lol @ coma
  • ironanimal
    ironanimal Posts: 5,922 Member
    thanks guys....and lol @ coma
    It's true, though. BMR is basal metabolic rate, so it's the amount of energy you burn by just being alive - without moving a muscle; processes like breathing, your heart beating, thinking etc come into this.

    TDEE is total daily energy expenditure and it's just that - every ounce of energy you use in a day.
  • jdad1
    jdad1 Posts: 1,899 Member
    Just to restate. It was not a joke. If you were in a coma the doctors would feed you through an IV using your BMR as a guideline for what your caloric needs would be to maintain basic organ function. You need to be eating at least your BMR.
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