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Need to know- EAT your BMR *or* NET your BMR?
dragongummy
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My average BMR is 1,550. Do I EAT or NET that?
I hear so many different answers from people who are each so sure. I need to know once and for all which it is so I can finally move on in my weight loss journey.
I hear so many different answers from people who are each so sure. I need to know once and for all which it is so I can finally move on in my weight loss journey.
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Neither. You should be eating, netting whatever over your BMR. Your BMR is the amount your body needs to survive in a coma. I assume you are not in a coma.0
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Gah Im so confused. My BMR is 1,500 but my MFP goal says it's 1,290. Then I exercise and burn around 300 so Im netting really low. I'm so confused.0
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Google TDEE and go from there! BMR is what YOUR body needs to function. You should be eating well over that if you exercise!0
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My average BMR is 1,550. Do I EAT or NET that?
Neither.
BMR is a component of TDEE - intake is (or should be) defined relative to TDEE, not BMR.
BMR -> what your body burns if you have coma-like activity level
TDEE -> BMR + normal daily activity + exercise0 -
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Amt7QBR9-c6MdGVTbGswLUUzUHNVVUlNSW9wZWloeUE#gid=14
This is a link to a spreadsheet that a MFP member named heybales did. You may find it helpful to use.0
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