BMR/ Daily Needed Calories

bremorrison
bremorrison Posts: 15
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Hey, okay so im a little confused. I finally did my calculation and it says my daily needed calories are 2086, but my basal metabolic rate is 1346. So when I go into my goals, im confused on if the 1346 is what I should be burning a week or a day in working out? Or if I just need to be around there in my consumed calories in order to lose weight. Please respond I dont want this to mess with my weight loss, since I was only eating about 1200 before this.

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  • LittleonebeforethethroneofGod
    LittleonebeforethethroneofGod Posts: 154 Member
    Hey, okay so im a little confused. I finally did my calculation and it says my daily needed calories are 2086, but my basal metabolic rate is 1346. So when I go into my goals, im confused on if the 1346 is what I should be burning a week or a day in working out? Or if I just need to be around there in my consumed calories in order to lose weight. Please respond I dont want this to mess with my weight loss, since I was only eating about 1200 before this.

    I never understood the BMR either, but responded because I'm interested in seeing when you do get the response to your question of what it means and how it works with the metabolic rate.
  • bremorrison
    bremorrison Posts: 15
    I did get my response, and I guess I would say calculate your TDEE and minus 20% or 30% and that is what you should be eating a day. I guess the weight should come off, if your doing it this way. So hopefully it works, here is the link that someone gave me and helped me out substantially, best of luck to you:)

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/912920-in-place-of-a-road-map-3-2013
  • Sunitagt
    Sunitagt Posts: 486 Member
    If you're confused, just follow the MFP settings. But since you only have 40 lbs to lose, just set it to lose 1 lbs per week, and eat back measured exercise calories. MFP usually measures high, so use a HRM or the calorie counts on the cardio machine. TDEE works out to be the same as MFP but with TDEE you're expected exercise is already accounted for so you eat a little more each day, but the same amount every day. With MFP's method you just eat what you're supposed to and eat more when you exercise.
  • kempt_ken
    kempt_ken Posts: 96 Member
    BMR is the daily amount of calories you need just to fuel your body for one day, assuming your basically resting all day.

    Rules of thumb:
    - to loose one pound a week you consume your BMR-500 calories each day (3500 calories a week (500x7))
    - to loose one and a half pounds a week you consume your BMR-750 calories each day. (5250 calories a week (750x7))
    - don't go under 1200 per day regardless

    Your BRM is higher the more your weigh and is higher for men then women.

    Does that help.....
  • kempt_ken
    kempt_ken Posts: 96 Member
    Hey, okay so im a little confused. I finally did my calculation and it says my daily needed calories are 2086, but my basal metabolic rate is 1346. So when I go into my goals, im confused on if the 1346 is what I should be burning a week or a day in working out? Or if I just need to be around there in my consumed calories in order to lose weight. Please respond I don't want this to mess with my weight loss, since I was only eating about 1200 before this.

    1346 is the tools recommended daily calorie intake it will adjust it to account for what you put as you exercise goal each week.

    To loose 1.5 lbs per week consume 1336 calories, your BMR -750 calories each day (2086 -750 = 1336)
    To loose 1.0 lbs per week consume 1586 calories, your BMR -500 calories each day (2086 -500 = 1586)

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