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Losing weight. Knowing your BMR.
Judymnelson
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I finally figured out how to lose weight. The secret is going to the Apps link and finding the BMR link. Fill that out and eat approx 100 calories less a week to lose 1 lb a week. I've even doing it for several months now and have lost 24 lbs. Good luck all.
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What of I want to lose2pounds a week0
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Judymnelson wrote: »I finally figured out how to lose weight. The secret is going to the Apps link and finding the BMR link. Fill that out and eat approx 100 calories less a week to lose 1 lb a week. I've even doing it for several months now and have lost 24 lbs. Good luck all.
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You don't need to eat under bmr , you need to eat under tdee.4 -
TavistockToad wrote: »Judymnelson wrote: »I finally figured out how to lose weight. The secret is going to the Apps link and finding the BMR link. Fill that out and eat approx 100 calories less a week to lose 1 lb a week. I've even doing it for several months now and have lost 24 lbs. Good luck all.
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You don't need to eat under bmr , you need to eat under tdee.
What's tdee? BMR is what your body burns naturally, doing absolutely nothing else. 1lb equals 3500 calories. So for 2 lbs a week you would wanna cut back 7000 a week/ 1000 a day. So your BMR plus what you burn off-1000 calories would be equal to 2 lbs a week.0 -
TavistockToad wrote: »Judymnelson wrote: »I finally figured out how to lose weight. The secret is going to the Apps link and finding the BMR link. Fill that out and eat approx 100 calories less a week to lose 1 lb a week. I've even doing it for several months now and have lost 24 lbs. Good luck all.
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You don't need to eat under bmr , you need to eat under tdee.
What's tdee? BMR is what your body burns naturally, doing absolutely nothing else. 1lb equals 3500 calories. So for 2 lbs a week you would wanna cut back 7000 a week/ 1000 a day. So your BMR plus what you burn off-1000 calories would be equal to 2 lbs a week.
But unless you're in a coma you are burning more than your BMR to start with....0 -
You shouldn't eat below your BMR. This thread is incorrect.4
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BMR = Basal Metabolic Rate = the very lowest amount of calories your body needs just to survive, if you were bedridden or in a coma
TDEE - Total Daily Energy Expenditure = your BMR plus the calories you burn doing life...walking, chasing kids, exercising, etc.3 -
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there is no way you should never take 500-1000 cals off your BMR, that's completely unnecessary to lose weight.1 -
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TavistockToad wrote: »
there is no way you should never take 500-1000 cals off your BMR, that's completely unnecessary to lose weight.
Who said to do that? The Op is taking 100 less a week...
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There's no problem with eating below BMR as long as you have enough excess fat to get your available energy up to your TDEE. Only so much fat can be freed up to burn per day so you do need to eat at least the minimum recommended calories.
BMR isn't a cutoff point for intake. It's just a part of the picture when you are looking at TDEE.0 -
TavistockToad wrote: »
there is no way you should never take 500-1000 cals off your BMR, that's completely unnecessary to lose weight.
Who said to do that? The Op is taking 100 less a week...
This person did:TavistockToad wrote: »Judymnelson wrote: »I finally figured out how to lose weight. The secret is going to the Apps link and finding the BMR link. Fill that out and eat approx 100 calories less a week to lose 1 lb a week. I've even doing it for several months now and have lost 24 lbs. Good luck all.
No
You don't need to eat under bmr , you need to eat under tdee.
What's tdee? BMR is what your body burns naturally, doing absolutely nothing else. 1lb equals 3500 calories. So for 2 lbs a week you would wanna cut back 7000 a week/ 1000 a day. So your BMR plus what you burn off-1000 calories would be equal to 2 lbs a week.
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BMR is basically a meaningless number in terms of weight loss or biology, as long as you're not comatose. Its only real use is in calculating more meaningful numbers like TDEE.1
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TavistockToad wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »
there is no way you should never take 500-1000 cals off your BMR, that's completely unnecessary to lose weight.
Who said to do that? The Op is taking 100 less a week...
This person did:TavistockToad wrote: »Judymnelson wrote: »I finally figured out how to lose weight. The secret is going to the Apps link and finding the BMR link. Fill that out and eat approx 100 calories less a week to lose 1 lb a week. I've even doing it for several months now and have lost 24 lbs. Good luck all.
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You don't need to eat under bmr , you need to eat under tdee.
What's tdee? BMR is what your body burns naturally, doing absolutely nothing else. 1lb equals 3500 calories. So for 2 lbs a week you would wanna cut back 7000 a week/ 1000 a day. So your BMR plus what you burn off-1000 calories would be equal to 2 lbs a week.
Oooohhh ... well, quote that person then, not me, if you want to respond to what they wrote
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TavistockToad wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »
there is no way you should never take 500-1000 cals off your BMR, that's completely unnecessary to lose weight.
Who said to do that? The Op is taking 100 less a week...
This person did:TavistockToad wrote: »Judymnelson wrote: »I finally figured out how to lose weight. The secret is going to the Apps link and finding the BMR link. Fill that out and eat approx 100 calories less a week to lose 1 lb a week. I've even doing it for several months now and have lost 24 lbs. Good luck all.
No
You don't need to eat under bmr , you need to eat under tdee.
What's tdee? BMR is what your body burns naturally, doing absolutely nothing else. 1lb equals 3500 calories. So for 2 lbs a week you would wanna cut back 7000 a week/ 1000 a day. So your BMR plus what you burn off-1000 calories would be equal to 2 lbs a week.
Oooohhh ... well, quote that person then, not me, if you want to respond to what they wrote
I was replying to you because you agreed with the other horrifically bad advice...0 -
TavistockToad wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »
there is no way you should never take 500-1000 cals off your BMR, that's completely unnecessary to lose weight.
Who said to do that? The Op is taking 100 less a week...
This person did:TavistockToad wrote: »Judymnelson wrote: »I finally figured out how to lose weight. The secret is going to the Apps link and finding the BMR link. Fill that out and eat approx 100 calories less a week to lose 1 lb a week. I've even doing it for several months now and have lost 24 lbs. Good luck all.
No
You don't need to eat under bmr , you need to eat under tdee.
What's tdee? BMR is what your body burns naturally, doing absolutely nothing else. 1lb equals 3500 calories. So for 2 lbs a week you would wanna cut back 7000 a week/ 1000 a day. So your BMR plus what you burn off-1000 calories would be equal to 2 lbs a week.
Oooohhh ... well, quote that person then, not me, if you want to respond to what they wrote
I was replying to you because you agreed with the other horrifically bad advice...
Nope. If you read up, I quoted the person to whom I was responding.
I would however agree with the scientific fact that to lose two pounds a week, one needs to create a calorie deficit of a thousand calories less than their TDEE. Whether I support doing so would really depend on the individual circumstances of the person in question. For many it would be too aggressive a goal.0 -
TavistockToad wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »
there is no way you should never take 500-1000 cals off your BMR, that's completely unnecessary to lose weight.
Who said to do that? The Op is taking 100 less a week...
This person did:TavistockToad wrote: »Judymnelson wrote: »I finally figured out how to lose weight. The secret is going to the Apps link and finding the BMR link. Fill that out and eat approx 100 calories less a week to lose 1 lb a week. I've even doing it for several months now and have lost 24 lbs. Good luck all.
No
You don't need to eat under bmr , you need to eat under tdee.
What's tdee? BMR is what your body burns naturally, doing absolutely nothing else. 1lb equals 3500 calories. So for 2 lbs a week you would wanna cut back 7000 a week/ 1000 a day. So your BMR plus what you burn off-1000 calories would be equal to 2 lbs a week.
Oooohhh ... well, quote that person then, not me, if you want to respond to what they wrote
I was replying to you because you agreed with the other horrifically bad advice...
Nope. If you read up, I quoted the person to whom I was responding.
I would however agree with the scientific fact that to lose two pounds a week, one needs to create a calorie deficit of a thousand calories less than their TDEE. Whether I support doing so would really depend on the individual circumstances of the person in question. For many it would be too aggressive a goal.
And your response was that eating below bmr is ok...0 -
TavistockToad wrote: »
And your response was that eating below bmr is ok...
Yup. My full response, for context, was:
There is nothing wrong with going below your BMR, especially if a person is sedentary and exercises little. Just got to watch that you dont go below the recommended daily minimums for calorie intake.
I guess you disagree. *shrugs*
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TavistockToad wrote: »
And your response was that eating below bmr is ok...
Yup. My full response, for context, was:
There is nothing wrong with going below your BMR, especially if a person is sedentary and exercises little. Just got to watch that you dont go below the recommended daily minimums for calorie intake.
I guess you disagree. *shrugs*
Where's a flogging a dead horse gif when you need it...0
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