BMR help

helse
helse Posts: 35 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
Can anyone tell me why, if the MFP calculator puts my BMR at 1394, why does it then show my Calories From Normal Daily Activity as 1740 to work out my recommended calories? I thought thats what your BMR was?

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  • melissa_e
    melissa_e Posts: 13
    BMR is like if you lie in bed all day... normal daily activity is, well, normally walking around and doing things.
  • shovav91
    shovav91 Posts: 2,335 Member
    BMR= amount of calories your body would need to survive if comatose
    TDEE= Total daily energy expenditure; your BMR plus calories burned from normal daily activities.
  • psuLemon
    psuLemon Posts: 38,426 MFP Moderator
    Can anyone tell me why, if the MFP calculator puts my BMR at 1394, why does it then show my Calories From Normal Daily Activity as 1740 to work out my recommended calories? I thought thats what your BMR was?

    BMR is your baseline as melissa said. Then you have to figure out your total daily energy expended (TDEE) which is the amount of calories you burn throughout the day including lifestyle and exercise. And then you can form a deficit.
  • helse
    helse Posts: 35 Member
    Ah now that makes sense, thanks.

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