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Low BMR

rose313
rose313 Posts: 1,146 Member
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
Depending on what calculator I use, my BMR ranges from 1521-1826. I have an office job so I choose "sedentary" even though I hate being sedentary. I know I need a 500 calorie deficit to lose a pound a week, which puts me at 1260 a day which I am comfortable with. Does anyone else have what seems like a really low BMR? Is it because I'm only 5'2?

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  • jessbb23
    jessbb23 Posts: 11 Member
    I am 4'9 and my I'm only supposed to eat 1210 calories to lose 1lb a week. I think it may be a height thing. I also am sedentary because of my desk job.
  • StarryEyed500
    StarryEyed500 Posts: 225 Member
    My BMR is 1300-1400, depending on which calculation you use. With activity, I get about 1600-1800. I have a desk job but only work 18.75 hours a week. The rest of the time, I'm running round after my 2 boys. My goal weight BMR is just over 1100 with maintenance calories at just over 1400 lol Hopefully, by the time I get there, I'll be moving enough to warrant 1500 ish.

    I've just cut my calories to 1200 net so I can lose 1lb a week. I was eating 1300 net but not really losing anything.
  • rose313
    rose313 Posts: 1,146 Member
    Mine is 1521.25 not including any movement or exercise. Adding a 45 hour a week desk job wouldnt increase it by much, maybe 300 a day?
  • japruzze
    japruzze Posts: 453 Member
    My BMR is 1326 and I'm 5' 6" so I'm not sure height is it. I sit at a desk all day (although I exercise every day). I think its a combination of weight, height, gender and activity level which are all the compents you enter when its calculated!
  • Di3012
    Di3012 Posts: 2,247 Member
    Depending on what calculator I use, my BMR ranges from 1521-1826. I have an office job so I choose "sedentary" even though I hate being sedentary. I know I need a 500 calorie deficit to lose a pound a week, which puts me at 1260 a day which I am comfortable with. Does anyone else have what seems like a really low BMR? Is it because I'm only 5'2?

    I am 5' 7" tall, my BMR (Basal Metabolic Rate) is 1326.

    I suspect you are actually talking about your TDEE, (total daily energy expenditure)?
  • potluck965
    potluck965 Posts: 529 Member
    My BMR is around 1000 calories per day and I am around 5'2". That is all I would burn if I were lying in bed doing nothing. If you think that a BMR of 1500 to 1800 is low, I wonder if you are confusing the meaning of BMR with something else.
  • rose313
    rose313 Posts: 1,146 Member
    My BMR is around 1000 calories per day and I am around 5'2". That is all I would burn if I were lying in bed doing nothing. If you think that a BMR of 1500 to 1800 is low, I wonder if you are confusing the meaning of BMR with something else.
    Edit: Answered my own question :)
  • rose313
    rose313 Posts: 1,146 Member
    Ok my TDEE is 1819 if I dont exercise, and 2084 if I exercise 1-3 days a week. (I do 3.) That makes more sense!
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