Setup Polar HRM for more accurate calorie burn for known BMR

Ok.. so tonight I had my HRM set at 170lbs... and Also wore my BMF....
Walked for an hour and 23 mins.... in zone for 53 mins avg 124bpm...max of 148bpm.
calories...642 per HRM

Per BMF...629.

Before.... they were exact match when walking.

So, with this... I assume I have been burning more than what I thought?

Still having a hard time netting that much... especially when I am walking and or working out. I would have to consume close to 3000 calories or more. That's a tough one.

How does this play into your other ways of ... eating above... and not worrying about eating back calories....it all evens out on rest days?

P.S. To change by age makes it 95!!!! @ 1600bmr

Lighter weight at same HR is burning less calories, so that calorie burn would have been much more at higher weight. So correct you were getting overstated estimate previously. Sounds like a strenuous walk though at that good HR. BMF probably didn't know how much effort.

So that HR is more than the calm daily activity type mentioned before, but still low enough you could get by eating back half of them.

My average net over the past 30 days was 1230 (assuming HRM was accurate-which I now know isn't true). Using that number as a BMR, I'd be 94 YEARS OLD (and I'm 51)....what!?!?! OMG :sad: :sad:

So I should tell my HRM that I'm 94 years old and try to NET up to 1613?

For the record, I'm happy to lose as slow as necessary to cut fat and start seeing some of the muscle I've been trying build.

You're the best! Thanks for taking so much time to help me. I really want to get this right. If this works, you'll be my hero!!!

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I'd suggest adding on 200 cal per day for a week, and then another 200 for another week, and you are there.
So like, if you'll start doing 1430 right now, keep age at 51 because guess what, that's what is correct for that BMR!
Then a week later when netting over 1600 (best to be over BMR slightly), you can use 13 yrs old.

Wow - 94 to 13 in potentially 2 weeks, though it might really take 3.

Also, if you want MFP setup to just do that automatically, like lower the daily goal as weight goes down, do the following setup.
Settings - Diet/Fitness profile
Activity Level - Lightly Active
Weight loss goal - 1 lb weekly

That should set your goal to about 1680 daily net. And then with more accurate calorie estimates of your favorite avg 13 yr old - you'll keep that muscle and make it stronger.

Side comment, it's impossible for the body to build muscle with suppressed metabolism. After the exercise takes from the calories you eat, if the rest is below your real potential BMR, the body has to decide how it slows down to take care of functions the BMR does. Building muscle is not one of them.

But eating higher, it is possible, though very difficult. But after 5lb drop, remeasure and see if you have gotten younger yet. And don't be upset if you got older, which is possible.