Im Confused.....

[Promise]

im confused on how to figure out my BMR... what is the process i have been finding my B-M-I... by mistake... is my BMR my Weight X 10?

[Evermind]

Re: Im Confused.....

It's the same thing.

[Monroe]

Re: Im Confused.....

im confused on how to figure out my BMR... what is the process i have been finding my B-M-I... by mistake... is my BMR my Weight X 10?

What does BMR mean?

[Promise]

Re: Im Confused.....

Hi Monroe!!! BMR = Basal Metabolic Rate... it tells you how many calories you can eat per day to stay at the weight you are... and if you eat Below your BMR i think you lose... maybe someone can jump in and verify that for US... its your Weight X 10 = ?

[Monroe]

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Oh i'm sorry, i'm really not to sure.

[Sera]

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the BMR is the amount of calories your body needs to function...keep you alive basically.
When it comes to "counting" calories, the BMR is what you should stay close to...if you go too far below your BMR for too long your body goes into starvation mode and you will stop losing weight.
Going above BMR every now and then shouldnt cause you any problems.
I found my BMR by using fitday...no clue where else you could find out about but I guess google will tell

[Brook]

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BMI= Body Mass Index (aka a load of garbage in my not so humble opinion)

BMR- As Sera describes above- with one correction.

if you go too far below your BMR for too long your body goes into starvation mode and you will stop losing weight.

You will lose weight through starvation- but staying too low for too long will slow down your metabolism.

[Sera]

Re: Im Confused.....

BMI= Body Mass Index (aka a load of garbage in my not so humble opinion)

BMR- As Sera describes above- with one correction.

You will lose weight through starvation- but staying too low for too long will slow down your metabolism.

Well yeah, ok, I should have said it like that but I meant it that way.....

[Promise]

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so if i weigh 260 im supposed to eat 2600 calories everyday? that seems like So Much Food.......! but it adds up easily eating this way... its wonderful to eat like this... i just love

[*Wendy*]

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No Lily - it's not weight x 10. You can google BMR and a calculator should come up. I'll try to post a link here:

http://www.bmi-calculator.net/bmr-calculator/

Read through the site to learn more about it. Good luck!

[Promise]

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thank you Wendy!!! i was so confused about that... there is No Way i could eat all that food... im glad to know my BMR is only 1880...

[*Wendy*]

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You're welcome!

I don't know about you, but it still amazes me that I think like that now - thankful that my BMR is ONLY 1500 or whatever instead of some huge number, because in the old days it would have been just the opposite - like, I can only eat 1500 calories??? Now it's a struggle to pack that much in!

From what I've read as long as you eat at least your BMR in calories (or even a few hundred more than your BMR) you will still lose weight, and the weight will be FAT LOSS. This instead of the muscle (and a bit of fat) that you would lose when you lose weight while eating under your BMR for a long time. (a.k.a. starvation mode)