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Resting calories

Are the resting calories the same as your bmr? I had my bmr computed in a lab and it does not match my resting calories if they are supposed to be the same. I assume there is no way to input your bmr anywhere though.

just wondering

0 trux over 4 years ago

Pierrotsc said:
Are the resting calories the same as your bmr?

Close but not entirely. Resting Calories are derived from the RMR for given period (Resting Metabolic Rate): https://www.google.com/search?q=bmr+vs+rmr

0 trux over 4 years ago

Pierrotsc said:
I assume there is no way to input your bmr anywhere though.

Unfortunately not. You can only adjust your personal data (esp. the height and weight) to adjust the RMR in the direction you want. You can also adjust the Activity Class, although that's used in the calculation of the Active Calories, I believe.

0 Pierrotsc over 4 years ago

Well, i made a mistake. I had my RMR not BMR computed. So active calories are RMR it looks like. garmin is giving me 1909 while my number is 1730. Should i play more with weight to get to this #? should i make me lighter or heavier ? i assume lighter. Or would it be better to make me taller ?

0 trux over 4 years ago in reply to Pierrotsc

Pierrotsc said:
So active calories are RMR it looks like

No, Active Calories are those Calories that you burn over the RMR (Resting Calories).

Pierrotsc said:
Should i play more with weight to get to this #?

Personally I would not do it, and would not bother. Increasing the weight may influence other parameters, like the calculation of the Active Calories, and perhaps even VO₂max, etc. Just remember the system overestimates your RMR a bit, and watch more for the trends, than looking at the absolute numbers - they are never exact, as well as the Calories you consume are never accurate either.

0 Pierrotsc over 4 years ago in reply to trux

Yes, you may be correct. I guess i could remove 200 calories to my total at the end of the day to get an idea. I am aware that calories are very hard to compute. Just trying to lose a little weight and doing food with my fitnesspal. Thanks for the input

0 trux over 4 years ago in reply to Pierrotsc

Pierrotsc said:
Just trying to lose a little weight and doing food with my fitnesspal

Yes, I understand as I went through it already too. But just the fact alone, that you start looking up the nutritional value of the food you consume, and seeing what effort is needed to burn the energy, and the fact of following the progress, already that has an immense (positive) effect, even if the numbers are practically always wrong anyway

As I wrote, observing the tendencies and the patterns, and focusing less on the exacteness of the data, is the way to go.

0 Pierrotsc over 4 years ago in reply to trux

That is true. appreciate your input. Best