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I found out today that my basal metabolic rate = 1296 calories

I can eat that in one sitting!!
Is that low or high?
How did you find that out?
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What does that mean? Is that the amount of calories that you would burn a day with no activity?
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yes, if I didn't exercise, this is the amount of calories needed to maintain my weight, any more and I'd gain.
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Is that low or high? How did you find that out?
I think it's low, I thought it'd be like 1600 At the race expo, a booth had the new Tanita scale that has more readings that just body fat %
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Runaround, years ago a racehorse trainer friend was having quite a bit of success around some of the provincial tracks. During the 50's he was also a medalist at international level (Commonwealth Games) in cycling.
I remember asking him about training, both horses and personal, he told me "Phar lap, feed them twice as much, work them twice as hard"
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Exercise or move at all. Thats the calories you'd need to be bed ridden and maintain your weight, so I understand it. I do wonder how accurate that scale is for that number....
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:) now we're talking!!!!
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I need to run too. although i don't know my rates.
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Have you tried standing instead?
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Time for ultras!!! :banana:
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Yea baby!!!
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one will burn more calories standing as opposed to sitting
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