What is your BMR and how does it affect weight loss?
If youโre trying to lose weight, you want to make sure itโsย it in a healthy and sustainable way, like the 28 Day Weight Loss Challengeย plan.
Your basal metabolic rate (BMR) is the number of calories youโd burn if you stayed in bed all day.
This is an important number to know on the 28 Day Weight Loss Challenge, firstly so youโre aware of how much you can eat and still lose weight, and secondly, so you know how much you must eat to stay healthy โ you must never eat below your BMR calories, as this can send your body into energy-conserving starvation mode.
Your BMR decreases as you age, making it harder to stay slim as you get older. However, the good news is that you can also increase your BMR with a regular routine of cardiovascular exercise, muscle-building exercises and metabolism-boosting foods.
Once you have a figure for your daily energy needs, you can reduce this by 15โ20 percent in order to lose weight. (This is only a guide and may vary between individuals โ if youโre still hungry, eat more, but if youโre completely full, eat less.)
If you are breastfeeding you also need to increase your calories by approximately 300โ500 per day to assist in milk supply production.
It is a common misconception that you need to starve yourself to lose weight. This is simply not true!ย Healthy CANย be delicious! The Healthy Mummy hasย proven that you can EAT YOUR WAY TO WEIGHT LOSS!
To find out your BMR, you can use our Healthy Mummy BMR calculator
Kahlia Scorey:
Of the 28 Day Weight Loss Challenge, Kahlia says:ย โThe food is incredible, you are never hungry, you are never short of recipes for a craving or entertaining guests and support as I said is endless. Join with me, letโs do this together it works!โ
Bec Hayward:
Bec says: โI love that all the meals are so delicious and I know Iโm always eating healthy. Best of all I lose weight eating all the foods I love!โ
To find out your BMR, you can use our Healthy Mummy BMR calculator.
One of our 28 Day Weight Loss Challengeย members, Brooke Bregg, went from 12.10st to 9.4st. She did this by following the Challenge and completely changing her eating habits. She says, โIย couldnโt be healthier andย happier in my own skin and love that our son will grow up with a great role model.โ
To get amazing results like these mums have, check out our 28 Day Weight Loss Challenge.
