My Fitness Pal, Nike and iPhone are liars!

Anytime you go to use any tool that is going to tell you a calorie burn, they ask you:

age

gender

height

weight

And with that information, they use the average to determine your calorie burn and in many cases, your RMR.  (resting metabolic rate)

In a calories in - calories out diet, you need to know your RMR to determine what your calories out is.  I had used all of the internet tools and my RMR was about 1800.

Today, I had my RMR tested and SHOCKER!  My RMR is only 1440 calories.  On top of that, my metabolism measured a crappy SLOW.  No wonder if I eat an extra piece of fruit, I am compromising my day.  Geeeeeesh.

The good news out of this information is that I really just need to keep doing what I am doing.  I need to slightly adjust My Fitness Pal information and I should be tracking perfectly.