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The three numbers on your Burnie home screen, explained simply

You open Burnie and see three numbers: your daily deficit, your BMR, and your active calories. Here is what each one means and how they work together to tell your body's story for the day.

15 Jul 2026 · Burnie Academy
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You open Burnie. Three numbers stare back at you from the home screen. One is your daily deficit — the gap between what you ate and what you burned. One is your BMR — the energy your body burns just to stay alive. One is your active calories — the extra energy you burned by moving. They look like three separate tiles. But they are actually one maths sentence, split into pieces. This is your plain guide to reading all three together.

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