Find out how many calories you need

  •   #1  
    sortosky's Avatarsortosky , 04-22-2009 12:39 PM
    Body Weight [lb] x 15 + (moderate activity [mins/day] x 3.5)
    BMR (Basal Metabolic Rate)


    BMR [kcal]

    Body Weight [lb] x 15 + (moderate activity [mins/day] x 3.5)

    Since you wish to lose weight, your target = BMR - 500 kcal
    My weight is 160 and my moderate activity is 30 , so my target will be 2005
    what about your's
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    matt_H's Avatarmatt_H , 04-22-2009 02:42 PM
    I use http://www.caloriesperhour.com as well. Not only for the RMR and BMR calculators, but they have a great database activity and food calculators.
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    paperSkin's AvatarpaperSkin , 04-22-2009 04:41 PM
    Doesn't 2000 calories seem like a lot for 160 lbs?
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  •   #4  
    sortosky's Avatarsortosky , 05-05-2009 12:50 PM
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by paperSkin
    Doesn't 2000 calories seem like a lot for 160 lbs?
    Definitely not a lot for 160lbs but if you want loss weight you need control
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    Cinnamon's AvatarCinnamon , 05-05-2009 01:47 PM
    matt - thanks for that site...lots of info there.
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    willow650's Avatarwillow650 , 05-05-2009 02:04 PM
    I had a BodPod test yesterday (a body composition test) Here are my numbers from that..
    Est RMR is 1,376 calories
    Est RMR x Activity Level...
    Senentary-1706
    Low Activity-2091
    Active-2394
    Very Active-848
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