The Heck is Basal??
 

Well I went to go find out! I found this neat little website, unofficial, but there was a basal calculator (BTW i got Basal through fitday.com)

http://www.room42.com/nutrition/basal.shtml

So I encorperated that info into my daily diet...lets see if it works :)

For me it says:

Based on Your Individual Criteria:
Input Weight is: 180 in U.S. PoundsInput Height is: 67 in U.S. InchesInput Age is : 22Input Gender is: female--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The Metabolism Results Are:1667.9 calories per day is your Basal Caloric Rate. This is:
no more then 55.598 grams of fat (30%) for your Basal Caloric Rate
62.547 grams of protein (15%) for your Basal Caloric Rate
229.34 grams of carbohydrate (55%) for your Basal Caloric Rate


1834.7 calories per day recommended for your Active Caloric Rate. This is:
no more then 61.158 grams of fat (30%) for your Active Caloric Rate
68.802 grams of protein (15%) for your Active Caloric Rate
252.27 grams of carbohydrate (55%) for your Active Caloric Rate


No less then 1200 calories per day recommended for safe consistent Weight Loss. This is:
no more then 40 grams of fat (30%) for your Weight Loss Caloric Rate
45 grams of protein (15%) for your Weight Loss Caloric Rate
165 grams of carbohydrate (55%) for your Weight Loss Caloric Rate
At this safe consistent Weight Loss Caloric Rate,
you will lose 1 pound every 7.4794 Days

Be careful when using these. They can give a general guideline, but without knowing how much lean body mass you have versus your body fat percentage, it is really hard to tell what your BMR really is. The more muscle you have, the more calories your body will burn at a resting state. Which basically means, if you start strength training, you will burn fat faster. :)