How Many Calories Are You Really Eating?

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How Many Calories Do You Need?

1. Calculate your basal metabolic rate (BMR), the amount of energy your body burns doing such basic functions as breathing and circulating blood.

If you're under age 30: (0.0621 x your weight/2.2 + 2.0357) x 240 = BMR
If you're over age 30: (0.0342 x your weight/2.2 + 3.5377) x 240 = BMR

2. Figure out your activity level.

You rarely exercise: 1.3
You get some exercise every day, but it's generally light, such as walking or playing golf: 1.5
You do high-intensity workouts such as spinning, playing tennis, and skiing almost every day: 1.7

3. Multiply your activity level by your BMR. The total is your daily calorie requirement. To maintain your weight, stick as closely as you can to that number.

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midak2010 wrote:

Definately an important to know calories. But who has time to count all the calories of everything they eat. Better off getting a qualified nutritionist to give you a diet plan. My wife gets a weekly diet plan and also shopping list from her nutritionist. She found her at www.slimandhealthy.org .Fantastic , nutritious diet

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3/4/2012 03:24:10 AM Report Abuse

anonymous wrote:

It's not the calories that count. If your not eating enough cals your body wont expend much energy. On the other hand if your engaging in physical activity you will work up an appetite and become hungry. The real answer is controlling your hormones. Learn how to do so at Thin and thinner.net

1/31/2012 05:18:24 AM Report Abuse

kooper96 wrote:

Interesting topic,I believe we just need to keep execrises.Because I had read a related article from http://www.03br.com/weight_loss/diets/ .

1/19/2012 08:48:33 AM Report Abuse

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1/13/2012 11:40:17 AM Report Abuse