BMR Calculator

For the estimation of basal metabolic rate in adults, you can use the Harris-Benedict Formula, which is as follows for women: BMR = 655 + (4.35 x weight in pounds) + (4.7 x height in inches) - (4.7 x age in years)

If you are lightly active, multiply your BMR by 1.375 and you will get the number of calories required to maintain your current weight. This may or may not be your recommended calorie intake depending on your goal. If your goal is to lose weight, you may want to deduct 500 calories to create a calorie deficit.

See also: New equations to estimate basal metabolic rate in children aged 10-15 years

hey firstly you need to indicate if u're female or male.
a female and a male calorie expenditure differs a lot.
let me give you a rough idea on how ideally and healthily losing weight actually comes about.

First:
-go online and calculate your today daily energy expenditure and basal metabolic rate in short TDEE and BMR respectively.
-TDEE measures ur maximum calorie intake daily to maintain ur weight, and BMR is the amount of calorie your body needs to survive when ure in a coma.
-you will need certain information like your height, weight, age and your daily activity level e.g if ure sedentary, lightly exercising, etc.

note: i suggest you use 2 to 3 calculators instead of just one to get the average for a better gauge.

Secondly:
-weight loss actually occurs when you have a calorie deficit.
-in order to lose a pound you'll need to have a calorie deficit of 3500kcal.
-we'll spread this calorie deficit out into a week:
3500kcal/7=500kcal deficit daily.
-so simply subtracting 500 from your calculated TDEE value, in a week of calorie restriction you will definitely lose a pound.

note: it is recommended to go into a deficit of 500 to 1000 and not anything more than 1000 as u'll be putting ur health at risk.

Thirdly:
-limit your fat intake to 20% of your total calorie intake and your saturated fat amount will be half of what your fat intake will be.
-protein should be approximately 40% and carbs will take up the rest of your calorie intake.

Lastly:
-weigh yourself on a weekly basis before breakfast, and note it down.
-keep a diet diary for tracking purposes.

Meal option:
-AVOID FAST FOOD but..
i will really recommend subway as a choice as it has ranges of healthy subs with 6g of fats or less and relatively low in calories, example:
1.veggie delight
2.roast beef
3.turkey breast
4.ham
5.subway club, etc
- when ordering your sandwich, leave out the cheese and condiments and include all vegetables.

-if ure eating out, choose for grilled, boiled, stewed dishes instead of pan-fried or deep fried.
-among all raw fishes, tuna has the least calorie.
-salmon is a very good form of fish intake for a diet.
-avoid rice, choose noodles instead like bee hoon or grass noodle from Chinese restaurants.
- when ordering salad, ask for no dressing, or ask it on a side.
- you can indulge in steak, chicken chop, anything of your fave once in a while,
but remember to ask for no sauce or sauce on the side. note: The sauce is drench in calories.
- drink LOTS of water, and eat ALOT of fruits to keep your body hydrated.

alright, thats about it. all the best for your weight loss routine(:

dont worry just keep a stedy health diet and do sport . i used to be like you but now iv got no belly fat

i have the same problem, but i'm only about 5'. i get a bit of excercize and don't eat a lot of junk food.

wait... I'm 5'8 also and I weigh 110, and I'm counting calories. Is that like unhealthy?

YOU ARE 13.
Please wait until you are done with puberty before you think about dieting.
One to two pounds a week is the recommended weight loss, you aren't losing weight slowing and are vastly uneducated about diabetes.

Also, Bec sounds like an anorexic.

ok, i am sort of going through the same thing so i have been looking at simple diets aswell... and, there are a few easy ones to go through to look healthier and it will be easy to maintain...
1. eat quite a large beaky... not alot, and not much fattening or oily stuff.
2. eat a bigger lunch than breaky but still remember not to OVERFEED yourself.
3. eat a small dinner, not too small that you starve, just enough to get youthrough the night for breakfast!

thats 1 which i find really useful... i was losing 2 kilos a week... pretty impressive... this is easy to maintain because it will make your stumach smaler so it will be fuller for longer!!!

next,
1. do not eat ALOT of meat... meat is chunky and people tend to eat it quickly so it doesnt fill them up so they eat more and more and it all adds up...

this is a good one although... might be a little harder.. but still, dont become a vegitarian or not eat meat at all... still keep the balance there.

another one is...
1. eat vegie soup or spinach regularly as it has barely any fat, sugar or carbs and it has the right supplements you need in your body to lose weight.

hard, but SO effective!!

1. resist the temptation of SNACKING.... from now on, SNACKING is your worst enemy!!
when you reallly think about it, i reckon fruit even tastes better than chocolates, there are 3 types of chocolate... dark, milk and white... there are so many fruits you couldnt write them all on 1 piece of paper. there is such a variety of fruit as there are 3 types of chocolate... dont even think of snacking

this is difficult if you are one of those people who just get bored... go to the pantry and grab a chocky to nibble on... that one tasted so good, you just need another one!!!!

NO

naughty, think to yourself... 'every nibble i take puts on a pound... really convince yourself that so when you go to the pantry or fridge, you pick up the banana or apple infront of you other than taking the bar of turkish delight which is STARING right at you.

believe that you have the strength.

another one,

1. DONT DRINK SOFT DRINK... all it is is, sugar, colouring which is also colouring and gas... which can get ugly!!! why put yourself through a strong taste of sweetness or even bitterness to get fat?? i dont think so...
2. push yourself over to thetap with a glass in your hand... fill it with water and add a slice of lemon or lime into it. you may think... What will that do??
the answer: lemon and lime acids burn some of the fat in your digestive system.so your probably standing at the tap with a glass of water and you think, 1 glass wont make a difference, i cant be bothered to (go to the corner store for a batch of lemons/ ask the neighbour for a lemon/go to the fridge for one/ ask mum/ ask dad...) the facts are... YES, every glass counts because if you had 19 glasses with lemon instead of 20... it will make the difference, everything adds up!!!
also, walking (to the shops for a lemon/ next door for a lemon/ going to the fridge for a lemon...) is doing so much more excersize for your body which leads me onto my last point...

excersise:
sitting down watching is probably the worst thing you can do when you are bored... being bored is having nothing to do...people fill their time in with watching TV because it's EASY!! dont go for lazy easy, go for a walk round the block, how hard can it be... be motivated. you would probably be sitting down thinking to yourself... but i have to get chaged... and go all the way downstairs to leave the house... all those things are good for you so why not do them... even if its to the corner of the street and back, you'll probably find that once you are there, you will want to go further.

you can make a time schedual and organise a time to go for a walk and you can set yourself 2 hrs MAX watching tv and on your computer if it isnt for work... if you have to do work on your computer... do it as early as possible so you can do other fun things later and not worry bout your 'unfinished' work!!!

good luck, i hope you do well!!!!
xoxo

You may not be getting all the nutrients your body needs to be healthy. I strongly recommend that you consult your doctor as a 1000-cal diet can be dangerous to your health.

you should be getting about 2,000 calories a day, but you might still be healthy with the 1,000 calorie diet if you are not that hungry, but if you are, feel free to eat more.

The amount of calories required to sustain life in your body each day (BMR) depends on your weight. So when you lose weight, your BMR gets lower. BMR FAQ includes a formula used to calculate BMR.

This depends on how it was tested. In general, it means how many calories your body burns at rest.

I am currently taking a nutrition/herbalist course as my collage, and one of the biggest things I study is diet and lifestyle. I know it seems hard just losing one pound, but really that is the healthiest way to do it. The big ads for things that garentee you losing five or more pounds a week, are just fads that help you lose water weight, which will always come right back as soon as you stop dieting. I would highly caution against all weight loss pills. What they don't tell you about them is much more dangerous than losing weight slooowlyyy without them. They cause many negative side affects and many can have negative reactions with medication that you are taking and can actually worsen diseases.
What kind of Bipolar Disorder were you diagnosed with? There are four different kinds, Bipolar I, Bipolar II, Cyclothymic Disorder, or Bipolar Disorder Not Otherwise Specified.
Question, were you told before you started taking the medication that it would cause weight gain? Did they admonish you to keep exercising and to watch your diet? This is one of the biggest mistakes I think that doctors make regarding bipolar disorder. The medication WILL cause weight gain for many people, but if advice is given and received on exercising and dieting, the problem can be maintained, and actually REVERSED if done thoroughly and diligently.
How were your eating habits during that time? I know that people who struggle with mood swings often eat when they are not hungry as a "comfort measure" or a time filler.
As far as actually losing weight goes:
Great job in cutting out the beer, that's a big step.
Did you stop exercising after you were diagnosed? Although you may not feel capable to do very "stressful" exercising, (such as running ten miles:-)there are still a GREAT DEAL of exercises you can do!
I would also ask how your diet is now. I'm not asking you to dive into vegetarianism, but I do ask you to watch quantity, and type.
Don't eat out a lot, drink more water and less caffeinated drinks, fix smaller servings, try to eat one (just one) salad a day instead of a regular meal. I find eating a salad at supper is most helpful because I go to bed soon after and am better able to ignore "hunger cravings". Another BIG thing is to eat SLOWLY, for EVERYTHING you eat. Take time to chew your food. You know why? It's because it takes your food a certain amount of time to reach and fill your stomach, so if your cramming food quickly, by the time you start feeling full, you still have a bunch of food coming, thus giving you a lot you don't need. A good practice to begin with is to chew ten seconds, swallow, and wait ten seconds before you take another bite.
I could write so much more, I want you help you so much! But time hinders me. I hope this helps!

If you are eating only 400 calories per day you are ruining your metabolism. Very little weight loss will be from fat. Your body will be in "starvation" mode and will resist burning fat and instead burn muscle etc. for energy. Since a calorie is a measurement of energy you need enough to support bodily functions. Find out your BMR (there are many calculators online) and that will tell you how many calories you need just to support your bodies needs (at rest). You should not go below 10-15% less than your BMR without a Physicians permission if you want to lose fat and not muscle. Exercise and extra activity during the day will help you burn more calories. It's better to eat a little more and burn it of with exercise than to eat so much less than your body needs to be healthy. Extremes never give the best results and you will often gain much of the weight back quickly (rebound effect) if you don't take it a little bit more slowly. Hope this helps!

You will ruin your health if you continue your 400-calorie a day diet. A very low-calorie diet must always be supervised by a doctor.

your weight could be due to muscle, as muscle weighs more than fat. Also, you may be more developed than her, which is also a contributing factor

Please see "Good Nutrition for Children". Hope this helps.

To calculate your daily calorie need,download BMR Calculator and enter your gender, height, weight and activity level. Then deduct 500 calories from your daily calorie need to find out how many calories you need a day if you want to lose a pound a week.

You should see a healthcare provider for an assessment to determine possible causes of underweight.

The general recommendation for the girls of your age is about 2000 calories and for the boys - about 2200-2400 calories. However, caloric requirements vary highly from individual to individual. Some people are just more calorie efficient than others. Please note that your body needs not only calories but minerals and vitamins. You should check with your dietitian to make sure you get enough nutrients.

Also, take a look at the nutritional recommendations for teens.

Only your doctor and dietitian can give you a specific diet regime to follow.

Eat a variety of foods including fruit and veg. Eat until full, but not stuffed. Cut down on soda and chocolate, but don't avoid them. They have nutrients in them. Hope this helped.

I am a dietetics major, and there is a formula I learned for ideal body weight for women which is if your 5 ft tall, you should weigh 100 lbs. For every inch you are above that, you add 5 more pounds.

So, if for example, you are 5'8" then it would be 100 lbs + 5 x 8= 140lbs +/- 5 lbs. I know that this is a good estimate of where women should fall in weight range because it is a HEALTHY BMI and WEIGHT for that person.

I was hospitalized for 5 weeks for anorexia, I had become 92 lbs at 5'4". I also loved watching the numbers go down on the scale and then I became afraid to gain the weight back. I had rationalized that I only needed about 600-800 calories a day, and that is ridiculous now that I look back on my experience. Even when I was inpatient and they made me start eating 1200 calories a day -TO START, I didn't gain any weight, actually I still lost weight- in the first two weeks so my calories had to keep getting increased.

If you are in a healthy weight range, do not think you are a special case who needs less food than most, and please don't let it get out of hand. Some of the inquiries on this page have worried me so greatly, please PLEASE I know how you feel, I've been there and back again. Please girls don't do this to yourselves.

Do not worry about your weight; it is within the healthy range. And you should not feel bad about eating.

What you need to do is improve your shape, not lose weight. You will get more benefits from a supervised exercise programme than from restricting your food. And you will feel much better about yourself.

This is a graph for your BMI:

BMR is the number of calories required to sustain life in the body, not to maintain your weight. If you exercise 3 times a week, you need about 2100 calories to maintain your weight.

> You mention 1000 calories less than your BMR.

No more than 1000 calories. Weight loss should not be rapid. It is usually recommended to create a calorie deficit of 500 calories through a combination of diet and exercise.

Hi,
if you are not losing a single pound by only eating eating 1200 cals a day, i would try upping my calorie intake to say 1500 a day and then seeing how you go, then gradually drop to 1400 cals then 1300 etc.... if you dont eat enough calories a day your body thinks its starving and holds on to fat rather than burning it, so by giving your body those extra calories its telling your body that you are not going to starve and hopefully it should start to burn up that excess fat,
really hope that helps! and if you hit a point where you suddemly stp losing weight then up your calories again then cut back!

xx

Hello! For a man of your size your BMR is probably somewhere around 1,800 pounds. You will be having a hard time getting all the nutrients you need on just 1000 Calories. Congratulations on losing weight, but just eating 1,000 Calories is not a healthy amount for you.
According to the National Institute of Health, a healthy weight for someone 6'3" is between 160 - 192 lbs. So technically, you are under weight and should stop trying to lose it. I would up my diet to at least 1,800 Calories. (Although with your activity level you could eat up to a 2,300 Calorie diet)
Hope this help!
(And please keep yourself in a healthy weight range. It's too dangerous to play with.)

Why don't you download BMR Calculator and calculate your Basal Metabolic Rate and daily calorie need?

Download link:
http://www.actabit.com/download/bmr-calculator.exe

The BMR formula for women is as follows: BMR = 655 + (4.35 x weight in pounds) + (4.7 x height in inches) - (4.7 x age in years)

As you see, only weight, height and age are used to calculate BMR. When you multiply your BMR by the activity factor, you get the number of calories required to maintain your weight. This is the number you need to deduct 500 calories from if you want to lose weight.

You can use our BMR Calculator to calculate not only your BMR, but the number of calories required to maintain your weight. This is a download link to the free 30-day version: http://www.actabit.com/download/bmr-calculator.exe

I understand that you want to see results as soon as possible, but please listen to me. It is a must to consult your doctor before you even think of reducing your calorie intake to 1000 calories.

The question is why you think you need to lose weight? Your current weight is considered normal for your height and age.

You tell that you have not had your period in about 4 months. You must go and see your doctor. On the Internet, you can find general information, but only your doctor can examine you. Do it now.

Hi Sara. You are 115 pounds and are only consuming 800 calories a day. This is NOT a good thing, sweetheart. You body is NOT getting all that it needs. It is beginning to feed off of itself in order to get those denied calories. You may run into some serious medical issues if nutrition isn't changed drastically. Seizures, hair loss, amenorrhea (cessation of menstrual cycle), and more. Please, honey, talk to someone if you need help with your nutrition.

A person's BMR can be lower than the formula says it is if, for example, the person has a metabolic disorder. You can get more information on metabolic diseases at Medline; however, please note that only your doctor can tell you if your metabolism is slower than average.

Most people have normal metabolism, and it is still difficult for them to lose weight. Calories add up quickly. You may forget about a snack or soda you had. Sometimes it is difficult to tell how much food a serving is and you can count calories from one serving when you actually had two servings.

You may think that you lose weight only on 1200-calorie diet when actually you eat more calories. If this is not the case and you eat only 1200 calories a day, I strongly recommend that you consult your dietitian before cutting your calories so dramatically. 1200-calorie diet is too low, and you may not get all the nutrients you need for health.