How Do You Determine Calorie Intake To Lose Weight?
According to the National Library of Medicine, 66 percent of adults in the United States are overweight or obese. Weight loss has become a hot topic in recent years and fad diets have become the norm. The only way to lose weight is to consume fewer calories than you burn. Learn how to determine how many calories you need to eat in a day to lose weight. Determine your Basal Metabolic Rate, a formula to determine the approximate number of calories a person burns in a day. Women use the following formula: 655 plus (4.35 x weight in pounds) plus (4.7 x height in inches) minus (4.7 x age in years). The formula for men is: 66 plus (6.23 x weight in pounds) plus (12.7 x height in inches) minus (6.8 x age in years). Calculate your activity level by using the Harris Benedict Equation. If you are sedentary, multiply your BMR by 1.2. If you are lightly active, multiply it by 1.375. If you are moderately active, multiply it by 1.55. If you are very active, multiply it by 1.725. If you are extremel
