Calculate Your Daily Calories

**SweatMachine** · 11-05-2004, 09:57 AM

Calculate Your Daily Calories
Change your weight in pounds to kilograms: Divide your weight by 2.2.
Your basal metabolic rate is approximately one calorie per kilogram per hour. Multiply your weight in kilograms by the 24 hours in a day.
This is the number of calories you burn just being alive each day.
Now factor in activity: Multiply your calories needed per day (from #2 above) by the following factors, depending on your activity level:
· Light Activity: multiply #2 by 1.3
· Moderate Activity: multiply #2 by 1.4
· Heavy Activity: multiply #2 by 1.5
If you sit at a desk for your job, and workout 30 minutes per day, this is considered light activity. If your job involves more motion, and you are active in addition to your workout (you take stairs, walk to work, do a lot of housework, etc.), this is considered moderate activity. Construction work, athletic activity, etc. is considered heavy activity. Most Americans are in the "light activity" level.

ctgblue · 11-08-2004, 10:17 AM

I really like this one
http://www.metabolicresponse.com/calc.asp
comes in closest to any calculation if you are honest with the activity level

11-05-2004, 09:57 AM	#1
SweatMachine Super Moderator Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: If my foot was up your ass, you'd know exactly where I was ! Posts: 7,531	Calculate Your Daily Calories Calculate Your Daily Calories Change your weight in pounds to kilograms: Divide your weight by 2.2. Your basal metabolic rate is approximately one calorie per kilogram per hour. Multiply your weight in kilograms by the 24 hours in a day. This is the number of calories you burn just being alive each day. Now factor in activity: Multiply your calories needed per day (from #2 above) by the following factors, depending on your activity level: · Light Activity: multiply #2 by 1.3 · Moderate Activity: multiply #2 by 1.4 · Heavy Activity: multiply #2 by 1.5 If you sit at a desk for your job, and workout 30 minutes per day, this is considered light activity. If your job involves more motion, and you are active in addition to your workout (you take stairs, walk to work, do a lot of housework, etc.), this is considered moderate activity. Construction work, athletic activity, etc. is considered heavy activity. Most Americans are in the "light activity" level. __________________ SweatMachine (pronounced: Swet-Mow-Sheen) "I've got blood on my hands and there's no remorse" email: intense-fitness@hotmail.com Trueprotein.com-the highest quality at the rock bottom lowest price

Thread Tools
Show Printable Version Email this Page
Display Modes
Linear Mode Switch to Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode

11-08-2004, 10:17 AM	#2
ctgblue Heavyweight Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Behind you, waiting to steal your protein Posts: 1,871	I really like this one http://www.metabolicresponse.com/calc.asp comes in closest to any calculation if you are honest with the activity level __________________ Lift big 2 get big TrueProtein.com Use discount code ctg001 for additional savings on already great prices mod at bodybuilding.com mod at iron-forum.com mod at melanoplanet.com Obesity related illness will account for more than 1/2 of all health care costs in the next few years. So why is the damn government waging war on the FITNESS Industry?? "Before you criticize someone, try walking a mile in their shoes. Because, then you're a mile away, AND you've got their shoes"

Sponsored Links