Calculating how many calories you burn

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debraodu
debraodu Posts: 18 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
Is there an accurate way of calculating your Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR). All these website keep giving me a different number!

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  • 2essie
    2essie Posts: 2,867 Member
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    You could take an average. Nothing is 100% accurate because everyone is different.
  • cafeaulait7
    cafeaulait7 Posts: 2,459 Member
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    Scooby's site lets you easily change the different factors that can make the number different so that you can compare. And he lets you choose the research model, so that shows some important differences, too. You can still take the average, just write down your numbers.

    http://scoobysworkshop.com/accurate-calorie-calculator/
  • terbusha
    terbusha Posts: 1,483 Member
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    Calculators are not very accurate because they make assumptions about you that may not be correct. What I do and what I recommend to people is to eat at a calorie level that allows you to make good progress towards your goal. If you are trying to lose weight, eat so you drop 1-2 lbs/week. This assumes an average calorie burn from you getting in all of your workouts. This will be different for everyone, so you'll have to do some trial and error to figure it out. I'd start ~1600 cal/day. Hit this goal, along with your macros and getting in your workouts, for 2 weeks. If you lose 1-2 lbs/week, you're good to go. If you lose too much, increase your intake and repeat. If you don't lose enough, reduce your intake a bit and repeat. After a few cycles, you'll figure out what works for you in your situation.

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