Quick question about BMR and calories
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higgins8283801
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I am looking at my weekly calories burned and my reports, and am curious.
If I add up all 7 days of net calories, then subtract 7 days worth of my body's required calories,then subtract 3500, will this give me an estimated weekly weight loss?
Or am I thinking about this wrong?
Because when I did it I got 1 pound and some small change in loss, which actually was spot on.
If I add up all 7 days of net calories, then subtract 7 days worth of my body's required calories,then subtract 3500, will this give me an estimated weekly weight loss?
Or am I thinking about this wrong?
Because when I did it I got 1 pound and some small change in loss, which actually was spot on.
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Total amount of calories to maintain for a week - Calories Eaten = Deficit calories
Deficit Calories/3500 = estimated weight loss
example:
daily maintain = 2300
(2300*7) - (1800+1400+1900+2100+1650+1780+2400) = 3070
3070/3500 = 0.877142....
So approx 0.8lb loss for the example week.0 -
Total amount of calories to maintain for a week - Calories Eaten = Deficit calories
Deficit Calories/3500 = estimated weight loss
example:
daily maintain = 2300
(2300*7) - (1800+1400+1900+2100+1650+1780+2400) = 3070
3070/3500 = 0.877142....
So approx 0.8lb loss for the example week.
Ok! Thank you. That's what I did and even though I really screwed up today, I still have a weekly deficit to lost nearly a pound. Phew!0 -
You can use a weekly formula if you like. Most track daily because it's easier to more closely monitor. Different strokes.0
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You can use a weekly formula if you like. Most track daily because it's easier to more closely monitor. Different strokes.
I only wanted to do it because I made a major goof after being really good for two weeks so I needed to see how much this goof wound up hurting. I still have a loss of nearly a pound with it and tomorrow starts day 1 of a new week so it made me feel better0
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