How Many Calories Do You Need?

shaedreams

Another member gave this to me and I find it to be very accurate. If you're not getting enough calories, your metabolism slows down, so you want to be sure to get the recommended amount of calories per day and eat high in protein, fruits, veggies, etc. I hope this helps:

1) Ideal weight x 4.35
2) add 655
3) height (inches) x 4.32
4) age x 4.7
5) subtract step 4 from step 3
6) add step 2 to step 5

eating4balance

Is that the number of calories you would need to lose weight or maintain that weight?

kmeekhof

This would put me less than 1200 calories..... no thanks.

TorridCutie

This is a formula for calculating the basal metabolic rate (BMR) at your ideal weight.

dls06

It's right. I missed a step the first time.

debydoodles86

Interesting formula. Thanks for posting. The number I got seemed pretty accurate- 1444 calories.

microwoman999

I am a little confused?

1) 140 (ideal weight) x 4.35 = 609

2) add 655 = 1264

3) Height (inches) -67 inch x 4.32 = 289.44

4) 27 x 4.7 = 126.90

5) 126.90 - 289.44 = -162.54

6) -162.54 + 1264 = 1101.46

They say not to go lower than 1200 calories or is this wrong? I just am curious not trying to be a pain I swear! Thanks for the extra info. Did I do my math correct?

tinlady

Sounds right to me 1264 thank!

quietlywinning

699??

cjasins

thanks for the formula....I wonder if some of the people who are getting low #'s are not doing it correctly. I came up with 1764.38 which is really close to what I got from a BMR calculator.

tinlady

Don't forget to add step 2 and 5.

stariera

I am a little confused?

1) 140 (ideal weight) x 4.35 = 609

2) add 655 = 1264

3) Height (inches) -67 inch x 4.32 = 289.44

4) 27 x 4.7 = 126.90

5) 126.90 - 289.44 = -162.54

6) -162.54 + 1264 = 1101.46

They say not to go lower than 1200 calories or is this wrong? I just am curious not trying to be a pain I swear! Thanks for the extra info. Did I do my math correct?

I think you mixed up some of the numbers hun I got if I read it correctly you are supposed to subtract 126.90 from 289.44 which would change your numbers... it'd make your ideal calories intake about 1426 a day.

marianeo

Thanks for this, just did the calc and it's 10 cals off the MFP calc for me to lose 1lb per week

stariera

When I did this this is how my numbers went
Step 1: 4.35x 140= 609
Step 2: 655= 1264
Step 3: 66.5x4.32=287.28
Step 4: 37x4.7=173.9
Step 5:Subtract step 4 from step 3= 113.38

Add Step 2 1264 with Step 5= 1377.38
MFP gave me 1200 as my daily goal here however with my daily activity I don't always eat back all of my calories so I often fall in that calorie range or close to it. usually about 1200-1500 a day depending on my daily activity I try to get within 500 calories of my daily activity but fall short on my more active days. I've seen a loss in inches as well as pounds fairly regularly.

k2quiere

Isn't there a disconnect between using your ideal weight and your current weight for what you need to make it through the day? Or maybe it only works that way when you are VERY overweight because according to this calculations for my ideal weight, I need more than 700 calories LESS than what MFP has calculated me to eat daily.

Just curious how this all works, as this is my first time actually keeping track of what I'm eating.

microwoman999

Thanks

Elzecat

I'm really bad at math. I somehow came up with 11000-odd calories. Even if I have an extra zero in there, that puts me at 1100 calories...NO WAY is that appropriate for my height, weight, or fitness level!!!

eating4balance

I'm really bad at math. I somehow came up with 11000-odd calories. Even if I have an extra zero in there, that puts me at 1100 calories...NO WAY is that appropriate for my height, weight, or fitness level!!!

I just figured yours out, and it should be 1430 calories.

momofJandA

1289.74- seems about right, MFP has me at 1200 so close

Elzecat

I'm really bad at math. I somehow came up with 11000-odd calories. Even if I have an extra zero in there, that puts me at 1100 calories...NO WAY is that appropriate for my height, weight, or fitness level!!!

I just figured yours out, and it should be 1430 calories.

Thanks. That's actually lower than what I have mine set to on MFP, I manually adjusted it to give me a daily calorie allowance of 1610, but I also am currently at my original goal weight and was putting my ideal weight as 155...