Your weight X 11 = your total daily calories

coullmom

I heard on the John Tesh radio show that the best way to figure out how many calories to consume per day is based on this formula. You will need to alter it as you gain or lose any weight. It is a simple formula that makes sense. Hope this helps some people out. I found that when I let the computer decide for me, I was not getting enough and I was still hungry. So I am sticking with this formula from now on.

maidentl

That would be almost 2000 calories for me and I am fairly sure I would not lose weight eating that much. Now taking my GOAL weight and multiplying that by 11, I come up with a much more reasonable number.

RebelliousRibbons

That number is to MAINTAIN your weight. You still have to create a deficit of your choice to LOSE weight.

nerich8085

I tried that and that formula is more calories than my body will even burn in it's restful state, which ur supposed to eat less than that....If one over eats for a while, once you start eating right ur supposed to be hungrier than ur use to...

SandyEdge

Are you talking pounds or kilograms ???

ashlinmarie

Same. My goal x 11 is 1650, which is what my calorie goal is now (just changed it so not sure how it'll work for me yet, but here's to hoping!) but my weight x 11 is nearly 2000.

robin52077

That tells me to eat 1199.

lol no way.

I eat 1600-2000.

It's way too vague and general. That's basically your calories if you were in a coma.
I need to eat my weight times 15 on a lazy day and times 20 on a busy day.

Artemis_Acorn

This doesn't factor in age or lifestyle. It might serve as a rudimentary guide, but would lead many people to overeat.

chevy88grl

According to that I should be consuming under 1600 calories - which I know is WAY too low for me. I have to be in the 2200-2500 (net) calorie range.

taso42_DELETED

Way too low for me. This seems nonsensical.

Olive101109

I tried that and that formula is more calories than my body will even burn in it's restful state, which ur supposed to eat less than that....If one over eats for a while, once you start eating right ur supposed to be hungrier than ur use to...

Yup!! That's true!!!! :-) And it also doesn't take into account your activity level.

robin52077

This doesn't factor in age or lifestyle. It might serve as a rudimentary guide, but would lead many people to overeat.

or undereat... like by HALF!

Sasssy69

That number is to MAINTAIN your weight. You still have to create a deficit of your choice to LOSE weight.

Yep - You are correct. If you times your weight by 11, you'll only maintain. And I actually heard it was times your ideal weight by ten - that's how many calories you should eat - and once you hit that weight...that's how many you continue to eat. Simple and makes sense.

CharlieOverby

I heard on the John Tesh radio show that the best way to figure out how many calories to consume per day is based on this formula. You will need to alter it as you gain or lose any weight. It is a simple formula that makes sense. Hope this helps some people out. I found that when I let the computer decide for me, I was not getting enough and I was still hungry. So I am sticking with this formula from now on.

I use 10 instead of 11. Multiply the weight that you want to weigh ( not your present weight) x 10. If you want to weigh 140 lbs, multiply 140x10= 1400 calories a day. This works.

sarah44254

That is barely my BMR. It would be really unhealthy for me to eat that low of an amount.

plantgrrl

John Tesh is American, so avoirdupois pounds.

bry_all01

If true, I'd be a walking stick

infamousmk

Way too low for me. This seems nonsensical.

Can't be nonsensical, it's math.

DizzieLittleLifter

This doesn't factor in age or lifestyle. It might serve as a rudimentary guide, but would lead many people to overeat.

or undereat... like by HALF!

Yeah, by that formula it would have me eat 1078, I would waste away in to a pile of bones. Sorry OP not to be mean at all but I don't agree with the John Tesh formula.

robin52077

That number is to MAINTAIN your weight. You still have to create a deficit of your choice to LOSE weight.

Yep - You are correct. If you times your weight by 11, you'll only maintain. And I actually heard it was times your ideal weight by ten - that's how many calories you should eat - and once you hit that weight...that's how many you continue to eat. Simple and makes sense.

NO , if I ate my weight times 11 I would starve to death. I have to almost double it to maintain.

This is REALLY REALLY too vague and I don't want a new person to see this and think it is correct.

PLEASE, if you are trying to figure out what to eat, don't use this formula.

Izable2011

So I should eat 1925 in calories. WOW! That's alot more than MFP allows me. Now if I were to multiply my current weight x 11 it would be.... 2695 calories. I would not lose any weight at that.

killagb

I heard on the John Tesh radio show that the best way to figure out how many calories to consume per day is based on this formula. You will need to alter it as you gain or lose any weight. It is a simple formula that makes sense. Hope this helps some people out. I found that when I let the computer decide for me, I was not getting enough and I was still hungry. So I am sticking with this formula from now on.

You're not going to lose weight then....what you SHOULD do...is go with what was suggested before by MFP but make sure you are eating a good portion of lean protein and fiber...those are the things that make you feel FULL. Try it before you go and just add a bunch of calories because John Tesh thinks it's a good idea.

TDGee

Way too low for me. This seems nonsensical.

But JOHN FREAKIN' TESH!!! If old horseface said it, it must be gospel!!

maidentl

And I actually heard it was times your ideal weight by ten - that's how many calories you should eat - and once you hit that weight...that's how many you continue to eat. Simple and makes sense.

But that would mean I would have to eat 1250 calories forever and that doesn't sound fun.

cobarlo14

Ummm makes no sense...
my weight time 11 = 3575 (not going to happen)
My Weight Loss Dr and Nutritionist say 1800 per day


**Anyone**
with a medical condition - PCOS or Insulin resistance - Please do not take this advice..

ebramlett

Wow, sigh.............................................

barbiex3

i've also heard of this one where you divide your height by your average water intake then subtract your daily workouts then you multiply that number by 4.2... then you add on your weight... then you must divide by your wrist size...

i hear it's very accurate.

infamousmk

Oh god ... John Tesh as in the singer guy?



oh.

taso42_DELETED

i've also heard of this one where you divide your height by your average water intake then subtract your daily workouts then you multiply that number by 4.2... then you add on your weight... then you must divide by your wrist size...

i hear it's very accurate.

as long as there's a "42" in there, i'm sure it all checks out.

CakeFit21

I heard on the John Tesh radio show that the best way to figure out how many calories to consume per day is based on this formula. You will need to alter it as you gain or lose any weight. It is a simple formula that makes sense. Hope this helps some people out. I found that when I let the computer decide for me, I was not getting enough and I was still hungry. So I am sticking with this formula from now on.

Can you please tell us why you think this formula makes sense?

.....and why you are listening to John Tesh???

brittanyjeanxo

I heard on the John Tesh radio show that the best way to figure out how many calories to consume per day is based on this formula. You will need to alter it as you gain or lose any weight. It is a simple formula that makes sense. Hope this helps some people out. I found that when I let the computer decide for me, I was not getting enough and I was still hungry. So I am sticking with this formula from now on.

Yeah, that would be 3,113 calories for me...no thanks lol