not falling below 700 calorie deficit

maemiller

does anyone know how to calculate this? i found a formula but when i tried plugging my numbers in, it looks really funny.

Can anyone take a look and let me know what im doing wrong

To determine the amount of calories you burn at rest, you need to know your: weight, height, and age. With this information, you can determine your BMR (amount of energy your body needs to function at rest). Use the formula below which only applies to adult females:

655 + (4.3 x weight in lbs) + (4.7 x height in inches) - (4.7 x age) = ____ calories

Fill in your weight, height and age. This number will be your daily calorie intake (or how many calories your body needs) without any exercise. This calculation will tell you how many calories your body needs-or how much it 'burns.'

Example: A woman who is 25 weighs 140lbs, and is 70 inches tall.

655 + (4.3 x 140lbs) + (4.7 x 70 inches) - (4.7 x 25) = 1469 calories

This woman would only need 1469 calories a day for her body to funtion at rest. Be sure to type this calculation into your calculator all at once, or else you might be getting answers close 9000 which is incorrect. To make sure you calculate your BMR correctly, try typing in the example above and see if you get the right answer.

So in my case:

655 + (4.3 x 120lbs) + (4.7 x 61 inches) - (4.7 x 46) = 1241 calories

1500 calories eaten per day - 1241calores BMR - 236 calories used in excercise today = -23?

This doesnt sound right

eellis2000

This doesn't take into account your daily activity level. BMR is what your body burns at rest. In other words, if you laid in bed all day. So if you count getting out of bed, showering, washing dishes, doing laundry, going to work, and grocery shopping, etc, it goes higher.