Easy Calculator!! BMI, RMR, calories, HR

bcattoes

I always have an issue with the "Healthy weight range"...

Your Personal Summary
Gender: Male
Height: 6' 8"
Age: 39
Current Weight: 476
Current Pant Size: 54
Weight Goal: Lose 2 pounds per week
BMI: 52.3
Waist to Height Ratio: 0.68
Healthy Body Weight Range: 168 and 227
Target Heart Rate: 91 to 136
Target Caloric Intake to Meet Weight Goal: 3460

If I was between 168 and 227 I'd be dead, or well on my way there.

I'm looking more like 270-300 as a reasonable goal.

Why do you believe you'd be dead if you weighed 227 lbs?

Ok, bad choice of words, But I don't think I'd look healthy at that weight.. I was right around 300 as a bouncer in the 90's and I looked good then, just a little on the heavy side with my frame size. being both tall and wide (regardless of weight, getting skinny isn't going to make my shoulders or hips any narrower) is not fun.

Got it. What we think looks good and what is in the healthy range are not always the same thing. Also, it's important to remember that these are just general rules based on population based data. While the recommendations are statistically sound, individual results may vary.

Sabine_Stroehm

It's a reasonable page. And I like that it doesn't talk about "eating back" your exercise calories. (Something I'd never heard of til I began participating in this forum.)
I'm going to send this to my sister. Thanks.

jennajocummings

What an awesome tool! Thanks for posting!

cmriverside

I also love this little gadget for figuring calories needed...it is the only one I've ever found that is absolutely what I actually do need.

http://www.health-calc.com/diet/energy-expenditure-advanced

Plus, it's just a really cool gadgety thingy.

Sunnylittlezipper

Thank you! That really helped!

onyxgirl17

I always have an issue with the "Healthy weight range"...

Your Personal Summary
Gender: Male
Height: 6' 8"
Age: 39
Current Weight: 476
Current Pant Size: 54
Weight Goal: Lose 2 pounds per week
BMI: 52.3
Waist to Height Ratio: 0.68
Healthy Body Weight Range: 168 and 227
Target Heart Rate: 91 to 136
Target Caloric Intake to Meet Weight Goal: 3460

If I was between 168 and 227 I'd be dead, or well on my way there.

I'm looking more like 270-300 as a reasonable goal.

Why do you believe you'd be dead if you weighed 227 lbs?

My dad is 6 feet 5 inches and his normal healthy weight is about 220. Under 200 he looks sickly and too thin.

BlairCottier

Both the MFP and the WebMD are saying I should eat 1200 to loose weight. I have talked to people on here last few days explaining to me that the MFP is not exactly correct and I need to calculate my BMR and TDEE. So I am looking at more needing like 1450 calories a day according to that. Its odd that the WebMD told me to also eat 1200 though. I am 5"6 and 3/4 basically and right now I weight 155 looking to get about 130-135. According to that WebMD thing if I was 159 I would be overweight. And that my body shape is concerning. I am just starting to get really confused and I want to do this right

I know how you feel! I felt the same way when I started this journey! Bcattoes said it spot on. If you put in sedentary and want to have quick results with losing 2 lbs per week, it will pretty much automatically put you at 1200 because that is the lowest anyone would recommend due to many different reasons. Many people recommend doing 1 lb/ week for lasting healthy results. I am also 5'6, and you will want to make sure you are at least doing some exercising, lightly active, and it will put you higher than 1200. Again, I recommend doing lots of research and doing what works for YOU. What works for some, may not work for others. This is just something simple to add to your arsenal of info Good luck and dont get discouraged!

bpanuco

thanks!!

Active37

I have another quick question should I be putting my exercise level at sedentary or light? I have it currently at sedentary but would vacuuming and cleaning and all that be more light activity? I see some people saying you should set it at light that sedentary is too low even for those that don't exercise.

BlairCottier

I think it is better to go off BF%: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/654536-in-place-of-a-road-map-2-0-revised-7-2-12

Well, it's worked out great for me anyway. Different things will work for different people.

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I agree, this is a great tool. However, I know it is also very confusing to most beginners. That is why posted the webmd site, maybe together people will get a better idea. Everyone should definitely read thisalso

djshari

Thanks for the link - this actually gave me similar info that I found elsewhere but I really liked the charts and how it broke it down - especially the heart rate info.

ximills

I think they need to make it more clear to adjust calories based on activity.

BlairCottier

Thanks for the link - this actually gave me similar info that I found elsewhere but I really liked the charts and how it broke it down - especially the heart rate info.

That's why I liked it too! I am a very visual learner, so it worked great for me!

bcattoes

I have another quick question should I be putting my exercise level at sedentary or light? I have it currently at sedentary but would vacuuming and cleaning and all that be more light activity? I see some people saying you should set it at light that sedentary is too low even for those that don't exercise.

Everyday activities like house cleaning are built into 'sedentary'. But sedentary is mostly for those that have a desk job that causes them to sit for most of the day. If you do not have a desk job or sit all day as if you did, then light activity is probably more correct.

mommy2maddox

Here is another place to get some numbers from. http://scoobysworkshop.com/calorie-calculator/


I don't really get TDEE & BMR I guess. I get that BMR is the resting calorie req. TDEE is the same but includes activity into the number. How do i figure out my calories to lose weight from there?

mfpcopine

I have another quick question should I be putting my exercise level at sedentary or light? I have it currently at sedentary but would vacuuming and cleaning and all that be more light activity? I see some people saying you should set it at light that sedentary is too low even for those that don't exercise.

You have to look at the definition of what the particular site calls "sedentary" (assuming there is a definition). Many people think they are more active than they are. For example, if you're working out five times a week, doing at least 45 minutes of cardio and your heart rate is in the aerobic zone 90% of the session, that's going to be considered "active" or "very active" by most sites.

I'm recovering from an injury, but I recently started walking on a walking treadmill 15 minutes a day, as well as other activity -- sometimes I walk a couple of miles a day, according to my Fitbit. I still use the "Sedentary" classification.. I don't want to overestimate my activity level.

summergirl212

I really love that site! It didn't give me much information I haven't seen before but it was still interesting to see how they put it in a different way. Thanks for sharing!