Accurate BMR calculator

micheabr

I've used various BMR calculators and my result varies from 1,150ish to 1,600ish (I'm 5'0). Now, I think that's quite a big difference so what site do you all trust?

shadow2soul

I use the spreadsheet that is listed in this topic:
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/750920-spreadsheet-for-bmr-tdee-deficit-macro-calcs-hrm-zones

jzammetti

I used two:

http://www.1percentedge.com/ifcalc/

and

fat2fitradio.com

They both came really close to each other (and the results tell me they were right).

LesaLu4

bump

BarackMeLikeAHurricane

Katch-McArdle is the most accurate since it takes body composition into account.

charliemarie923

Hi all.
So is the one on this site not very good? This is the only one ive ever used.
charlie

AmyRhubarb

I used the ones at fat2fit on the advice of this topic: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/937712-in-place-of-a-road-map-ver-3-0

Started with the Military body fat calculator, then plug that and all the other numbers requested into their BMR calculator, and it will give you a Harris-Benedict and a Katch McArdle number. I go with the Katch number myself, for the same reason justsomerandomgirl mentioned.