Calories needed just to live

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Scorpioangel
Scorpioangel Posts: 951 Member
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Does anyone know of a good place to find the calories I need to just live? I have been to one personal trainer and he told me I needed 1475 to just breath but then I have also been told I need up to 2122 to live. I am at 1,600 now and still losing weight and wanted any input??? Thanks :)

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  • joyeaann
    joyeaann Posts: 39 Member
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    On here... Go to "tools" an then the BMR - that is basic metabolic rate - what you burn just by existing.
  • Scorpioangel
    Scorpioangel Posts: 951 Member
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    Well it told me like 1,123 and I feel I need like 2,000 calories to just live LOL!
  • chickybuns
    chickybuns Posts: 1,037 Member
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    If you're losing at 1600, I would stick to that, and adjust when your weight loss slows. I've heard around 1300 for basic functioning.
  • casbar911
    casbar911 Posts: 61 Member
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    You can go somewhere where they do MRM testing.
    I got it done at my dietician' s office.


    Also when you are doing the BMR are you multipling it by your activity level?
  • HMonsterX
    HMonsterX Posts: 3,000 Member
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    I find it much easier to just set my BMR as sedentary, than log all the actual exercise i do.

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