Comments on: Food and Exercise Log 07242008 http://www.chubbymommy.com/food-log/food-and-exercise-log-07242008/ Diet, weight loss and health news Mon, 23 Mar 2009 23:15:44 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Chubby Mommy http://www.chubbymommy.com/food-log/food-and-exercise-log-07242008/comment-page-1/#comment-3491 Chubby Mommy Sun, 27 Jul 2008 01:14:37 +0000 http://www.chubbymommy.com/?p=264#comment-3491 <a href="http://www.chubbymommy.com/weight-loss-matters/calculating-your-bmr-how-many-calories-do-you-need/" rel="nofollow">Done,</a> and thanks for the suggestion! Done, and thanks for the suggestion!

]]> By: Donna B. http://www.chubbymommy.com/food-log/food-and-exercise-log-07242008/comment-page-1/#comment-3490 Donna B. Sun, 27 Jul 2008 00:53:59 +0000 http://www.chubbymommy.com/?p=264#comment-3490 Thank you. You might want to consider turning that answer into a post of its own. Very informative and helpful. Thank you. You might want to consider turning that answer into a post of its own. Very informative and helpful.

]]> By: Chubby Mommy http://www.chubbymommy.com/food-log/food-and-exercise-log-07242008/comment-page-1/#comment-3487 Chubby Mommy Sun, 27 Jul 2008 00:35:58 +0000 http://www.chubbymommy.com/?p=264#comment-3487 BRM is a typo. I meant to write: BMR. It's the number of calories your body needs just to live and maintain minimum functions, assuming you didn't move a muscle all day (e.g., you slept). It's a complicated mathematical equation that's well beyond me, so I just use a <a href="http://www.bmi-calculator.net/bmr-calculator/" rel="nofollow">BMR calculator</a>. Once you know your BMR it's easy to figure out how many calories you need to maintain your current weight at your current level of activity: - If you are sedentary (little or no exercise) : Calorie-Calculation = BMR x 1.2 - If you are lightly active (light exercise/sports 1-3 days/week) : Calorie-Calculation = BMR x 1.375 - If you are moderately active (moderate exercise/sports 3-5 days/week) : Calorie-Calculation = BMR x 1.55 - If you are very active (hard exercise/sports 6-7 days a week) : Calorie-Calculation = BMR x 1.725 - If you are extra active (very hard exercise/sports & physical job or 2x training) : Calorie-Calculation = BMR x 1.9 If you're trying to lose weight you take your BMR x (whatever your number is) and subtract 15-20% to get the maximum calories you should eat in a day. (Keep in mind it's not safe to go below 1200 calories per day for women, or 1800 calories per day for men.) BRM is a typo. I meant to write: BMR. It’s the number of calories your body needs just to live and maintain minimum functions, assuming you didn’t move a muscle all day (e.g., you slept).

It’s a complicated mathematical equation that’s well beyond me, so I just use a BMR calculator.

Once you know your BMR it’s easy to figure out how many calories you need to maintain your current weight at your current level of activity:

- If you are sedentary (little or no exercise) : Calorie-Calculation = BMR x 1.2
- If you are lightly active (light exercise/sports 1-3 days/week) : Calorie-Calculation = BMR x 1.375
- If you are moderately active (moderate exercise/sports 3-5 days/week) : Calorie-Calculation = BMR x 1.55
- If you are very active (hard exercise/sports 6-7 days a week) : Calorie-Calculation = BMR x 1.725
- If you are extra active (very hard exercise/sports & physical job or 2x training) : Calorie-Calculation = BMR x 1.9

If you’re trying to lose weight you take your BMR x (whatever your number is) and subtract 15-20% to get the maximum calories you should eat in a day. (Keep in mind it’s not safe to go below 1200 calories per day for women, or 1800 calories per day for men.)

]]> By: Donna B. http://www.chubbymommy.com/food-log/food-and-exercise-log-07242008/comment-page-1/#comment-3484 Donna B. Sat, 26 Jul 2008 21:02:18 +0000 http://www.chubbymommy.com/?p=264#comment-3484 Is BRM the number of calories that will keep you the same weight? What does it stand for? How is it calculated, and does it change as you lose weight? And why is the sky blue? Is BRM the number of calories that will keep you the same weight? What does it stand for? How is it calculated, and does it change as you lose weight?

And why is the sky blue?

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