Calculate Your Caloric Intake to Lose Weight

According to the studies there are no particular numbers of the calories which one needs to take to lose weight rather it all about calculating right weight with calorie intake to make your exercise and workout hours worthwhile. To estimate how many calories you ought to consume in order to sustain your weight, one need a little calculation and use a simple formula called the Harris-Benedict principle or evaluate Basal Metabolic Rate known as BMR.

Whether you need to cut calories or burn extra calories, the results will let you know the right thing.

BMR is the amount of energy your body needs to function. We use 50 percent of the calories we consume each day for basic functions like breathing. The Other factors which influence BMR are height, weight, age and sex.

Calculate your BMR with the subsequent formula and it applicable only on adults.

For women 650 + (4.1 x weight in pounds) + (4.8 x height in inches) - (4.5 x age in years)

For Men 660 + (6.1 x weight in pounds) + (11.5 x height in inches) - (5.8 x age in years)

To be more accurate and if you want to add in activity into your daily caloric needs, do the next calculation: If you are deskbound: BMR x 30 percent or lightly active: BMR x 40 percent. And if you exercise most days a week: BMR x 40 percent

Add this number to your BMR and the number of calories you can eat every day and maintain the weight you are currently at. To lose weight, you need to take in smaller amount calories than this end result.

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