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Basal Metabolic Rate.

biggles36

biggles36

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I run a free weight loss clinic under the auspices of my local health centre and one of the subjects I talk about is BMR. I found a means of calculating it in the pages of Diabetes.co.uk and therefore told my members to use it to work out their personal BMR. Sadly I don't seem to be able to find it any more and wonder if it could be re-introduced as it a very useful aid to weight loss. I use Mr. Micawber's finances as an example - take in more than BMR - weight gain and misery. take in less than BMR - weight loss and happiness!!! A fairly high proportion of the members are Type 2. There was also a way to calculate BMI but that seems to have disappeared too, or am I looking in the wrong place?
 
biggles36 said:
I run a free weight loss clinic under the auspices of my local health centre and one of the subjects I talk about is BMR. I found a means of calculating it in the pages of Diabetes.co.uk and therefore told my members to use it to work out their personal BMR. Sadly I don't seem to be able to find it any more and wonder if it could be re-introduced as it a very useful aid to weight loss. I use Mr. Micawber's finances as an example - take in more than BMR - weight gain and misery. take in less than BMR - weight loss and happiness!!! A fairly high proportion of the members are Type 2. There was also a way to calculate BMI but that seems to have disappeared too, or am I looking in the wrong place?
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Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR); the number of calories you'd burn if you stayed in bed all day.
To get your caloric needs for the day you have to multiply by the factors below related to activity:
Harris Benedict Formula
To determine your total daily calorie needs, multiply your BMR by the appropriate activity factor, as follows:

  1. If you are sedentary (little or no exercise) : Calorie-Calculation = BMR x 1.2
  2. If you are lightly active (light exercise/sports 1-3 days/week) : Calorie-Calculation = BMR x 1.375
  3. If you are moderatetely active (moderate exercise/sports 3-5 days/week) : Calorie-Calculation = BMR x 1.55
  4. If you are very active (hard exercise/sports 6-7 days a week) : Calorie-Calculation = BMR x 1.725
  5. If you are extra active (very hard exercise/sports & physical job or 2x training) : Calorie-Calculation = BMR x 1.9
Total Calorie Needs Example
If you are sedentary, multiply your BMR (1745) by 1.2 = 2094. This is the total number of calories you need in order to maintain your current weight.
 
biggles36 said:
I run a free weight loss clinic under the auspices of my local health centre and one of the subjects I talk about is BMR. I found a means of calculating it in the pages of Diabetes.co.uk and therefore told my members to use it to work out their personal BMR. Sadly I don't seem to be able to find it any more and wonder if it could be re-introduced as it a very useful aid to weight loss. I use Mr. Micawber's finances as an example - take in more than BMR - weight gain and misery. take in less than BMR - weight loss and happiness!!! A fairly high proportion of the members are Type 2. There was also a way to calculate BMI but that seems to have disappeared too, or am I looking in the wrong place?
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Also much better and more accurate to use waist measurement to assess levels of fat see here for forms etc and explanation :
http://www.myhealthywaist.org/evalu...s/waist-circumference-measurement-guidelines/
 
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