xyzzy
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One more thing following on from yesterdays RMR discussion
If you want to calculate how much weight you should be losing do
Calories_I_Ate subtract RMR value (this will be a negative number if you are trying to lose weight hopefully!)
Divide that number by 7709 to get a projected weight loss in kilos
or
Divide that number by 3500 to get it in pounds
Those magic 3500 and 7709 numbers come from the fact that a pound of body fat equates to approximately 3500 calories. So if you eat 500 calories less each day than your RMR you should lose 1lb / week.
If you want to calculate how much weight you should be losing do
Calories_I_Ate subtract RMR value (this will be a negative number if you are trying to lose weight hopefully!)
Divide that number by 7709 to get a projected weight loss in kilos
or
Divide that number by 3500 to get it in pounds
Those magic 3500 and 7709 numbers come from the fact that a pound of body fat equates to approximately 3500 calories. So if you eat 500 calories less each day than your RMR you should lose 1lb / week.