figuring bmr

Ok, there are a ton of calculators out there, tabulating this and that. One
of them shows my bmr to be around 1800 calories. I thought this seemed
high. But for the past 3 weeks, I've been tracking in excel calories in,
calories burned (according to my Polar hrm), and estimated caloric deficit.
I took a stab in the dark and put the number at 1500 so that I could err on
the side of caution - I didn't want to be overly optimistic and not lose as
much as I was expecting. But after calculating my weight loss, I'm finding
that I'm losing much quicker than I was expecting. It seems that my bmr is
much closer to 1700. This was pretty thrilling to me (I don't get out
much).

I'm going to continue to chart calories in vs. calories burned, and see if
this number continues to hold true. Wouldn't that be nice? Has anyone else
ever tried to figure their own personal bmr? Does 1700 seem high? I'm 5'3"
and currently weigh 131.

Betsy

oregonchick wrote:
Ok, there are a ton of calculators out there, tabulating this and that. One
of them shows my bmr to be around 1800 calories. I thought this seemed
high. But for the past 3 weeks, I've been tracking in excel calories in,
calories burned (according to my Polar hrm), and estimated caloric deficit.
I took a stab in the dark and put the number at 1500 so that I could err on
the side of caution - I didn't want to be overly optimistic and not lose as
much as I was expecting. But after calculating my weight loss, I'm finding
that I'm losing much quicker than I was expecting. It seems that my bmr is
much closer to 1700. This was pretty thrilling to me (I don't get out
much).

I'm going to continue to chart calories in vs. calories burned, and see if
this number continues to hold true. Wouldn't that be nice? Has anyone else
ever tried to figure their own personal bmr? Does 1700 seem high? I'm 5'3"
and currently weigh 131.

Betsy

Not really. I just know by now how my body responds to a given level
of food & exercise. It's not as forgiving as yours, but then I'm much
older :-).

Chris
262/130s/130s

Something to keep in mind when considering calculated
BMR is that if one has been dieting (eating below BMR)
for any length of time it takes awhile for the body to
readjust when calories are increased back to BMR or above.
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oregonchick wrote:
Ok, there are a ton of calculators out there, tabulating this and that. One
of them shows my bmr to be around 1800 calories. I thought this seemed
high. But for the past 3 weeks, I've been tracking in excel calories in,
calories burned (according to my Polar hrm), and estimated caloric deficit.
I took a stab in the dark and put the number at 1500 so that I could err on
the side of caution - I didn't want to be overly optimistic and not lose as
much as I was expecting. But after calculating my weight loss, I'm finding
that I'm losing much quicker than I was expecting. It seems that my bmr is
much closer to 1700. This was pretty thrilling to me (I don't get out
much).

I'm going to continue to chart calories in vs. calories burned, and see if
this number continues to hold true. Wouldn't that be nice? Has anyone else
ever tried to figure their own personal bmr? Does 1700 seem high? I'm 5'3"
and currently weigh 131.

Betsy

oregonchick wrote:
Has anyone else ever tried to figure their own personal bmr? Does 1700 seem high? I'm 5'3"
and currently weigh 131.

Betsy



I use the formula below and add 500 calories for exercise since I carry
a muscular build and exercise a minimum of 75 minutes/day. It's kept me
maintaining 155-165 pounds for close to 10 years on 2100 calories.

Men: BMR = 66 + (6.23 x pounds) + (12.7 x inches) - (6.8 x age)
Women: BMR = 655 + (4.35 x pounds) + (4.7 x
inches) - (4.7 x age)


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Cheese

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oregonchick wrote:
Has anyone else ever tried to figure their own personal bmr? Does 1700
seem high? I'm 5'3" and currently weigh 131.

Betsy

I use the formula below and add 500 calories for exercise since I carry a
muscular build and exercise a minimum of 75 minutes/day. It's kept me
maintaining 155-165 pounds for close to 10 years on 2100 calories.

Men: BMR = 66 + (6.23 x pounds) + (12.7 x inches) - (6.8 x age) Women: BMR
= 655 + (4.35 x pounds) + (4.7 x inches) - (4.7 x age)



What are the inch measurements?

oregonchick wrote:
"Cheese" wrote in message
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oregonchick wrote:
Has anyone else ever tried to figure their own personal bmr? Does 1700
seem high? I'm 5'3" and currently weigh 131.

Betsy

I use the formula below and add 500 calories for exercise since I carry a
muscular build and exercise a minimum of 75 minutes/day. It's kept me
maintaining 155-165 pounds for close to 10 years on 2100 calories.

Men: BMR = 66 + (6.23 x pounds) + (12.7 x inches) - (6.8 x age) Women: BMR
= 655 + (4.35 x pounds) + (4.7 x inches) - (4.7 x age)



What are the inch measurements?

Height in inches

Cheese wrote:
oregonchick wrote:
Has anyone else ever tried to figure their own personal bmr? Does 1700 seem high? I'm 5'3"
and currently weigh 131.

Betsy



I use the formula below and add 500 calories for exercise since I carry
a muscular build and exercise a minimum of 75 minutes/day. It's kept me
maintaining 155-165 pounds for close to 10 years on 2100 calories.

Men: BMR = 66 + (6.23 x pounds) + (12.7 x inches) - (6.8 x age)
Women: BMR = 655 + (4.35 x pounds) + (4.7 x
inches) - (4.7 x age)
This comes pretty close for me. It comes out to 1275, and I maintain
at about 1650 with a pretty good level of exercise.

Chris
262/130s/130s

Chris wrote:
Cheese wrote:
oregonchick wrote:
Has anyone else ever tried to figure their own personal bmr? Does 1700 seem high? I'm 5'3"
and currently weigh 131.

Betsy


I use the formula below and add 500 calories for exercise since I carry
a muscular build and exercise a minimum of 75 minutes/day. It's kept me
maintaining 155-165 pounds for close to 10 years on 2100 calories.

Men: BMR = 66 + (6.23 x pounds) + (12.7 x inches) - (6.8 x age)
Women: BMR = 655 + (4.35 x pounds) + (4.7 x
inches) - (4.7 x age)
This comes pretty close for me. It comes out to 1275, and I maintain
at about 1650 with a pretty good level of exercise.

Chris
262/130s/130s


This formula is one of the few I've seen that takes metabolism into
account with an age variable.
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Cheese

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oregonchick wrote:
Has anyone else ever tried to figure their own personal bmr? Does 1700
seem high? I'm 5'3" and currently weigh 131.

Betsy

I use the formula below and add 500 calories for exercise since I carry a
muscular build and exercise a minimum of 75 minutes/day. It's kept me
maintaining 155-165 pounds for close to 10 years on 2100 calories.

Men: BMR = 66 + (6.23 x pounds) + (12.7 x inches) - (6.8 x age) Women: BMR
= 655 + (4.35 x pounds) + (4.7 x inches) - (4.7 x age)


For women, should 655 be 65.5?

"Cheese" wrote in message
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oregonchick wrote:
Has anyone else ever tried to figure their own personal bmr? Does 1700
seem high? I'm 5'3" and currently weigh 131.

Betsy

I use the formula below and add 500 calories for exercise since I carry a
muscular build and exercise a minimum of 75 minutes/day. It's kept me
maintaining 155-165 pounds for close to 10 years on 2100 calories.

Men: BMR = 66 + (6.23 x pounds) + (12.7 x inches) - (6.8 x age) Women: BMR
= 655 + (4.35 x pounds) + (4.7 x inches) - (4.7 x age)

This formula appears to be the closest thing to reality for me that I've
seen to date.
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