TLL - total energy expenditure

According to this I should eat approx 2000 cals to maintain, and 1500 to lose 1 pound a week! If you are interested in having the calculation done for you here is the link, you just need to scroll down to where it says, If would prefer, KETV in Omaha will calculate you BMR and AMR for you. http://metabolicsyndrome.about.com/od/exercise/p/MetabolicRate.htm Total Energy Expenditure and the Metabolic Rate From Apply Now, Your Guide to Metabolic Syndrome. FREE Newsletter. Sign Up Now! About.com Health's Disease and Condition content is reviewed by Rich Fogoros, MD Metabolism: Have you wondered what makes a person have a high or low metabolism? Or have you ever felt that losing weight is impossible for you because your metabolism is so slow? Or that whether you exercise or not, you don't lose weight? Maybe the following can help. Energy and Calories: Metabolism is about energy. Energy has a measurement. Weight has a measurement in pounds or kilograms, speed can be measured in miles per hour. Metabolic energy is measured in calories. One calorie is the energy that is needed to increase the temperature of 1 gram of water by 1 degree Celsius. When we refer to eating and burning calories, it is actually 1,000 of these small calories or one kilocalorie (kcal). We continue to call them Calorie but spell it with a capital C. Total Energy Expenditure: Our metabolic rate or Total Energy Expenditure (TEE) is made up of three elements: Digestion of Food (Thermogenic Rate) 10% Physical Activity (Active Metabolic) Rate 20% Energy for basic body processes (Basal Metabolic Rate) 70% The 60-70% is the surprising number for most of us because, we burn that much energy every day by doing absolutely nothing. Sponsored Links Metabolic Age Calculator What's your health age? Check your Metabolic Age/Rate here www.purelifestyle.co.uk Calculate your calories Free and quick way to calculate your calories and analyse your diet www.sofeminine.co.uk Daily Calorie Needs UK Health Dept Average and Tools to calculate your own Calorie Needs www.weightlossresources.co.uk The Harris-Benedict Equation: The Harris-Benedict Equation is the way we have been calculating the Basal or Resting Metabolic Rate (BMR) since 1919. Researchers today say that this equation is not entirely accurate. Every person has so many variables to consider, such as ratio of fat to lean muscle mass, genetics, activity level, menopause and many other things. Although it isn't perfect, it is a good tool in helping to understand how much energy we need to consume and burn. Calculating Your BMR: Women: BMR = 655 + ( 4.35 x weight in pounds ) + ( 4.7 x height in inches) - ( 4.7 x age in years ) Men: BMR = 66 + ( 6.23 x weight in pounds ) + ( 12.7 x height in inches ) - ( 6.8 x age in year ) If you have calculated this number, you now know approximately how much your energy your body requires just for basic life processes. These are the functioning of your organs such as brain, kidneys, liver etc. Active Metabolic Rate (AMR): Now, you can determine your Active Metabolic Rate (AMR) which is your BMR or resting rate plus the amount of energy you require for the level of physical activity you exert on a typical day. You multiply BMR number you calculated above times the number below which represents your typical level of activity. Calculating Your AMR: If you are sedentary (little or no exercise): Multiply BMR x 1.2 If you are lightly active (light exercise/work 1-3 days per week): Multiply BMR x 1.375 If you are moderately active (moderate exercise/work 3-5 days per week): Multiply BMR x 1.55 If you are very active (hard exercise/work 6-7 days a week): Multiply BMR x 1.725 If you are extra active (very hard exercise/work 6-7 days a week): Multiply BMR x 1.9 If would prefer, KETV in Omaha will calculate you BMR and AMR for you. A Caloric Example: A typical 50-year-old female adult weighing 160 pounds has BMR of approximately 1555 k/cal per day. If she has a low level of activity, her AMR is 1555 x 1.2 for a total of 1866 k/cal per day. Now imagine if she consumes 2500 calories per day in her diet. It can be seen that weight gain can happen easily. For every 3500 calories that are consumed, but not burned, a person will gain one pound. If 500 extra calories are eaten per day, a person's weight could increase by 1 pound per week. The Metabolic Syndrome will compound the problem of weight gain. See Insulin Resistance in the Metabolism of Food topic.

I just checked my basic metabolic age on this site and it is totally geared towards weight no other factors. According to this, in order to be my own metabolic age, I have to be 160 lbs and at 6' tall that is too thin for me. I checked to see what my metabolic age would be if I were 100 lbs and it said that I would be 37 yrs. I think that I would be dead is more like it. Even at my skinniest (140) I was more a bone rack than anything. I think that this is fun to look at but really unrealistic for us. Our bones are denser due to having to carry around the weight that we did for those years, even regular BMI calculators are off a bit for us. Numbers numbers numbers, they can drive you mad

Hmm..I didn' tdo my basic metabloic age - I just did my daily caloric needs. I'll have to check out the age thing just for a laugh. Yes, numbers can certainly drive you

Ruth, This made my head spin...lol...way to painful for my little brain! lol Maria

Hi Maria I've been struggling to know how many calories I should be eating. Up to recently I've been eating below 1000 per day but haven't been losing, so thought I'd try and find out seeing as I haven't had the benefit of a NUT to ask. After looking at all this stuff I've figured that I need to eat between 1200 - 1500 per day to lose. And now I've upped my intake it does seem to be working and I think the weight is shifting again. I'll let you know on Friday when I do my official weigh in. Mindyou, it says my metabolic age is 52!! Not kind seeing as I'm only 43 yikes! Also says my ideal weigh tis 132 which was my otiginal goal - slap bang in the middle of normal bmi range. I really don't think I'm going to get there so have revised my goal to get to normal bmi. I will still try to keep going but won't be stressing myself out to get there. Have a good day and rest those brain cells