800 calories per day? Yikes! My target is 1,800 and that’s hard to achieve.
“Around 2 billion people worldwide are overweight.” There’s a huge amount of fear being broadcast about upcoming food shortages, so maybe this problem will take care of itself.
There was an earlier article about food processing plants being set on fire as a form of food terrorism and my thought was the only terrorism going on for many is against the weight bearing components of their bathroom scales.
“My target is 1,800 and that’s hard to achieve.”
If you’re looking for a dietary assistance, here’s one you might use:
Harris Benedict Formula
To determine your total daily calorie needs, multiply your BMR by the appropriate activity factor, as follows:
• If you are sedentary (little or no exercise) : Calorie-Calculation = BMR x 1.2
• If you are lightly active (light exercise/sports 1-3 days/week) : Calorie-Calculation = BMR x 1.375
• If you are moderately active (moderate exercise/sports 3-5 days/week) : Calorie-Calculation = BMR x 1.55
• If you are very active (hard exercise/sports 6-7 days a week) : Calorie-Calculation = BMR x 1.725
• If you are extra active (very hard exercise/sports & physical job or 2x training) : Calorie-Calculation = BMR x 1.9
BMR Formula
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 years)
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.
Once you know the number of calories needed to maintain your weight, you can easily calculate the number of calories you need to eat in order to lose weight subtracting no more than 500 from your answer in daily intake.
This may seem like a lot of work, but this is the equation most of the diets use for controlled weight loss and it will change each time you step on the scale. My suggestion is to set up an excel equation to accomplish it faster and easier. And you will need to recalculate often as your weight will vary almost daily.
Good luck
wy69