Guest guest Posted August 18, 2005 Report Share Posted August 18, 2005 Ok I caught up on posts and may I say.. you guys are so great! YOu actually answe questions and realize that, there is enough skinny for all of us! Some ppl can be so petty! OK, I don't know if that's the lack of nicotine talking but thanks for listening to my little vent about forums! HEY it's been 48 hours now since I've smoked and I mde it to the gym today! I'm back on track! I have a question though! I went to the Hussman fitness site and punched in my the info in " 's BMR scale " ! http://www.hussman.org/fitness/bmrcalc.htm I was wondering how many calories, I should be taking? I have the E-Book BFFM but it's been over a month since, I ate " old school " . *LOL I've been doing the 6 small meals and making healthy choices and portions! I'd really like to figure this out. It stated that I should be in taking 1100 to 1200 calories per. day? Dose anyone one know a formula to follow? Here is my stat SEX: F AGE: 27 Height: 5/5 Weight: 158 Body Fat: 35.3 Thanks Everyone! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 18, 2005 Report Share Posted August 18, 2005 Maybe you entered something wrong. I just went back and entered your numbers and it said your BMR is 1367 (how many calories you would burn in 24 hours just lying on your back and breathing), that you should target 1090 to 1500 calories a day if your main goal is fat loss, and that you're probably actually burning something like 2050 calories a day with energetic daily workouts. It all sounds about right. Most women going for maximum fat loss on BFL shoot for 1200-1500 cals a day (120-150g of protein and 120-150g of carbs per day, that's 20-25g each of protein and carbs at all of the six meals). On 8/17/05, lightworksunlimited <no_reply > wrote: > Ok I caught up on posts and may I say.. you guys are so great! YOu > actually answe questions and realize that, there is enough skinny for > all of us! Some ppl can be so petty! > > OK, I don't know if that's the lack of nicotine talking but thanks > for listening to my little vent about forums! > > HEY it's been 48 hours now since I've smoked and I mde it to the gym > today! I'm back on track! > > I have a question though! > > > I went to the Hussman fitness site and punched in my the info in > " 's BMR scale " ! > > http://www.hussman.org/fitness/bmrcalc.htm > > I was wondering how many calories, I should be taking? I have the > E-Book BFFM but it's been over a month since, I ate " old school " . *LOL > > I've been doing the 6 small meals and making healthy choices and > portions! I'd really like to figure this out. > > > It stated that I should be in taking 1100 to 1200 calories per. day? > Dose anyone one know a formula to follow? > > Here is my stat > SEX: F > AGE: 27 > Height: 5/5 > Weight: 158 > Body Fat: 35.3 > > Thanks Everyone! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 18, 2005 Report Share Posted August 18, 2005 Ok I am so confussed at this point! I appologize if this is simple but I really don't get it! A kind person on Bodyforlifers.com andswered this question for me as well based on Burn the Fat feed the Muscel E-Book. Here was her answer: Okay according to BFFM BMR for women= 655+(9.6x wt in kg)+(1.8 x ht in cm)-(4.7 x age in years) 1 inch = 2.54cm 1 kilogram= 2.2lbs So 655 +(9.6 x 71.81kg)+(1.8 x 165.1 cm)- (4.7 x 27) =655+689.38+297.18-126.9= 1514.66 *Same as what you wrote! So your BMR is how many calories you need in a day just for your body to function. Now you need to take this number 1514.66 and multiply by your activity level. Sendentary = BMR X 1.2 Lightly Active =BMR X 1.375 Mod. Active = BMR X 1.55 Very Active =BMR X 1.725 Extra Active = BMR X 1.9 I would consider the BFL routine to be considered Very Active if your hitting your 10's. So 1514.66 X 1.725 = 2612.79 Now to figure you optimal point for fat loss deduct 15 to 20% from this number. 2612.79 - 20% = 2090.23 calories per day This is the number of calories you should take in a day for optimal fat loss. Take in any less and your running the risk of going into starvation mode and your body will hang on to every last gram of fat. * See if I eat.. only 12,000 to 15,000 will I hold onto my fat? After reading your post I'm a little scared! K. -- In , Skwigg <skwigg@g...> wrote: > Maybe you entered something wrong. I just went back and entered your > numbers and it said your BMR is 1367 (how many calories you would burn > in 24 hours just lying on your back and breathing), that you should > target 1090 to 1500 calories a day if your main goal is fat loss, and > that you're probably actually burning something like 2050 calories a > day with energetic daily workouts. It all sounds about right. Most > women going for maximum fat loss on BFL shoot for 1200-1500 cals a day > (120-150g of protein and 120-150g of carbs per day, that's 20-25g each > of protein and carbs at all of the six meals). > > > > > On 8/17/05, lightworksunlimited <no_reply > wrote: > > Ok I caught up on posts and may I say.. you guys are so great! YOu > > actually answe questions and realize that, there is enough skinny for > > all of us! Some ppl can be so petty! > > > > OK, I don't know if that's the lack of nicotine talking but thanks > > for listening to my little vent about forums! > > > > HEY it's been 48 hours now since I've smoked and I mde it to the gym > > today! I'm back on track! > > > > I have a question though! > > > > > > I went to the Hussman fitness site and punched in my the info in > > " 's BMR scale " ! > > > > http://www.hussman.org/fitness/bmrcalc.htm > > > > I was wondering how many calories, I should be taking? I have the > > E-Book BFFM but it's been over a month since, I ate " old school " . *LOL > > > > I've been doing the 6 small meals and making healthy choices and > > portions! I'd really like to figure this out. > > > > > > It stated that I should be in taking 1100 to 1200 calories per. day? > > Dose anyone one know a formula to follow? > > > > Here is my stat > > SEX: F > > AGE: 27 > > Height: 5/5 > > Weight: 158 > > Body Fat: 35.3 > > > > Thanks Everyone! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 18, 2005 Report Share Posted August 18, 2005 It really is simple. LOL You're making it so much more difficult than necessary. :-) First, decide which program you're doing. If you're doing BFFM, that's a whole other formula, a whole other process, and a lot more math. It's a good program and similar to BFL, but it's not the same. Trying to blend the two is probably going to give you some sort of breakdown. The more people you ask to run the math for you, the more answers you're going to get because there are literally 10 bazillion different calorie and activity calculations. None of them matter much. Tom Venuto and Bill would probably both agree on that one. It doesn't matter how good something looks on paper or how well it works for other people, it only matters how it works for you. You base how much you eat on YOUR results from week to week and not what a calculator, a book, or a guru tell you. That person estimated both your BMR and your activity level pretty darn high. If you train over 2 hours a day and have a blast furnace of a metabolism it might possibly be in the ballpark, but I don't personally know any women, even athletes and professional fitness competitors, who eat 2,000 plus calories a day for maximum fat loss. Many of them eat less than that for muscle gain. So, if you're afraid to drop below 2,090 calories a day, what you'll probably find is that you either immediately plateau or start to gain pretty rapidly. I know, it pretty much flat smack conflicts with the other information you posted. And if you asked 5 more people, you'd get 10 more conflicting answers. :-) If you're really and truly doing Body for Life, technically you shouldn't be counting calories at all. At this point, since everything has become so muddled, I would go back to the palm/fist portions in the book and the authorized foods list, because believe it or not that will put you near 1200-1500 calories a day and 120-150g each of protein and carbs without any further effort. Follow the program exactly by the book for a week or two. If you're happy with the results, keep doing what works. If you're having problems like being too hungry or too full or not losing fast enough THEN enter a couple of day's menus into Fitday or DietPower and see where you stand. Any adjustments you make to your food intake should be based on your own progress, not the square root of the basal metabolic rate divided by minutes spent staring at the calculator times an activity factor of 1.7. Know what I'm saying? :-) On 8/17/05, lightworksunlimited <no_reply > wrote: > Ok I am so confussed at this point! I appologize if this is simple > but I really don't get it! > > > A kind person on Bodyforlifers.com andswered this question for me as > well based on Burn the Fat feed the Muscel E-Book. > > Here was her answer: > > Okay according to BFFM > BMR for women= 655+(9.6x wt in kg)+(1.8 x ht in cm)-(4.7 x age in years) > > 1 inch = 2.54cm > 1 kilogram= 2.2lbs > > So > > 655 +(9.6 x 71.81kg)+(1.8 x 165.1 cm)- (4.7 x 27) > =655+689.38+297.18-126.9= 1514.66 *Same as what you wrote! > > So your BMR is how many calories you need in a day just for your body > to function. > > Now you need to take this number 1514.66 and multiply by your activity > level. > > Sendentary = BMR X 1.2 > Lightly Active =BMR X 1.375 > Mod. Active = BMR X 1.55 > Very Active =BMR X 1.725 > Extra Active = BMR X 1.9 > > I would consider the BFL routine to be considered Very Active if your > hitting your 10's. So 1514.66 X 1.725 = 2612.79 Now to figure you > optimal point for fat loss deduct 15 to 20% from this number. 2612.79 > - 20% = 2090.23 calories per day This is the number of calories you > should take in a day for optimal fat loss. Take in any less and your > running the risk of going into starvation mode and your body will hang > on to every last gram of fat. > > * See if I eat.. only 12,000 to 15,000 will I hold onto my fat? > After reading your post I'm a little scared! > > > K. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 18, 2005 Report Share Posted August 18, 2005 The only thing that's really messing with those calculations is the theory that BFL workouts=Extremely Active. Not at all, extremely active would be someone who worked all day lugging heavy stuff around and then did BFL workouts at the gym and ran marathons on weekends for fun. BFL workouts and a reasonable level of daily running around puts you in the 1.5 BMR range (going from Hussman there). I agree with Skwigg though, just looking at all that math made my eyes cross, LOL. Phoenix > > Ok I am so confussed at this point! I appologize if this is simple > > but I really don't get it! > > > > > > A kind person on Bodyforlifers.com andswered this question for me as > > well based on Burn the Fat feed the Muscel E-Book. > > > > Here was her answer: > > > > Okay according to BFFM > > BMR for women= 655+(9.6x wt in kg)+(1.8 x ht in cm)-(4.7 x age in years) > > > > 1 inch = 2.54cm > > 1 kilogram= 2.2lbs > > > > So > > > > 655 +(9.6 x 71.81kg)+(1.8 x 165.1 cm)- (4.7 x 27) > > =655+689.38+297.18-126.9= 1514.66 *Same as what you wrote! > > > > So your BMR is how many calories you need in a day just for your body > > to function. > > > > Now you need to take this number 1514.66 and multiply by your activity > > level. > > > > Sendentary = BMR X 1.2 > > Lightly Active =BMR X 1.375 > > Mod. Active = BMR X 1.55 > > Very Active =BMR X 1.725 > > Extra Active = BMR X 1.9 > > > > I would consider the BFL routine to be considered Very Active if your > > hitting your 10's. So 1514.66 X 1.725 = 2612.79 Now to figure you > > optimal point for fat loss deduct 15 to 20% from this number. 2612.79 > > - 20% = 2090.23 calories per day This is the number of calories you > > should take in a day for optimal fat loss. Take in any less and your > > running the risk of going into starvation mode and your body will hang > > on to every last gram of fat. > > > > * See if I eat.. only 12,000 to 15,000 will I hold onto my fat? > > After reading your post I'm a little scared! > > > > > > K. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 18, 2005 Report Share Posted August 18, 2005 I agree 100% with Skwigg. You need to KISS-Keep It Simple Stupid. or you will get information constipation... and not end up doing NOTHING. Just eat less AND exercise more (especially lifting) and you will change your body. KISS, http://www.buffmother.com > > Ok I am so confussed at this point! I appologize if this is simple > > but I really don't get it! > > > > > > A kind person on Bodyforlifers.com andswered this question for me as > > well based on Burn the Fat feed the Muscel E-Book. > > > > Here was her answer: > > > > Okay according to BFFM > > BMR for women= 655+(9.6x wt in kg)+(1.8 x ht in cm)-(4.7 x age in years) > > > > 1 inch = 2.54cm > > 1 kilogram= 2.2lbs > > > > So > > > > 655 +(9.6 x 71.81kg)+(1.8 x 165.1 cm)- (4.7 x 27) > > =655+689.38+297.18-126.9= 1514.66 *Same as what you wrote! > > > > So your BMR is how many calories you need in a day just for your body > > to function. > > > > Now you need to take this number 1514.66 and multiply by your activity > > level. > > > > Sendentary = BMR X 1.2 > > Lightly Active =BMR X 1.375 > > Mod. Active = BMR X 1.55 > > Very Active =BMR X 1.725 > > Extra Active = BMR X 1.9 > > > > I would consider the BFL routine to be considered Very Active if your > > hitting your 10's. So 1514.66 X 1.725 = 2612.79 Now to figure you > > optimal point for fat loss deduct 15 to 20% from this number. 2612.79 > > - 20% = 2090.23 calories per day This is the number of calories you > > should take in a day for optimal fat loss. Take in any less and your > > running the risk of going into starvation mode and your body will hang > > on to every last gram of fat. > > > > * See if I eat.. only 12,000 to 15,000 will I hold onto my fat? > > After reading your post I'm a little scared! > > > > > > K. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 18, 2005 Report Share Posted August 18, 2005 I was drinking my protein shake and almost lost it when I read.. " information constipation " ...great little reply you wrote!! Pam --- Berger <michelle@...> wrote: > I agree 100% with Skwigg. You need to KISS-Keep It Simple Stupid. > or you will get information constipation... > and not end up doing NOTHING. > Just eat less AND exercise more (especially lifting) and you will > change your body. > KISS, > http://www.buffmother.com > > > > Ok I am so confussed at this point! I appologize if this is simple > > > but I really don't get it! > > > > > > > > > A kind person on Bodyforlifers.com andswered this question for me > as > > > well based on Burn the Fat feed the Muscel E-Book. > > > > > > Here was her answer: > > > > > > Okay according to BFFM > > > BMR for women= 655+(9.6x wt in kg)+(1.8 x ht in cm)-(4.7 x age in > years) > > > > > > 1 inch = 2.54cm > > > 1 kilogram= 2.2lbs > > > > > > So > > > > > > 655 +(9.6 x 71.81kg)+(1.8 x 165.1 cm)- (4.7 x 27) > > > =655+689.38+297.18-126.9= 1514.66 *Same as what you wrote! > > > > > > So your BMR is how many calories you need in a day just for your > body > > > to function. > > > > > > Now you need to take this number 1514.66 and multiply by your > activity > > > level. > > > > > > Sendentary = BMR X 1.2 > > > Lightly Active =BMR X 1.375 > > > Mod. Active = BMR X 1.55 > > > Very Active =BMR X 1.725 > > > Extra Active = BMR X 1.9 > > > > > > I would consider the BFL routine to be considered Very Active if > your > > > hitting your 10's. So 1514.66 X 1.725 = 2612.79 Now to figure you > > > optimal point for fat loss deduct 15 to 20% from this number. > 2612.79 > > > - 20% = 2090.23 calories per day This is the number of calories you > > > should take in a day for optimal fat loss. Take in any less and your > > > running the risk of going into starvation mode and your body will > hang > > > on to every last gram of fat. > > > > > > * See if I eat.. only 12,000 to 15,000 will I hold onto my fat? > > > After reading your post I'm a little scared! > > > > > > > > > K. > > > > ____________________________________________________ Start your day with - make it your home page http://www./r/hs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 18, 2005 Report Share Posted August 18, 2005 I second that. I'm the queen of KISS. Start throwing numbers and percentages at me and it stops me right in my tracks and I say, Huh? You notice I never answer any posts where there is any calorie counting or even bodyfat percentages involved. And I work with numbers all day long keeping financial records for five different businesses. But these calorie count numbers scare the living hell out of me and all these calculations get me totally confused. I'm sticking to the palm/fist method forever unless something happens that I lose my hands. Then I'll just use my daughter's. Stasia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 18, 2005 Report Share Posted August 18, 2005 Don't get technical with BFL. I use fitday sometimes to see where I stand, but mostly use palm/fist. Here is a good site, that just re-states what said. http://www.taskoski.com/raylene/tips.htm --- Stasia Bachrach <s_bachrach@...> wrote: > I second that. I'm the queen of KISS. Start throwing numbers and > percentages at me and it stops me right in my tracks and I say, Huh? > You notice I never answer any posts where there is any calorie counting > or even bodyfat percentages involved. And I work with numbers all day > long keeping financial records for five different businesses. But these > calorie count numbers scare the living hell out of me and all these > calculations get me totally confused. I'm sticking to the palm/fist > method forever unless something happens that I lose my hands. Then I'll > just use my daughter's. > > Stasia > > > > ____________________________________________________ Start your day with - make it your home page http://www./r/hs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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