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Keith · 07-15-2007, 12:10 PM

JimC,
Mine is way too high. Yeh, I'm big but it says I'll be losing weight at 4000 calories per day!

The minimum looks right for the BMR but you seem to have an error in the multiplier for the maximum. If I put myself in as resting 24 hours a day (just to make the math easier - I do a little more exercise than that) your calculator says:

Minimum: 2355
Maximum: 4090

The Harris-Benedict multiplier for being sedentary is x1.2, for a total of 2826 which sounds plausible. Of course, if I wanted to lose weight I'd have to drop below that or do more exercise. 4090 calories per day is about right for "very active (hard exercise/sports 6-7 days a week)" which is a multiplier of x1.725.

NotesMaeve,
if you're getting less than 1200 calories per day, that's too low. Your body will go into starvation mode which is not healthy. If you would balloon at 1300 calories, something is wrong.

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Keith Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Australia Posts: 1,130	JimC, Mine is way too high. Yeh, I'm big but it says I'll be losing weight at 4000 calories per day! The minimum looks right for the BMR but you seem to have an error in the multiplier for the maximum. If I put myself in as resting 24 hours a day (just to make the math easier - I do a little more exercise than that) your calculator says: Minimum: 2355 Maximum: 4090 The Harris-Benedict multiplier for being sedentary is x1.2, for a total of 2826 which sounds plausible. Of course, if I wanted to lose weight I'd have to drop below that or do more exercise. 4090 calories per day is about right for "very active (hard exercise/sports 6-7 days a week)" which is a multiplier of x1.725. NotesMaeve, if you're getting less than 1200 calories per day, that's too low. Your body will go into starvation mode which is not healthy. If you would balloon at 1300 calories, something is wrong. __________________ When people see things as beautiful, ugliness is created. When people see things as good, evil is created. When the way is forgotten, 'morality' and 'piety' need to be taught. -Dao De Jing, Chapter 2 Last edited by Keith; 07-15-2007 at 12:13 PM.