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I came across this question on another thread where people seemed to be confused about how many calories were needed to maintain their loss and there were lots of arbitrary figures being suggested so I thought I would post what I replied on the other thread in the hope that it helps clarify things.
Everyone's calorie needs for maintaining their weight is different as it depends on your sex, age, height and the weight at which you are maintaining. Firstly, you need to work out your own base metabolic rate (BMR); your BMR is the calories you need just to exist i.e. to keep breathing, to keep your heart beating, your brain functioning, your blood pumping, your temperature maintained and your digestive system working, without anything factored in for how active or inactive you are in your daily life.
Once you know your BMR you need to work out your daily calorie requirements based on the Harris Benedict equation. This looks at your daily activity levels and multiplies your BMR by an appropriate number so you can arrive at a definitive number.
Link below will take you to where you can work all this out.
http://www.bmi-calculator.net/bmr-calculator/
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Everyone's calorie needs for maintaining their weight is different as it depends on your sex, age, height and the weight at which you are maintaining. Firstly, you need to work out your own base metabolic rate (BMR); your BMR is the calories you need just to exist i.e. to keep breathing, to keep your heart beating, your brain functioning, your blood pumping, your temperature maintained and your digestive system working, without anything factored in for how active or inactive you are in your daily life.
Once you know your BMR you need to work out your daily calorie requirements based on the Harris Benedict equation. This looks at your daily activity levels and multiplies your BMR by an appropriate number so you can arrive at a definitive number.
Link below will take you to where you can work all this out.
http://www.bmi-calculator.net/bmr-calculator/
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