Have you noticed that every year it gets harder to eat what you usually do without gaining weight? That is because your Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR) decreases as you age. And to make it worse, depriving yourself of food lowers your BMR sabotaging your weight loss plans. This article will explain what BMR is, how to calculate it, and how to put this information into action to help you manage your weight at any age. WHAT IS BMR? Your BMR is your magic number when it comes to weight loss. This number represents the number of calories your body needs to function at its most basic level. it's the number of calories you would burn if you were to lie in bed all day. Each person has a different metabolism and therefore, has a different number of calories they can consume and still lose weight. By using the formula outlined below, you will be able to calculate your BMR and get an accurate idea of how many calories you should consume in a day. Because calories do count in weight loss, the trick is to reduce the number of calories you consume and increase the number you burn through activity so that you create enough of a deficit to lose weight. You can get in trouble however, if you do not eat enough calories. Your body will go into starvation mode resulting in your metabolism slowing down. Make sure you consume enough to have the energy to power though a work out, live your best life, and/or be productive at work. Remember, you want to create a deficit, not go into starvation mode. HOW TO CALCULATE YOUR BMR The BMR calculation is different for men and women and takes into account height, weight, age and gender so it is accurate give or take 100 calories. 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) Lets walk through an example Let's say we want to know what the BMR is for a woman who is 5 feet 3 inches (63 inches), 158 lbs. and is 48 years old. The formula looks like this: BMR = 655 + (4.35 x weight in pounds) + (4.7 x height in inches) - (4.7 x age in years) BMR = 655 + (4.35 x 158) + (4.7 x 63) - (4.7 x 48) = 1,412.8 BMR 1,412.8 represents the number of calories, give or take 100 calories, that this woman burns while in a resting state during a 24 hour period. That means she should eat about 1,413 calories per day to maintain her weight. Remember this number. We will need it later to calculate your daily calorie intake. INCREASE YOUR CALORIE DEFICIT BY BURNING CALORIES Another reason to exercise! When we add exercise into our daily routine we burn additional calories. The longer and harder we exercise the more calories we burn. Having an active job, cleaning the house, or mowing the lawn burns calories! The only way to accurately track how many calories you burn through your day and while you exercise is to wear a heart rate monitor such as many athletes wear when they exercise such as a Polar Fitness Watch. You can figure calorie burn generally, but variable factors include workout intensity, age, gender, weight, and physical fitness. Here are some general guidelines for an hour workout: Low intensity aerobics = 400 calories High intensity aerobics = 600 calories Walking = 300 calories Running = 1,000 calories Stair climber = 700 calories Hiking = 500 calories. These are rough estimations so use them as such. The most important piece of information to take from these estimations is that it becomes very obvious that including exercise into your routine is key to accomplishing your caloric deficit. HOW MANY CALORIES ARE IN A POUND OF FAT? One pound of fat equals 3,500 calories. In order to lose one pound of fat you must create a balance of activity (calorie burn) with eating (calorie intake) to equal a 3,500 calorie deficit. Sounds overwhelming? If you want to lose one pound per week, you must create a 500 calorie deficit per day for seven days. That sounds more achievable, right? Now, let's apply the math to a goal. Let's use the same woman we used as an example earlier. She wants to lose 15 pounds and she sets a goal of doing it in 3 weeks. To accomplish a 5 pound weight loss per week we must first multiply the number of calories in a pound of fat times the number of pounds to lose per week. (5 lbs to lose x 3,500 fat calories = 17,500 calories to burn per week or 2,500 per day) Subtract her daily BMR from her daily calories needed to burn. (2,500 calories - 1,412.8 BMR = 1,087.2 calorie deficit per day) So if she eats exactly the calories of her BMR (1,412.8) she would need to burn 1,087.2 calories through activity. If she eats 200 calories less per day, she needs to burn 200 calories less though activity. If she accomplishes this for 3 weeks she will lose 15 pounds of fat. You can see how important it is to know your BMR to plan for weight management success. Be realistic in how many calories you plan to burn through exercise to ensure you eat the proper amount. THERE IS NO MAGIC TO WEIGHT LOSS It is science - it is not some fancy diet with magic potion. A very important component to keep in mind when applying this scientific fact, is that lean muscle mass weighs more than fat. The reason this is so imperative to remember is that as you exercise you will gain lean muscle mass, and as you continue to create a calorie deficit you will lose fat. The scale, however, does not distinguish between the two. Do not get discouraged if the scale does not display the number you want or expect. You must remember that if you follow the formula you are losing pounds of fat. The pay off of trading fat for lean muscle mass is that you will decrease in size because lean muscle is more compact than fat so your actual size will decrease. Another benefit of gaining lean muscle mass is that metabolically this type of tissue requires more energy so your BMR actually increases as a result of having greater lean muscle mass. Burning more calories while at rest does not sound too bad, does it? KNOWLEDGE IS POWER Now that you have the tools to figure out how to exactly achieve your weight loss goal, apply it. Begin the process. Put your own numbers in the formulas. Know what your BMR is so that your weight loss journey is no longer a guessing game. Looking for more information on fitness and weight loss, sign up for the Fitness & Vine Retreat newsletter or read their blog at http://www.fitnessandvineretreat.com Stacie Sherman Founder of Fitness & Vine Retreat ( http://fitnessandvineretreat.com ). 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When flowers are planted they are meant to be tended to as they grow so they can come and out look beautiful. If you have a garden at your house that you tend to, I am sure you know what I am talking about. Without the proper sunlight, water supply, and care flowers just end up dying or coming out to not look nearly as pretty as they are supposed to be. The same case works with our bodies. The moment we stop watching what we eat, it will start affecting our bodies in a negative manner and we will end up being like the flower that was never taken care of. When trying to lose weight the best way to achieve your mission is to focus on two aspects: dieting and exercising. Calorie Shifting Diet is the best diet plan out there right now, which is fully provided below.
In this following paragraph I am going to briefly explain to you how to keep up with a good diet and what are the things that you will be looking for. To start off beginning today you have to drop all the sugars and junk food. There is nothing wrong with having a midday snack but if you must have one make sure it's a healthy product. Try to stay away from chocolates and candies. Substitute unhealthy sugar with natural sugars such as fruit. Incorporate more and more vegetables in your home cooked food. The main aspect of your diet that you are going to have to worry about is the calories. If you seriously want to lose weight, watching your daily calorie intake will play a fairly key role.
Once you have established a good healthy diet, you are ready for the next process in your weight loss plan. As you work out and exercise for the first month, you will realize the importance of it after you like the number you see on the weighing scale. Your dieting will be of no help if you don't combo it with a good active exercise plan. Try to start off slow and not push yourself too much. I always suggest getting active through a thirty minute jog or walk every morning for at least two weeks. That way you can get in to a routine while already burning fat, and you won't overwork yourself in the initial stages.
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