Calorie question

peachy

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• Nov 29, 2015

• #1

Is there a quick way to work out how many calories I need each day to maintain weight (assuming exercise each day was the same).
Do I need less as I age, and if yes, is this because metabolism slows with age?
Thanks.

 

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PhilSAFC

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• Nov 29, 2015

• #2

Google calorie calculator. There's a iifym one but it's probably a bit ott.

 

peachy

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• Nov 30, 2015

• #3

Is there a best way to stop the metabolism from slowing when reducing calories?

 

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Deleted member 26533

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• Nov 30, 2015

• #4

http://www.health-calc.com/diet/energy-expenditure-advanced

peachbum said:

Is there a best way to stop the metabolism from slowing when reducing calories?

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It doesn't really happen much beyond what you'd expect from the tissue loss.

 

HellsBells

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• Nov 30, 2015

• #5

peachbum said:

Is there a quick way to work out how many calories I need each day to maintain weight (assuming exercise each day was the same).
Do I need less as I age, and if yes, is this because metabolism slows with age?
Thanks.

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I like my Fitbit. It tells me how many calories I've burned that day depending on how much exercise I've done. I've just passed my 2200 target for the day. If I was arsed, I would also log my food on mfp and try to eat 1000 fewer calories than I was burning so I could lose weight.

My bmr is around 1500 cals but even on a slow day in the office with no exercise I'll burn around 1800.