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2003/04/10, 05:18 PM
I'm not sure if I'm in the right room, but here goes anyway. I had a question regarding weight loss and caloric intake. I'm confused by basal calories.
For example, let's say I consumed 1500 calories and worked off about 400 and since in order to lose weight, I need to consume about 1200 calories, does thos mean I'm -100 in the deficit?
All opinions are appreciated.
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2003/04/10, 06:34 PM
Depends on your mass and your activity level. Your basal metabolic rate is what you burn just existing (eat, sleep, breathe) not realy what you expend daily or while exercising. i think you have to add some calories above the basal rate to get your daily caloric needs, and then create a deficit from there. But you really only want to lose 1- 2 pounds of bodyfat a week, so that is 3,500 calories less, about 500 a day, i think.. bbfit1, can you elaborate?
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