You are wasting your time using an RMR Calculator (or BMR Calculator)

I’m sure you’ve heard that “all you need to do is reduce your calorie intake by 500 calories every day” and you’ll lose weight steadily and easily — and what better starting point than a RMR calculator (which stands for resting metabolic rate).

The idea is that you figure out (or calculate using the RMR calculator) what your basal metabolic rate is, and then start counting calories in and making sure that you always burn 500 calories more than you put in!

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Here’s why you have to be super-careful when using an RMR calculator you find online

The problem is this: the metabolic rate calculators you find online are all based on a scientific formula which calculates your resting metabolic rate as follows:

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 year )

As you can see, the formula contains your weight and your height and your age and your gender.

Obviously, this is more accurate than using just your body weight alone.

Here’s the first problem with the various types of RMR calculator you find online

For some reason, even with a simple formula as you see above, the different websites that have metabolic rate calculators come up with different results.

Here’s one example from one site:RMR Calculator with results for 21 year old men and womenAnd here is another one which I got from WebMD:

RMR Calculator by WebMD

As you can see, for the “Inactive” activity level (which is the lowest level you can get), the WebMD RMR calculator delivers results that are almost 300 calories higher than the previous calculator (incidentally, the formula above comes up with 1965.95 calories burned every day when doing nothing). So, in this the WebMD calculator is way off.

Remember the 500 calories per day rule? Well, if you’re 300 calories off because you’re relying on a faulty RMR calculator, well, you can count calories all day long and you’ll be getting nowhere!

So, simply having incorrect implementations of the RMR calculator is the first reason why you cannot and should not rely on the calorie calculators you find online!

But, it gets worse:

The concept of using an RMR Calculator to compute calories burned is inherently flawed!

You see, the ONE big thing that’s missing here is the biggest component in your body that is responsible for calories burned: the percentage of muscle-mass in your body!

See, in practice, it’s only muscles that burn calories, right?

So, if you’ve got lots of muscle-mass, then you’re burning more calories (even when you’re not moving at all).

And when you have very little muscle-mass (relative to your overall body-weight), well, then you’re burning very few calories.

In practice, the various metabolic rate calculators attempt to “guess” what level of body mass you may have by asking for some sort of activity level.

As you saw in the above WebMD example, for activity level “inactive” you get 2263 calories burned every day (if you’re a 21 year young male…)

Let’s update this to “lightly active” which doesn’t sound too hard:

RMR calculator results by the WebMD metabolic rate calculator for activity level lightly active

What’s going on here is that they’re making a big assumption about your body:

the assumption is that if you exercising at a certain “activity level”, then you’ll have a certain percentage of muscle-mass.

In practice, this is of course total nonsense: if you are doing weightlifting 3 times a week, your percentage of muscle-mass will be totally different from e.g. someone who is doing aerobics 3 times a week.

And that is going to be totally different from someone who is doing tai-chi 3 times a week.

All three are doing regular exercise, but the percentage of muscle-mass is totally different.

Making the RMR calculator, even with the “activity level” pretty much useless!

Let us know what your experience is with computing your resting metabolic rate using an RMR calculator and how it worked out for you in practice by leaving a comment below!

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Diet Food List

by RMR Calculator

get your diet food listThe choice of foods in your diet food list is to be considered as one of the essential losing weight tips that will yield good result in a short span of time. Your food intake must be based in sensible amount in order to lessen the calorie count. It is also necessary to balance your diet food list from the food pyramid group so you still receive the prescribed nutrients for dieters. Be aware that some of your usual food intake that contains too much sugar, fats and salt are no longer tolerable in the diet food list.

Some Misconception about Weight Loss Diet:

Eating a small proportion of rich-tasting foods or strictly not allowing any of them in your diet food list, and instead, eating generous servings of vegetables and some fruits are the reasons why some dieters quit at the middle of the diet program. Getting bored of the limited choices in the diet food list to be taken over and over could let you feel deprived of good-tasting foods. The thought that you will never again have a taste of your favorite food is making you mad. It is not quite true! You may fall off the diet program if your mentality is opposing your own diet food list. First and foremost, you started the diet program with full determination so you must end it with good results towards achieving your ideal weight goal. Motivation is what you need now and some effective losing weight tips.

You need to have good selection in your diet food list so you will not feel bored eating the same food every now and then. A nutritionist or a dietician can design a diet program for your daily food allowance in accordance with the diet food list. But, professional help from the authority may cost you if you hire their services for a long time. Your diet food list is enough of an expense because a lot of low-fat and non-fat, light (or lite) foods sold in the market are costlier than the regular ones. The fact that others can do by themselves, you can also do the same.

Firstly, you need knowledge on calorie counts of foods in the diet food list. Bear in mind that calorie deficit is needed to lose weight. Less food serving means lesser calories, so you know now that you are about to ignore those rich foods you normally enjoyed then. Taking in fewer calories can still give you energy. You will use this energy in your exercise program in order to burn those calories you have taken. The lesser the calories taken, the lesser you need to burn.

Secondly, get accustomed on how to formulate your own meal based on a recommended diet food list. You can add variation to your meals. There are lots of foods falling in one food category alone, you just have to mix and match them with another food group. This is the perfect way to maintain the diet. It is important to enjoy weekly treats in minimal proportion. This eliminates the mentality of food deprivation.

 Food Group Categories:

  • Protein-rich foods
  • Prime sources of Carbohydrates
  • Fruits and Vegetables
  • Good Fats

It is recommended that you balance your meal proportionate to the required intake from these three (3) food groups.  Formulating your diet food list out of these three food groups will provide your daily energy boost. Do not ever starve yourself. The secret in any diet program is to eat. Make it a habit to eat slowly; savoring each bite till the food gets fully masticated. Remember to eat sensibly in small proportion. For your better understanding, see what foods fall under protein, carbs and fats where you can select from to form your customized diet food list.

Protein-rich Foods:

Poultry: Turkey (off with the skin), Chicken (skin off, preferably breast part)

Meat: Lean beef, lamb, pork, veal,

Fish: Salmon, Tuna, Flounder, Halibut, Herring, Snapper, Swordfish, Trout, Anchovies, Sardines, etc. (fish with scales have no cholesterol content so it is better to consider them in your diet food list)

Seafood: Clams, Crabs, Scallops, Shrimps, Lobster

Eggs (preferably egg whites, 3x a week for the yolks)

Milk (skimmed milk, non-fat milk are the best; lactose-free milk are recommended in some cases, low-fat milk is tolerable once in a while)

Cottage cheese (non-fat or low-fat)

Yoghurt (non-fat or low fat)

Soya bean products (tofu, bean curd, miso, soy milk, etc.)

Beans and Nuts (Lentils, Kidney beans, Pinto beans, Navy beans, Lima Beans, Garbanzos, Black beans, Cashew nuts, Peanuts including natural peanut butter, Pine nuts, Almonds, Pecan nuts, Walnuts, Pistachios, Hazelnuts, Pumpkin seeds, Fax seeds, Sunflower seeds, etc. are parts of the diet food list but must be taken moderately. These foods are rich in uric acid. You cannot take beans and nuts if you are suffering from rheumatism and arthritis)

Protein powder like whey powder, protein shakes, protein bars and the likes

Prime Sources of Carbohydrates

Rice (whole wheat, brown rice, wild rice, short grains, long grains, buckwheat)

Bread, bagels, pita bread (preferably from whole wheat grains)

Root crops (sweet potatoes, yam, etc.)

Pasta (preferably whole wheat)

Oatmeal, bulgur, bran cereals

Beans (chick peas, lima beans, kidney beans, black beans, lentils, navy beans and pinto beans)

Fruits and Vegetables

Any kind of fruits can be eaten especially citrus fruits. Limit consumption of sweet fruits like ripe mangoes and the likes. These should make the large part of your diet food list. Fresh fruits are always better than canned fruits (in heavy syrup).

Green and leafy vegetables are best to eat especially when fresh. You can eat all kinds of vegetables except those that may cause you allergy and spasm.

Good Fats

Fish oil (or supplement)

Fish and Seafood

Nuts and beans

Natural peanut butter

Olive oil (preferably extra virgin)

Flax seed oil

 Your diet food list is now complete and you will never get bored because the choices are plenty. The internet is always available to help you find good-tasting recipes on how to prepare these foods in a way pleasing to the buds and pleasant to the eyes. No dieter will quit the diet program the moment they get used to it. Your new diet food list will help you attain your desired weight in the healthier way in a shorter period of time.

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