But for right now, all that matters is that you have your estimated daily
calorie maintenance level figured out.
Not exact matches
Once you have your estimated
calorie maintenance level (using either the basic multiplier or Harris Benedict formula), just add 200 - 300
calories to that
figure to determine approximately how many
calories you should aim for each day.
Then, you used that information to adjust your estimated
calorie maintenance level and
figure out exactly how many
calories you need to eat per day to build muscle (or just gain weight in general).
Then, you used that information to adjust your estimated
calorie maintenance level and
figure out exactly how many
calories you should eat per day to lose weight.
Now, with your estimated
calorie maintenance level in mind, the next obvious step in
figuring out how many
calories you should eat per day to lose weight is
figuring out what size the caloric deficit should be.
Then, once again, multiply your BMR by the appropriate activity
level below to find your
calorie maintenance level, and subtract 500 from that
figure to get your total daily
calorie intake for fat loss:
The thing is, in order to do any of these things, you first need to
figure out what your
calorie maintenance level is so you know exactly what it is you need to be above, below or even with.
And, the starting point for
figuring out exactly how many
calories you need to eat per day revolves around something called your
calorie maintenance level.