How To Calculate BMT

How to use the Basal Metabolic Rate Calculator

This calculator couldn’t be easier and you will get results in seconds, without having to give personal information like name or email. Just select your weight and height (pounds for weight measurement/inches for height) then enter in your gender and age…..and there you go! You’re on the right track – no pun intended 😉 For best measurements make sure to choose pounds of weights OR inches as length units…depending on what’s more appropriate 🙂

How to Calculate BMT

Now that you know and understand your basal metabolic rate or basal metabolic target, these are the the baseline calories that you will need per day to maintain your current weight, you can now subtract 10% to your daily calorie intake to get your daily calorie deficit to help you start loosing weight.

BMR or BMT is the amount of calories you would burn while just performing basic body functions like sleeping, breathing, and digestion.

So even while your sleeping, your body is hard at work body burns calories to keep you alive by doing things like maintaining your body heat and pumping your blood.

In fact your BMR is a very important number. Since it accounts for a majority of the calories you consume, cutting your calorie intake down too much can really work against you in the fight to loose weight.

If you cut your calories down too much and start tapping in to your BMR, your body will start to think you are starving and hold on to as much extra fat as possible to protect itself and assure it has enough calories to provide basic needs.

Results of the BMR Calculator

So, now that you have calculated and gotten your resting metabolic rate results, what should you do with them? The good new is, you should have some much need answers to help you navigate and be successful with your weight loss journey.

It could be very confusing to know why you are not losing weight when you are dieting hard or working out for hours. So you will never want to go lower in your calorie deficit than your BMR, since this will start interfering with your bodies basic needs .

All your calories above and beyond your BMR will be used to help supply your bodies daily energy expenditure and help maintain a current weight.  The more active you are the more calories you will require. Since your body is already burning the calories you need to sustain life. you need to increase the amount of calories you consume to maintain your weight.

What should you do if you are trying to lose weight?

If you are trying to lose weight, then you need to reduce your calories but not dip into your BMR. So you need to reduce your calorie intake above and beyond your BMT or BMR. You can achieve this by either eating fewer daily calories or increasing your activity level to burn more calories…or a combination of both.

If you reduce the calories you eat, or increase the calories burned by 500 each day, this would eventually equal about a 1 pound loss for the week. even more…. a deficit of 1000 calories, would be 2 about pounds per week of weight loss, this would help lower your body mass index.

With the help of, a fitbit and/or food tracker, you will have all the tools you need to help you succeed in a nice slow and steady weight loss. If you find yourself still struggling with results, look for hidden calories, many times we severely under estimate some fat and calories of our favorite foods, even foods that we thought were healthy or low calorie.

Additionally, don’t get discouraged by plateaus or minor weight fluctuations. This is natural in the process, and things like hormones and mensural cycles can have a huge effect on weight loss. Adding minor tweaks to your routine can help break out of stubborn plateau’s or fitness fatigue.