Calculate your BMI BMI related to your height Calculate your body fat % Caclulate your energy need

Calories for losing weight

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Disclaimer:
As always when estimating personal values based on mathematical formulas, regard it as an indication and not as absolute truth.
Do not forget the common sense!
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Calculate your BMI (Body Mass Index)

Length in centimeterBMI = Body weight /( Height * Height) = kg/h*h
Body weight in kg
BMI

Approximate limits for adults:
Underweight Ideal weight Overweight Obesity Disclaimer:
As always when estimating personal values based on mathematical formulas, regard it as an indication and not as absolute truth.
Do not forget the common sense!
< 19 19-25 26-30 > 30

BMI related to your height (scale)

Length in centimeter
Start weight in kilograms

Calculate your body fat in %

Waistline in centimeterHeight in centimeterYMCA method
Male: Factor= 98.42    Female: Factor = 76.76
Fat percent = (-Factor + (4.15 * Waist) - (0.082 * Weight)) / Weight (in inch and pounds)

Weight in kgAge (years)BMI method
Male: Factor= 16.2    Female: Factor = 5.4
Body fat % = (1.2 * BMI) + (0.23 * Age) - Factor
     
YMCA methodBMI method
Body fat in %Body fat in %

  Normal On the limit to overweight Overweight Disclaimer:
As always when estimating personal values based on mathematical formulas, regard it as an indication and not as absolute truth.
Do not forget the common sense!
Male 12 - 20% 21 - 25% > 25%
Female 20 - 30% 31 - 33% > 33%

Calculate your basal energy needs

I.e. approximately how many calories you need daily to maintain your weight.
However, there is great variation of energy due differences in basal metabolic rate, length, etc.

Kroppsvikt i kgMale: Age factor = 25, 24 or 20.5
female: Age factor = 23, 22,5 or 20.5
Energy factor = 1.4, 1.6, 1.8, 2.0, 2.2 eller 2.4
Energy needs = Age factor * body weight * Energy factor
Ålder i år          
Aktivitetsnivå                    
     
Kcal/day

Actitivy level
Very low Energy needs of a sedentary person who mainly stay indoors.
Low Corresponds roughly to normal movement patterns.
Medium high Corresponding to the energy needs of persons employed in the example: Light industry, home care assistants with daily physical activity during leisure time also.
High Corresponding to the energy needs such as construction workers, forestry workers, cleaners, care assistants with daily physical activity during leisure time also.

Calories to lose weight

How much should I eat to lose weight?
The question is almost impossible to answer, since it is depeneding so much on the individual.
However, I have sometimes seen a suggested method to calculate the number of calories per day for weight loss:
current weight in pounds * 10 (or 8 or 12).
At leas it is a number to start with...

Body weight in kg:

Suggested caolyr needs (KCal)
8 times your weight in pounds10 times your weight in pounds12 times your weight in pounds
KCal KCal KCal
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