This simple calculation will help
Your bodys metabolism slows down 2 percent for each decade of your life after age 20 This means that your body burns calories more slowly with each passing year As a result you should also be more careful with your calories as you get older How much more careful You can figure it out with the simple calculation below that will give you your basal metabolic rate or BMR Take your desired weight in pounds Multiply this number by 11 if you are a woman 12 if you are a man Subtract 2 percent of this total for every 10 years after age 20 Add 10 percent This represents the calories you need to maintain your daily life functions The number you end up with is your minimum daily calorie intake Again keep in mind that we lead different LIVES and the 10 might be for some INDIVIDUALS 15 20 or even higher So say you are a 50-year-old man who would like to keep your weight at a trim 140 pounds Heres how you would calculate your BMR Desired weight 140 140 12 1680 1680 - 3 1680 02 1579 1579 158 1737 calories per day Now keep in mind that some of you are more active than others and there for the BMR will change accordingly Kind regards Stefan
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