In order to achieve your ideal weight, it is important to calculate the number of calories your body needs to stay at your current weight. And if this is known, what remain is to monitor or maintain your ideal weight.
There are many websites online that you can quickly and easily complete the calculation of how many calories you need. All you have to do is enter your height and weight and click enter. The result will be the number of calories for your present weight.
Although the most popular and widely used method of assessing body weight is jumping on the bathroom scale. Measuring body weight on a scale is probably so trusted a method because it is widely used, but it not reliable.
You can assess your body weight by calculating your Body Mass Index (BMI). This simple calculation compares your weight to your height to see if you're in a healthy weight range. This is a great starting point as it will quickly give you an indication of where your weight should be and because it works on range.
BMI does not take into account your actual body fat. The best way to assess your body weight is not through BMI whose readings lead to many inaccuracies. Rather the body percentage calculator is the best instrument.
The body fat percentage calculator takes in the measurement of your weight in pounds, inches in certain areas of your body ( such as neck, waist, and thigh), you gender, your bone mass and your muscle mass.
For example a woman who is 150 lb. at 5' 6 is not necessarily overweight. Her body fat percentage may be only 17%, and that her weight is made up mostly of 145 pounds of lean muscle which weigh more than fat.
The body fat percentage readings always give more accurate result than BMI. You could be 150 lb. of pure muscle and BMI will read you as being overweight. The body fat percentage calculator also takes into account differences in biological sex.
Women naturally have an extra layer of fat that helps them in pregnancy that men don't have. This is one of the reasons why many women have problems losing weight since it is a natural function of the body
A healthy reading for women sits between 18%--29%, anything over is considered obsessed. A lean woman should be no more than 12%, otherwise her body fat stores are insufficient and can lead to medical problems. A lean man should be between 4%--10%, and a healthy man should be between 11%--25%.
The body fat percentage calculator is the best way to accurately assess your weight loss. As you trim down and the activity becomes easier, you'll burn fewer calories and it will be necessary to maintain the same Daily Calorie Deficit.
