How To Calculate Your Calorie Needs (Beginner's Guide)

This video discusses inaccuracies in caloric formulas and provides an easy starting point for beginners who find online calorie calculators confusing.

References:
- Discrepancy between self-reported and actual caloric intake and exercise in obese subjects
- The role of non-exercise activity thermogenesis in human obesity

[jonathonfreelove]

Good video mate and completely agree that calorie calculators are not the best a week of tracking so much better

[thelaurels]

I find you very inspirational Ben. My son who is 18 recently got diagnosed with Crohn’s and I know it’s something you’ve mentioned battling with in some of your Instagram posts. He’s trains very hard in the gym, but has recently experienced a flare up of his condition. Thankfully, not enough to warrant a hospital admission, but it’s controlled on medication. I told him about you, he took one look at your photos on insta and was really motivated and inspired, yet you’ve had it so much worse. Thank you for being you Ben! 👍🏼

[crspbeatzplz]

spot on as always 👍I learned the hard way. Tracking, consistency AND honesty over time = results

[chaddaltrey]

finally, fitness YouTuber that makes sense!

[andrewchadwick]

Its mad how the Harris Benedict formula had an even greater range than 10% compared to the Miffin formula. Keep up the great work Ben!!

[JJJTTTT]

Damn, you had a good pull day didn’t you

[quindernest]

I always considered myself an athlete who could gain weight, but the reality was I had always had a lousy soon as I started following the Agoge Diet, I started growing muscle fast!

[ericyoutube]

What if you gain weight in a calorie deficit because you’re a beginner in the gym so you can muscle very fast?

[milicialina]

I am sure that one week is not enough to tell if you are at maintenance or not only by looking in the mirror. Two weeks maybe, but not if you are a woman. Two weeks might work for men but I think mostly if you have a good amount of fat you are trying to get rid of. I would say that these assessment based on just looks should be made after one month. And I want to emphasize again that this is especially important for women - at least in my opinion. I see it on myself every month and I am talking from the perspective of someone who is running an experiment on themselves. I have 2-3 months since I am trying to find my maintenance and I am tracking both calories and kg (every day) and centimeters (once a month), as well as the appearance in the mirror. 1-2 weeks is definitely not enough to get an idea of this, unless you are not really overweight.

[OGgrinder]

Your hair style here is by far the best of all your diff styles u have in your vids! Just saying, cus I’m a stickler for a nice hair cut 💇 lol

[mar]

What is the lowest bmr a person can have?

[clintonstone]

Great video. Keep the content coming!

[tomgraham]

I am quite good (really) at tracking my calorie intake and how many I burn, but what I can't account for is what they call after burn. Also, if I use the sauna, it's hard to know how many calories that's burning too. I know I sweat like a leaky boiler in there and my heart beats fast so I can feel it, so there must be some increased rate of burning.

[rajanyc]

I really like your content. was just wondering why Dont you train your neck?