Using a BMR Calculator is a Good First Step to Weight Loss

Aug. 1, 2009 - PRLog -- Losing weight is a difficult process for many people. There is a huge influx of information about weight loss. The average person receives numerous and often conflicting messages about how to reach their weight loss goals.

http://www.CalculateBMR.com was created to help simplify the information.

“At the end of the day, losing weight is simply about changing one’s eating and exercise lifestyle. No fad diet or pill will work as well,” says David Keller, founder of CalculateBMR.com.  “When you burn 3500 more calories than you take in, a pound is lost. There are ways to take in less and use more via exercise. We can also change our bodies to burn more calories at rest.”

“A key fundamental of weight loss is knowing your BMR. This is the Basal Metabolic Rate. It is the number of calories you burn a day if you were to just lay in bed. A core piece of the site is providing the BMR calculator so people can determine what their BMR is.”

“Once you know you BMR, it the challenge to weight loss becomes developing the right exercise routine and diet changes. We provide a large number of articles and links to help people develop those.”

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To lose weight you need to burn more calories than you take in. No fancy program or diet will every change that fact. There are things to do that increase the burn and decrease the intake. http://www.CalculateBMR.com gives free tips that real people use to lose weight.