GREGORY CHANDLER - RESTING METABOLIC RATE

To estimate your resting metabolic rate--the amount of calories your body burns at rest, not including activity--multiply your body weight by 13.

Those who seek to gain weight should eat at least 500 calories more than this number per day. To lose weight, eat that amount in calories on days you exercise, and about 400-500 calories less on your days off.

GREGORY CHANDLER, Attorney at Law