What makes up my metabolism and how does it affect my weight loss?

According to the ACE Health Coach Manual:

Metabolism is made up of:

1.        Basal metabolic rate – the amount of energy required for vital, resting bodily functions without food. The more muscle your body has the higher the basal metabolic rate so strength train to burn more calories.

·    60 -75% of daily energy needs

2  . Thermal effect of food – the energy required to digest, absorb, and store ingested food energy

·    10% of daily energy expenditure in most people

3.        Thermic effect of physical activity

·    15% to 30% of daily energy expenditure

a.         exercise

b.        non-exercise activity thermogenesis (NEAT) or spontaneous physical activity.

**This number can vary as much as 2,000 calories a day among individuals