How many calories do you have to get to to star loosing weight?
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The calories needed to lose weight varies from person to person. It is affected by your current weight and your level of activity.  Many people, including me,  would gain weight on 3000 calories a day!  The average person needs 2000-2500 calories to maintain their current weight.  Use this site to see how many calories you need daily to stay the weight that you are.  http://www.inch-aweigh.com/dcn.php\n\nThen, if you want to lose, you must take in at least 300 calories less per day.\n\nMost doctors recommend a calorie intake of 1200 to 1500 calories a day for those that want to lose weight.  I have a wonderful diet that is easy to use and follow (no measuring and no counting calories involved).  If you would like it, please email and I will send it to you.  It is based on nutrisystem and jenny craig but without the expense...you do it all on your own.  It includes all the basic food groups and so is also very healthy.  It is based on 1250 calories.  I have already shared it with a few others here at yahoo answers.
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To lose 2 pounds per week, you need a daily calorie deficit of 1000 calories.  So, if you can cut calories by 500 and exercise to burn 500, that's just what you need.  Try http://www.sparkpeople.com for your own personal diet and exercise plan.  It's a free website, but very good.  You can do a meal plan and an exercise plan.  Also track your progress.
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If you want to keep it off afterwards, don't starve yourself or go crazy at the gym. You can loose 10 lbs for sure. I would recommend cutting about 250-300 calories a day and walk (or more stenuous things if you are up to it, for atleast 20 minutes 3xweek).
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The easiest way to determine how many calories you can eat and lose weight is by figuiring out how many calories you burn a day.  As long as you burn more than you eat, you'll lose weight.
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you need to consume 500calories LESS than what it would take to maintain your boday weight, every day, to lose weight. a Rough estimate for your daily caloric need is 15xbody weight in lbs. For example, if you weigh 150 lbs, you need to consume 2250 calories a day to maintain your body weight per day & you'd need to consume 1750 calories a day to lose weight. Of course, this is a rough estimate & it will defer based on your activity level.
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Ok, if you are not active you need to drop to 1000 calories. I have been told that to lose weight you eat 1200 calories but that is if you exercise for 1 hour a day as well. The theory is energy in has to be less than energy out. If you are unable to exercise I would suggest to drop a little and when you start to see results maintain at that calorie level. \n\nAlso, just be patient cause you have good weeks and bad, just be consistent and persistent. \n\nI wish you all the best of luck!
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I have no idea *how* much weight you need to lose, but just some general pointers:\n\n1. Weight training. Most people think the side-effect of lifting is getting big. No. Lifting develops muscle. Developing muscle burns more calories. If you want to get big, you add calories to your diet. If you want to lose weight, you don't. \n\nMost people also do cardio at one pace and wonder why they get no results. Simple. No intensity. You will get more results from five minutes of running as fast as you possibly can than a half-hour at a leisurely pace. Add short, intense weight training to intense interval cardio and you have two different exercise groups that will assist you in losing weight.\n\n2. Numerous meals. 6-8 low-calorie meals a day. 200 cal x 6 + 300 cal x 2 = 1800 calories, probably enough. I know you won't want to eat all this, so you're allowed to drink a few of these (don't overdo it - a full cup of juice is about 200 calories. I like the V8 smoothies because they have protein in them, too).\n\n3. Don't max out on water. Drink water regularly throughout the day but DO NOT use it as a meal replacement. While there's no calories in water, your body is mostly water. Excess water can easily leave your body with the same "bulky" look that fat does.\n\nAnd remember, small steps. Take it day to day. You're looking for progress - not perfection (that will just stress you out and have you packing pounds back on). Good luck.
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Around 1200 calories per day.\nBut it gets worse, what kind of calories?\n\nYou need to make sure it is balanced enough so that as you lose weight, you don't lose your current muscle. If this happens, as soon as you come off the diet, you will gain weight back + a few pounds.\n\n\nAs stated above, it is best to consult a professional.\n\nI have a book out right now that only cost 30bucks and it covers weight loss in depth.
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get the book nutrition concepts and controversies 10th edition(its not all true so dont worship the book), somewhere in there it tells you how to calculate out your calorie needs based on height, height, sleep, and exercise levels. i'm 5'10" 165lbs , sleep 8 hours and exercise intensely for 1 hour each day i need 3,000cals +/- according to the calculations. uunssually to lose weight you need to burn more cals than you ingest. always increase antioxidants (fresh fruits and veggies) those are vital to your survival (pervents degenerative dieases)
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I am how much do you need to lose?
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700-800 calories wouldn't put you into starvation mode. You have lost 20 pounds in 3 months, which is a healthy rate. \n\nStarvation mode is a prolonged period of a VERY low-calorie diet, like 3-400 or less.
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800-1000 calories is not starving. if you arent hungry your body is fine. just dont lose too much more.
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FIrst of you probably don't need to worry about the extra weight the cigarettes will probably kill you anyway, but if your really interested in losing a few pounds cut the calorie intake to 1200 to 1500 calories a day.  And walk, walk, walk.
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The calorie limit is different for everyone dear, it's not just depend on your height and weight. It also depends on your metabolism and daily activities. A secretary that just sit all day maybe need 1000 cal diet too loose 1 pound a week, but a dancer who is training hard dancing 8 hours a day, maybe just have to limit her calorie intake at 2000 cal. \nOne of my friends is a runway model and she told me this : Do you know why me and most of the models are very thin? Imagine yourself everyday sleeping at 1 am and have to wake up at 5 am, exercise, then go to few casting all around the city, some rehearsal, and then the show, the after party, etc. With that kind of exhausting activites, I don't need a dietician to lose weight. Sometimes you don't even have time to eat! I can eat a Big Mac or Pizza for dinner and keep slimming dow!\nYou also have to consider the balance ingredients of what you eat, carbohydrates, fat, protein, vitamins, fiber, etc. Not just calories. You should consult a dietician or try several menu guides from weight loss books or weight loss sites.
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If you can burn about 500 calories per day (and don't eat more to compensate), you can lose 1 pound per week.
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Technically, you lose a pound after burning off 3,500 calories. At the rate you are suggesting, you would have burnt 400 more calories a day than you put into your body. You would *technically* lose a pound every 8.75 days. I don't know how much you weigh so I can't tell you how many calories you need to eat/not eat to lose weight. Starving yourself and working out like crazy isn't a healthy way to lose weight because eventually your body will go into "feast or famine" mode and you will stop losing weight to conserve what you do have left. Our bodies are great that way. You can lose a lot of weight at first but it isn't the kind of weight that will stay off (mostly water weight and muscle weight) once you start exercising and eating regularly. You can't starve yourself forever. Eat a healthy, balanced diet and it should fall into place for you.\n\nThe best way to lose weight is to gradually "trick" your body into getting by on less. If you stay with 1,200 calories a day, and you need to eat 2,000 to maintain your current weight, then that is 800 calories that you are burning daily, just by eating less. Add some moderate exercize that burns 300-500 calories a day and you will have burnt about 1,300 calories, just by living and being healthy. You should lose about a pound or two a week on this schedule, doing it sensibly and without starvation.\n\nRemember also that heavy exercise increases muscle mass, and that muscle mass adds poundage to you. That's good. You burn more calories with muscle than you do with fat. I wouldn't get so hung up on the numbers on the scale as I would with how clothes are fitting, what your friends are saying, etc. If you look good to your friends, and you feel okay inside about how you look, then it's a good weight. If you find yourself thinking you're unhealthy even though you're at a healthy weight, I'd seek some professional help.
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Why do you list all of these numbers?  Are we to assume you want to lose weight?  Because you do not need to lose any weight at all.  \n\nBe very careful with this line of thought, my dear friend almost died of anorexia and it gave her enough damage that she had to give up ballet. If you eat healthy foods, including raw foods, small portions five times a day and exercise and your weight does not change than that is a sign that you are at YOUR healthy body weight. Skinny IS NOT healthy, being your healthy body weight is MUCH more attractive for men and woman and much better for your entire body (hair, nails, bones, heart, skin, etc.)in the long run. You can't dance without energy and if you go extreme your dancing will suffer.\n\nYes, you need to be thin for ballet, but doing it in an unhealthy way will almost guarantee you will fail at professional ballet.  Everyone I knew who went down this path ended up quiting or being let go at the company.\nEVERY SINGLE ONE, no joke.