How many calories should I eat when on a diet?
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It really depends on how much weight you want to loose. How much you already weigh doesnt really matter. Typically, the average calorie intake a day is 2,000.\n\nIf you are planning to lose between 10-15 pounds, cut back to 1,800 calories a day, until you lose the weight\n\nIf you are planning to lose 15-25 pounds, cut back to a 1,500 calories a day, until you lose the weight.\n\nIf you are planning to lose more than 25 pounds, cut back to 1,100 calories a day, until you lose the weight. \n\nIf a person is more than 20 pounds over weight, it might be a good idea to subract an extra 100 calories a day.\n\n\nThe most important thing to do is keep track of where you are getting those calores from. If you are getting your daily calorie intake form junk-food, thats not going to help. Try to fill up your calories on healthier food.
124854
2000 calorie a day to maintain a weight 1200 to 1500 to lose weight
843571
A calorie is a calorie. You can diet by counting them or by counting carbs. Try to stick to one serving at a meal. Try to avoid fatty foods. Eat one carb per meal. Watch serving size. Avoid deserts. Drink lots of water. Exercise.
489319
I went on a low calorie diet and lost weight pretty quickly. I am 5'4'' and went on a 1000 calorie a day diet. You're not supposed to go below 1200 calories, but I ate enough, just low calorie stuff. The calories, not the fat content, are what's important when trying to lose weight. It gets easier to eat less, too, once you get used to it and your stomach shrinks a little bit. I'm down to 118 from 125. It worked.
30536
Are you looking to lose weight? If so, I would highly advise against it. If you are that little and still wanting to lose weight, it sounds like you may have an eating disorder. Now at your current weight and activity level, I would say you could easily consume 2500 calories a day. You should consume at least 2000 to be healthy since you are not looking to lose weight (hopefully) and are very active. To lose much more weight and you put your health and life at risk.
737734
Depends on what you eat.  You need to combine excercise with a diet low in calories.
910836
You can't lose one pound of fat in a day. It takes 3500 calories to gain or lose a pound of fat. That is why it is a good idea to try to lose only 500 calories a day. That way, in one week, you will lose one pound. This way, you can eat healthy and still lose weight. It's all about eating right and exercising. There is no magic pill. It takes time and effort.
1139272
It depends on his height and build.\n\nHe should be eating about 2,000 calories per day.
384770
It is dangerous to eat fewer than 1200 calories a day, and it is dangerous to lose more than about 2 pounds a week.
714919
900 calories is a bit low. You need at least 1200 calories everyday. Otherwise your body goes into "shock mode" and will stop burning calories and start storing fat and your body will start to eat muscle and organs, so if you do lose weight, it will be muscle weight (and since muscle gives you tone, you will not look very good) I suggest you eat a healthy breakfast which should be about 300 calories or less(if less, make up for the other calories by munching on fruits and veggies throughout the day) this is important because it gets your body in a calorie burning mode. Then eat the lean cuisine or some other healthy meals for lunch and dinner and do some excercise of course With this plan, you should lose about 1-2.5 pounds a week! (which is considered the perfect rate of weight loss
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With weight loss you have to be patient- the faster you lose, the more you will gain the weight back. \nHealthy weight loss that will last is about 1-2 lbs a week. Diet with no more OR LESS than 1200 calories a day in a HEALTHY way, exercise @ least 30 minutes 6 days a week at a moderate rate, and you should lose for good!
803022
No, it really isn't.  No matter how much (or how little) you weigh now, you should never consume less than 1200 - 1400 calories per day, unless you do so under medical supervision.
40045
About 3500.  So, if you wanted to lose a pound in a week, you would need to either eat 500 fewer calories each day or burn 500 more calories each day (or some combination of the two).  Hope this helps.
193045
Trim down to 1200-1400 calories a day and do 45 minutes of aerobic exercise a day.  It is dangerous to lose more than 2 pounds a week.  It is dangerous to eat fewer than 1200 calories a day.  Low carb diets were shown to be dangerous YEARS ago (they were a fad in the 1960s).  Carbs are the most important part of your diet and health.  If you are under 21, diets can be dangerous because your brain is still growing--see a doctor or nutritionist for advice..  If you are over 40 or have health problems, you should see a doctor before starting a weight loss plan.
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The "negative calorie diet" is a scam!  There is only one way to lose weight and that is to decrease calorie consumption and increase exercise.  I am trying to do both of these myself, so I wish you the very best!\n\n"Negative Calorie Diet - Truth or Scam?\n\nThe truth about any food or diet is that they contain calories. To understand the falsehood of a negative calorie diet, you must understand the definition of a calorie. \n\nA calorie is simply a measure of energy. One calorie equals 4 Joules of energy. The purpose of food is to provide energy to the body. Food is design to contain energy and therefore calories. There is no such thing as foods with negative calories (except in the minds of slick marketers trying to sell you their product). \n\nYou must consume less calories than you take in to lose weight. Success or failure depends on the method you choose to control calories.\n\nIt’s your overall calorie consumption that matters.  To lose 1 to 2 pounds per week, most females should stay between 1200 and 1500 calories per day. Men should consume between 1500 and 1900 calories per day to lose the same amount of weight.\n\nInstead of focusing on foods with negative calories, which don’t exist, strive to stay within your calorie limit to lose weight. You will need to switch to lower calorie foods and you should eat 4 to 5 times per day. The more small meals you eat, the more efficient your body becomes at burning fat."
712190
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.
647032
If you are not trying to go on a low carb diet it doesn't matter, but you should get about a third of your calories from carbs, which would be 100 g of carbs a day.  If you are going for low carbs, keep under 30 a day, even as low as 15 a day.