How many calories should I eat to lose wieght a day?
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What you might like to do since you lost 16 pounds is you might like to go on a 1200 calorie diet and loose 2 lbs a week at a save rate.   There is a diet that calls for 1600 calories.  400 meat  400 vegetables 400 calories fruit and 400 condements or somes times other stuff.  Stay away from sugar and use sweet and low.best.  What ever you decide to do do it healthy and not fast as you will only gain it back later.  weight is a life style for ever.  get to your weight you want and try to keep it there .  Suger is a bad thing.   Priscilla  Ps I think 130 would be better for you. Make your decision in the reality phase not what friends say or do.
410727
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.
799326
It takes 3,500 calories to equal one pound of body weight.  Generally, dieters dump an average of 1,000 calories per day in an effort to lose 2 pounds of body fat per week.  You should never go below 1,200 calories per day without your doctor's approval. If you are in need of losing a lot of weight, you may require more calories, so you'll definitely need to check in with your doctor before proceeding on any diet plan.
1168925
It depends how much you weigh and how much you eat.\n\n calories burned - calories burned = lbs lost/3500\n\nnow you gotta figure out how many calories you need in 1 days and thats including walking the 1/2 hour...you can figure that out here :\n\nhttp://vanderbiltowc.wellsource.com/dh/content.asp?ID=248\n\nThen you have to eat less than that number.\nI keep a small book with me and write down everything I eat\nI look it up here:\n\nhttp://www.calorie-count.com\n\njust plug in the food and it tells you the calories\n\nif you eat 500 cals less than you burn per day\nyou will lose 1 lb. per week\neat 1000 less and you lose 2 lbs per week.\nbecause 3500= 1 lb\n\nhint: eat low fat foods and you can eat a lot more for the same amount of calories...\n\nHope this helps
289621
Actually, don't stop eating -- eat more often.  5-6 meals a day, 250-325 calories per meal will keep your metabolism ticking.  Then kick it up a notch with exercise -- cardio to burn the fat, weights to build muscle.
111551
losing 10 kilos in ten days is very very dangerous and unhealthy for anybody.  think about this:  a regular person consumes an average of 1500-1800 calories a day, and in order to lose 1 pound, you have to burn off twice that much calories.  in order for the body systems to function properly, you need a daily calorie intake of at least 1000 calories, and to burn 3000 calories in a day, you have to do about 6 hours of exercises.\n\nplease do not do this, it is very very dangerous to your health.  you'll be jeopardizing a lot more if you force yourself to do that.
827636
yes and i ended up having an eating disorder.  You should never eat less than 1,200 - 1,400 calories a day.  NO MATTER WHAT!  You should really eat more than that.  If you eat less than that in the long run you'll only harm yourself.  You're metabolism will slow down and you'll have to eat less and less.  It's cyclical.  You also will have no energy and won't be happy because your blood sugar will suck.  If you want to lose weight, just workout and eat right.  Be sensible.
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What Is The Lowest Number Of Calories I can Eat and Still Achieve Healthy Weight Loss?\nUnless you are suffering from serious or morbid obesity and are under medical supervision, the lowest recommended calorie intake is 1200 calories per day.\n\nFor most people even this number of calories is too low - an intake of about 1400 calories is better. \n\nLosing weight is not simply a matter of reducing the amount of calories you eat. Most studies show that increasing exercise combined with moderate calorie consumption (1400-1500 calories) remains the most effective way to lose weight and maintain a healthy weight in the long term.\n\nTo Check your personal calorie needs, see Calorie Needs for Women:  http://www.annecollins.com/calories/calorie-needs-women.htm
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.
455253
If you are trying to lose fat, you want both a low fat and low cal diet. Don't count on losing weight if you exercise though because you are likly to put on more pounds than you lose. \n\nIt takes around 500 calories to burn off one pound of fat, but fat is the last reserve of your body, so it takes a lot to get to it. \n\nTo get an estimate of how much you burn each day, consider that if you did nothing but sit, with some minimal walking, you would burn about 2000 calories. If you do the same thing, except for getting about 2 hours of heavy exercise, you'll burn about 3000 calories. You need about 2500 calories a day to avoid being hungery and to stay healthy.\n\nSo, a smart diet (around 2500 calories), and more than an hour of exercise daily, and you should slowly start seeing a difference. Don't expect it to go fast though. It takes about 3 months for your body to adjust to major changes in diet and exercise, and get to peak preformance.
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It's the age-old technique of eating right and exercising more!  It is safe to lose up to 2 pounds a week.  Each pound you lose is approximately equal to 3500 calories.  \n\nSo to lose 1 pound a week healthily, you'd need to cut back on the calories you take in and burn more than you usually would.  \n\nTo calculate how much you need to eat a day and how much you need to burn to lose that pound, you need to figure out you Basal Metabolic Rate.  You can do all this here:  \n\nhttp://soyouwanna.com/site/syws/loseweight/loseweight.html\n\nSoyouwanna.com gives a lot of tips for basically everything you'd want to do.  Good Luck and don't overdo anything.
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.
418472
well intake the required calories only at the same time  burn out your xtra cals by xcercising try brisk walkinfg for 45 mins daily\nthis much is enough for a target weight loss
44502
Diet and Exercise is it.  There is no magical special way to take weight off quickly that will ever stick.  Go to mypyramid.gov and print off your own food guide pyramid.  This will tell you what and how much you should eat each day.  Eat a healthy diet consisting of 500 calories less than you need to sustain your current weight, and exercise enough to burn 500 calories each day.  This will enable you to lose 2 pounds each week.  Two pounds is healthy weight loss.  If you are very obese you can cut a few more calories and loose a little more each week and still have it be healthy.  Also, keep in mind as you loose weight you'll need to constantly adjust your diet.  The less you weigh the less calories you need to take in.
970444
It depends on your height, weight, age, and sex.  There are several online calculators that ascertain your particular basal metabolic rate, or how many calories YOU burn in a day.  Once you find that out, you can use that number to lose weight by creating a calorie deficit by eating x number less than your bmr and/or burning them off through exercise.\nHere is a link to a metabolic calculator-\nhttp://www.internetfitness.com/calculators/bmr.htm\n3500 calories equals a pound.  Consume 3500 more than you need/burn, you will gain one pound.  Consume/Burn 3500 less than you need, you will lose one pound.  Aim for 500 to 1000 calories less than your bmr to lose 1-2 pounds per week.  Any added exercise can only increase the results, so exercise away.
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.
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Take in 1200-1500 calories per day.  Exercise 30 min. per day.  If you are a male, then you will need more calories though.