How Many Calories?

[cleoval]

Hi I am 16stone and should be around 10.is it better to be on a 1000 cals a day or 1,2000 a day to lose weight.? I love food but could I still lose weight on 1,2000 cals a day please ? Thanks in advance.

[ummmm]

How many calories do you think you're eating at the moment?

[MargoTester]

https://www.livestrong.com/article/455451-non-starving-1200-calorie-diet/
Some information here. You might find 1,200 calls quite hard to stick to initially. Perhaps 1,500 is more realistic and adjust down later on

[Buenchico]

The NHS website suggests a maximum of about 1400 KCal per day as appropriate for women seeking to lose weight.
https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/healthy-weight/start-the-nhs-weight-loss-plan/

Try their 12-week plan:
https://www.nhs.uk/Tools/Pages/Losing-weight.aspx

[hc4361]

It also depends how active you are - the more active you are the more you can eat and lose weight, but if you burn too much energy you might find yourself very hungry on a low calorie diet.

[jourdain2]

I have tried 1,000 calories in the past and don't recommend it. I can be reasonably comfortable on 1,200 (not that I lose weight on it these days). You will stick to your diet more easily for longer if you feel reasonably well-fed, so I'd recommend going for between 1,200 and 1,300 - and don't forget that if that total includes a bit of a treat it will help you stick to it.

[kvalidir]

I don't diet every day I do eating normally ( within reason) eating frugally ( about 1000 calories) and fast days across a week, and I can lose a lot of weight very quickly without actually ever feeling that hungry, also you can mix and match them so it's quite flexible if you're going out or whatnot. I cut sugar completely ( except honey) and feel so much better for it now though. x

[pastafreak]

Don't eat rubbish or foods full of artificial sweeteners. Eat good healthy food...meat, fish, eggs, mostly above ground veg...that will fill you up. Low calorie doesn't really work in the long term. You need to make a lifestyle change that you can live with. That's why shakes or replacement meals don't work.

[Rockrose]

So much depends on your lifestyle

[ummmm]

Didn't someone else post the same Q earlier?

[pastafreak]

I answered a Q a short while ago from someone unable to lose weight.
Not sure where it though.

[ladybirder]

And so much depends on your age. The older you are the harder it gets.

[mallyh]

do you do any exercise ,try and walk every day it does make a huge difference x

[alavahalf]

Is this the question you cant find ...

https://www.theanswerbank.co.uk//Question1626388.html

[Mamyalynne]

https://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/Body-and-Soul/Health-and-Fitness/Question1626388.html


this one.

[rowanwitch]

Depends on your height, age, activity levels, and existing muscle ma's. You should lose weight on 1500 to be honest and although it will be slower it gives you scope to drop down a little as you lose weight and get stuck. A dietitian worked out my requirement at 2450 so to lose weight at a reasonable rate 1700 was my target. I was around 21 stone at the time. If I stick to around that I lose weight fairly well. At 16 stone you wouldn't get such a high level unless you were quite active. So 1500 would be a good start point. 1000 a day may not be sustainable for the long term and it's about long term change rather than a quick fix.

[wolf63]

Do you mean 1,2000 calories per day? That's ten times (and more) than 1000 per day.

Or have you typed in an extra '0'?

Good luck with the dieting - it is easy once you get started and past the first weeks.

[rowanwitch]

Hmmm if only...... think of the goodies you could enjoy if you needed 12,000