Best amount of calories to eat

[fabemmy]

Anyone know the best amount of calories to eat in a day if I am trying to lose weight.

Someone told me I should reduce them by 500 cals is this right which would be 1500 a day as I am a woman.

[redcrx]

less than you burn!

if you do physical work then it stands to reason that 1500 cals a day may not be anyway near enough for your body.

[whiskeysheri]

It depends on how overweight you are and the amount of exercise you do, fabemmy. 1200 (or there abouts)per day has worked very well for me in the last seven months.

Good luck.

[whiskeysheri]

Sorry, meant to say: I have 1200 as I spend most of my day sat on my bum at work. :)

[Abdulmajid]

2000 a day is a mere guideline. Everybody is different and have different life styles.

If you keep your lifestyle the same but eat 500 cals less a day you will lose two pounds a week.

However if you eat the same but go for an hours walk a day you will lose aboute 4 lbs a week.

Do both you will lose 6.

Also drink plenty of water. Aim for 2-2.5 ltrs a day. It will fill you up, detox your kidneys and raise your metabolic rate.

[ajrowe]

Sorry but this is all b*****ks, reducing your caloire intake is the begninning of starvation, your body will adjust to the reduction of energy you are giving it by slowing your metabolism and reducing your muscle mass - which require caloires to sustain. When you go back to eating 'normally' your body will then start storing the excess calories as fat. This is why so many people put on the weight they loose on a diet plus some more. The best thing is to stop OVEReating if you have been already and make sure you're eating a varied, healthy diet and then increase your physical activity to burn off the fat, the government recommends an activity to increase your heart rate for at least 30 mins once a day. This way you'll loose weight healthily and you wont put it back on again, result!

[bushbaby_de]

Hi there fabemmy, I have found a really good website that calculates your calorie intake based on your height, weight and how active you are, and gives support in weight loss. And its free! Its www.sparkpeople.com

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