I am starting to count calories to loose at least 10 pounds.  How many calories should I allow myself per day?
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its not so much about the calories, its if your eating right. make sure your eating lots of vegetables and fruits and stay away from fatty foods. also exercising would help a lot as well. i dont believe in dieting, i believe in eating right and exercising and it works too. id say either to go the gym or run a couple times a week. do some sit ups a couple times a week and maybe lift? but most importantly eat right!
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You can't lose it quickly. You must gradually change your eating habits and excercise habbits. give your body some time to adjust to the changes and you will lose the weight much faster than you normally would lose it. Actually your body burns 12 calories per pound of body weight for each day. So to figure out how many calories you need for each day you must multiply your weight by 12. Choose wisely the foods you eat and how much you do eat. If you do want to loose weight just simply eat less that the amount of calories you need in a day. Many people think you must excercise to lose weight but you cannot lose weight by just simply excercising. You must have a well balanced diet and eat less than the amount of calories you need in a day to lose weight. While you cannot lose weight by excercising alone it does speed up the process while adding more muscle mass because the muscles burn more calories.
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the number of calories it takes to lose a pound fat? In other words, eat 500 calories less than you need every day for seven days and you should emerge one pound lighter.\n\nthe theory sounds great. unfortunately, it doesn't work that well in practice.
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3,500 calories is equal to one pound. For example, if you eat 250 calories per day fewer than your maintenance rate requires and exercise enough to burn an additional 250 calories each day, you will lose approximately one pound per week.
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Definitely!\n\nVisit mypyramid.gov to find out how many servings of various types you should be eating each day.  You can just remember what you have eaten, or print slips of paper for each day with a list of what to eat.\n\nConsumer Search reviews diet programs.\n\nConsumerSearch.com collects product reviews, summarizes them, and makes recommendations for more than 200 consumer products.\n\nhttp://www.ConsumerSearch.com\n\n\nTo loose weight: eat a balanced diet, eat less, and exercise more.\nTo keep the weight off, you should loose about 1 pound per week.\n\nHow much should you weigh?: http://www.dietitian.com/ibw/ibw.html\nhttp://www.consumer.gov/weightloss/setgoals.htm\nhttp://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/weightcontrol.html\nhttp://win.niddk.nih.gov/publications/index.htm\nhttp://www.mypyramid.gov/\nhttp://www.exrx.net/
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A better question to ask is do you really need to lose 10 pounds. If you are over weight follow the advice about decreasing your calorie intake, make sure you exercise. Since you changed your question from 20 lbs to 10 lbs. I suspect that you are probably perfect just the way you are and that you are letting an incredibility distorted body image sold by the media make you feel too heavy.
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No matter what you do or what you eat it is simple math.\n\nAs long as you burn more calories then you put in you will eventually lose weight. This doesn't happen over night because each pound of fat has 3500 calories and you could realistically burn maybe 350 more calories a day then you put in. Thus losing 1 pound every 10 days.
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I aim for 1900 calories a day or less.  I am  working closely with a diet/fitness professional.  I write down what I eat in a food journal along with the calorie value of everything and I meet with my girl once a week to discuss what I ate and how I felt and all that.  She encourages me to eat several times throughout the day -every 2 or 3 hours in fact.  I do plan ahead, but allow for some spontenaity, I also eat lots of fresh fruit and vegetables.   When I eat at a friends house or a restaurant I write down what I ate when I get home and use this website to estimate the calorie value of what it was;\nhttp://www.calorieking.com/foods/\nAt first, I just wrote what I ate because I had no idea what the calorie value of anything was.  After 2 1/2 months of doing it, I have a much better idea of what the calorie count of different foods are and can plan better throughout the day.  I have lost 10 pounds since I started.  \nI was against the idea of counting calories at first, but agreed because what I was doing wasn't working.  For me, the most helpful thing has been the support  I recieve from my girl.  She has really helped me to stay focused.  Calories are a number, like your weight or your size that are only a part of the whole picture of health.  When I get frustrated at my slow progress she reminds me of how great I feel and the long term benefits I am giving myself by eating well and exercising and that this is for life-I am not on a diet to be a size 9 by the weekend.
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it depends on you- your weight, your age, etc.  check here: http://www.caloriesperhour.com/
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according to my doctor, the correct amount is 2,000 calories per day.
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Here are some rough estimates for you based on your age, height and weight.  Your level of activity, build and other factors may affect these numbers. If you want more exact recommendations see a doctor or dietician.  If you want to start a diet or something you should see a doctor.  Your doctor would be better able to suggest things that are more tailored to you as an individual.  \n\nCalories about 3000/day\nProtein about 66grams/day\nFat about 100grams/day\nCarbohydrates about 459grams/day
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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.
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To loose weight: eat a balanced diet, eat less, and exercise more.\nTo keep the weight off, you should loose about 1 pound per week.
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immediately cut your calorie intake to no more than 1500 calories per day. eat 3 meals per day each no more than 300 calories per meal and eat 3 snacks per day in between those meals not to exceed 180 calories per snack.  A good way to monitor calorie intake is to pick a food and only eat the serving size of the food.  For example cereal might have 280 calories in it but that is 280 calories in the serving size of 3/4 of a cup so you can eat 3/4 of a cup of cereal.  Dont forget the milk you add alos has calories.  Watch your drinks too, pop and juices have lots of calories. Things high in sugar are loaded with calories.  And one last thing, no eating after 7:30 at night. I used this diet to join the USMC. I lost 20 pounds in about 5-6 weeks.  I also lost another 10 in a week but that was some unhealthy way where I passed out and I am not going to go into further detail about that.  Losing weight quickly is dangerous and the faster you lose it the easier it is to gain it back.  Be wary of diet pills they dont do anything.
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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
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10 pounds in two weeks is not safe.  You should only lose about 1-2 pounds a week.  Do it by exercising and dieting.  Don't eat less than 1200 calories per day and make sure your diet includes the right kinds of nutrients by eating at least 5 servings of fruits and vegetables (preferably more vegetables than fruits).  Do cardiovascular exercise 30-60 minutes per day.  Make sure your heart rate gets up.  You cannot lose weight only on one part of your body.  You will have to work your whole body.  As you start to lose fat, build muscle with strength training.  I recommend pilates if you really want to focus on your stomach.  Diet and exercise are the only healthy way to lose weight, and it takes time.  Please be safe!
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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.