I am 5'1& 135lbs, what is the daily amount of calories I should be consuming to lose weight safely?
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Around 1200 calories per day.\nBut it gets worse, what kind of calories?\n\nYou need to make sure it is balanced enough so that as you lose weight, you don't lose your current muscle. If this happens, as soon as you come off the diet, you will gain weight back + a few pounds.\n\n\nAs stated above, it is best to consult a professional.\n\nI have a book out right now that only cost 30bucks and it covers weight loss in depth.
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.
935182
It takes 3,600 cals to lose a pound.....\n\nBy the way you should eat at least 1.200 cals a day.......
1094867
Well, the really important thing is being healthy.  At 5'3", 120 is probably a fairly healthy weight.  I would definitely say less than 110 would be too thin.\n\nIn general, one pound per week is considered a healthy amount to be losing.  More than that, and you're either just shedding water weight, or you're putting your body in a position where it thinks you're starving...It will then start storing everything, and you'll end up gaining weight.\n\nIf you really want to lose weight, you need to burn more calories than you take in.  If you're already exercising, there are essentially two options.  One is to exercise more.  The other is to eat fewer calories.\n\nVegetables are very low in calories...eat lots of them.  Also, drink lots of water as this will not only make you feel full, but also help your body to process everything better.  You'll need protein, too...chicken is a good option, as it has less fat than beef, in general.  You might also consider tofu, since this is really high in protein, and very low in calories.  \n\nPlease be very careful with how much you lose...You're very young still, and your body needs lots of nutrients in order to finish developing.\n\nCheck out the websites below...These may help give you a little perspective to understand where your "ideal" weight should be.
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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.
799381
It depends "how" you are burning these calories. Every person has a BMR (basal metabolic rate) which indicates how many calories your body will burn daily. This is also usually the daily recommended calorie intake for the individual. For example, my BMR is 1418 calories, and I burn 425 calories from digestion and processing food. Thus, I am to eat 1418 calories a day to MAINTAIN my weight, my body will not "hold on" to these calories. To lose weight, you must burn more than you consume.\n\nIf you are working out and burning 1000 calories, this is a bit on the high side. It also depends on the intensity of the activity, your average heart rate, your diet, and your weight and fitness level! And be careful, what the machines at the gym tell you is usually not accurate (if this is where you are getting the information from) and you should take the calorie values as an estimate. You will usually burn 10-20% less than what the machine displays. Sad, I know :(
862618
Eat atleast 1500 calories a day to keep your body from shutting down in survival mode and that will slow your metabolism down and it will help you stay at your weight.  Exercise, that's the number one key.
162824
First of all, as any credible dietician or health professional will tell you, diet is only half the equation. You also have to increase your level of physical activity to burn off more calories and speed up your metabolism while reducing your daily caloric intake. Losing weight is a slow process and if you follow a strict regimen of diet and exercise, you can expect to healthily lose around 1-1.5 pounds tops a week. One pound of body fat equals about 3500 calories so there needs to be a large net caloric deficit to lose a lot of weight. The key is consistency. Check the net for more information, there are tons of resources.
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1. A safe level and effective level of weight loss that is about 1-2 pounds per week.. More than that could be unhealthy is is usually not lasting. Look to make lasting changes in your diet and lifestyle, then you will keep the weight off.  \n2. The only way to lose weight is to take in fewer calories that you burn. There is no secret to it. You can do this by dieting to lower your calorie intake, exercise to increase it, or a combination of both. Depending on your current activity level, even adding some walking into the schedule can help.\n3.  Muscle weighs more than fat but is more compact.  Adding muscle may make you look slimmer, and the muscle burns more calories at rest than fat so it can keep you slimmer.\n4. There are many effective diet programs that you can follow on your own or join. These programs do a few things: they can help educate you on proper nutrition; they help you control portions and calorie intake; and, they usually require you to keep a record of your eating behavior. Find one that is comfortable for you if you think it will help, or do it on your own.\n5. Writing down everything you eat over a few days can be very helpful in terms of identifying your problem areas.\n6 There are some helpul resources available from the US Government, including suggested diet and a calorie tracker that allows you to evaluate your food intake for calories and nutrients, and compare it to the calories that you burn through daily activities. I have some articles on my website as well. Links are shown below. \nGood luck!
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Hey, we are on the same page. I'm 5'3'' and I weigh 125. I used to weigh 107...so I need to lose 18 pounds. I know this sounds crazy.....but I lose weight by eating one meal a day. I'll snack on fruits and veggies only. Limit your calorie intake. Your body burns about 10 times your weight. So right now, your burn about 1,140 calories in a day. There are 3000 calories in a pound. Slowly cut back your intake. I lost 20 pounds in 2 1/2 months doing this. Try eating about 500 calories a day. then youll burn about 600 calories a day + whatever excercise you do. But always snack on healthy foods throughout the day or else your metabolism with slow. NO SODAS.FRIES.CANDY! limit your bread and pasta/rice intake as well.
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you should always eat, especially if you're expending that much energy.  if you're really doing fairly intense workouts (breaking a sweat, needing to catch your breath) 3 or 4 times a day, which you probably shouldn't, you're going to need around 3000-3500 calories a day.  possibly more.  i don't know how old you are, but if you have summer vacation i assume you are 18 or under, in which case you are still growing and need to eat even more.  if you exercise that much, you'll lose fat, but you might gain muscle, which weighs more.  don't be alarmed if the scale stays about the same, but you look better.\nso keep eating, keep exercising (although maybe not that much) and don't overdo anything.  use your good judgment.
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Cut calories and exercise. In order to lose weight you need to burn more calories than you consume. However, if you cut too drastically you won't lose because your body will be starving. Also, you shouldn't try to lose more than 1 or 2 pounds a week, because it is unhealthy for the body. Slow and steady is best.
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well 3500 calories = 1 pound of weight , in order loose about a pound a week you would need to lose 500 calories a day, 1 pound a week is a healthy schedual to go by
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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.
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That's going to vary from person to person.  The fact that they don't exercise is going to decrease the ideal amount of calories.  The US likes to think that 2000 to 2500 calories is ideal, but if you're weightlifting and doing aerobic exercise, you can eat 3000 calories and still lose weight.  It also depends what kind of calories you're eating.  Calories from fat take a longer time to burn, whereas simple sugars don't take as long.  But if they don't do much exercise during their standard day, I'd recommend 2000 calories.
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According to http://www.healthstatus.com/calculate/iwc (copy-pasted from the site):\n\nAccording to your height of 5' 5" your ideal healthy weight is 125 pounds. Your recommended weight range is between 119 and 149 pounds.\n\nThis was calculated using Hamwi formula, a simple formula commonly used by many clinicians.\n\nThese are recommended weights. Talk with your doctor about what weight is best for you and before undertaking any new diet or exercise programs.\n\nYou can learn more about BMI and see what it is for your current weight by checking out our Body Mass calculator.
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bout 110-145\nhttp://www.jimmyr.com/lose_weight.php\n\ndepends on build and how much muscle you have if you exercise