what is an ideal daily calorie intake to lose weight.?
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some people are trying the every other day diet. you diet every ohter day . i know it sounds wierd but makes sence. your burns what you take in, if you take in 1000 it will burn 1000. if your body is use to 2500 a day then it will burn 2500 a day, so on the diet day you burn more than you take in.
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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.
1035571
The only smart way to "lose weight" is to eat right and exercise.\n\nActually, you should be eating 5-6 small meals every day versus larger meals.
544614
An average woman needs about 1800-2000 calories per day to maintain her weight. To lose an average of a pound per week, consume about 500 less calories per day than you are now.\nKeep a food journal to track current food consumption and see where you can trim down. Read food labels and always choose the lighter version. Every calorie counts!
598014
You are eating more than you spend.  Average person needs ~2000 calories a day to keep the body functions normal anymore than that is stored as fat.\n\nEat right and exercise, the only two time tested methods to weight loss.
290583
I consume about 2000. In Dieteics training we were taught a rough way to estimate caloric need for a day. It is 15 calories per lb of body weight. So, as I weight 130lbs, I need to consume about 1950 to maintain my body weight. To lose weight, one needs to consume 500 calories less than what is needed to maintain body weight.
870543
Don't eat more calories a day than your body can burn off. Say for example, your body burns about 1200 a day, eat no more than 1200 calories a day. But it depends on your level of activity on a daily basis. Mine is 2000. I work at a computer and have minimal activity, so its pretty low. So find out what yours is and dont go over.
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I'm losing weight using www.sparkpeople.com. Its a very realistic goal if you want to lose 1-2 pounds per week AND ITS FREE! For me that was the most important.\n\nAlternatively you can figure out your basal metabolic rate (what your body requires you to function each day ie: breathing, blood circulation, cell function etc) and reduce your calories with diet and burn calories through exercises. \nAn example:\nIf your basal metabolic rate (you can estimate it by multiplying your weight x 10) is weight 160pounds x 10 = 1600 calories per day required to keep you alive and functioning. now this amount is if you do absolutely nothing all day. \nIf you were moderatly active you'd need 13440 calories a week or 1920 calories a day.\n\nwith 7000 calorie reduction = two pounds of of fat loss\nSo reduce the calories by 1000 a day you come up with:\n\n500 calories a day you can reduce foodwise = meaning eat 1420 calories a day\n\nand 500 calories a day through exercise = cardio vascular (biking, hiking,walking etc). you can find out how much a particular activity burns here: www.caloriesperhour.com (you can also get your basal metabolic rate)\n\nAdvice: add strength training at least 2 days a week. NO matter how healthy your diet is you will still lose muscle, water and fat with weightloss. Muscle burns fat. The less muscle you have, the less fat your body burns! \nMeasure weightloss in inches as well as actual weight, since 1lb of fat and 1lb of muscle will look VERY different even if they weigh the same (muscle is more compact and fat is fluffier).\n\n\nI wish you the best of luck and hope this was helpful.
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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.
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.
116782
2500-3000 cal/day.\n\n200-300 cal/2hr.\n\nidealy half an hour a day\n\nNo...our body itself burns 2000 calori without doin anything.\n\nNo..u have to take proteins, cutdown the fat and sugars. no need to consume less than the required calories.
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to know what you should weight:\nfor women, at 5 feet tall start at 100 pounds, then for every inch add five pounds (then add ten pounds if you have a large frame, let it stay the same if you have a medium frame, and subtract ten if you have a small frame)\nfor men, do the same except they should start at 110 at five feet tall, and then add six pounds for every inch.\n\n--- to find out how many calories you can take to stay at your current weight, multiply your current weight times fifteen and that'show many calories you can eat per day to stay at that weight. to lose weight, subtract five hundred calories per day to lose one pound a week, or subtract seven hundred and fifty calories to lose 1 and a half pounds a week, and one thousand calories to loose two pounds a week. good luck
338275
Depends on level of exercize, etc. but the average diet is probably between 2000 and 3000 calories a day.
124854
2000 calorie a day to maintain a weight 1200 to 1500 to lose weight
80182
The doctor regulated diet plan I am using states that continuous, every day intake at the amount of 10 Calories per pound of body weight desired should keep you at that weight.  180 lbs = 1800 calories per day, etc.  Your weekly intake should not vary by more than 15% from seven times this number.
1036142
Typically you should have at least 1500 calories in order to lose weight. Remember , you must eat to lose weight. And this is my assuming you are a woman. For a man I think it is 2000.
162049
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.