1200 to 1550.
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-Chantel
2006-09-05 08:49:20
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answered by abbas_n_chantel 2
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Several diets, properly worked out, totally walk you through this.
The full atkins (4 stages), the zone (4 stages), and the south beach (4 stages) all take you through this.
Heres the problem: everyones metabolism and diet are different. I could give you a number or a diet, but without understanding your body, metabolism, and diet it may or may not work.
You are in fact asking a question that has a TON of assumptions behind it that you probably dont know about. Not all calories are created equal.
A better way to work this out, and what these diets suggest is that you INITIALLY take a major chunk out of your diet. You keep enough to keep the essentials working, and everything else has to run on stored resources. This is a short phase, and it sets the groundwork. It doesnt require you, or me knowing anything at all about your metabolism. It requires your doctor helping you set the minimums safely, then you living there for a short time (measured between days and weeks). Then slowly you ramp up, controlling portion sizes, until your weight levels off.
At that point, you will know what amount of weight sustains your weight. Anything more than that and you gain. Anything less than that and you lose.
I highly recommend talking to a dietician and having them work out with you the best diet for you, and the boundaries where you can be safe, but also get the most benefit. Its hard at first, but like many things in life: it works if you work it.
Good luck.
2006-09-05 08:56:11
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answered by Curly 6
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I'm 5'7" and started out at 235 lbs. My dietrician told me to try to get at the most 1200 calories a day and to drink 120 ounces of water a day (thats a whole lot of peeing). But its been two weeks and I'm down to 223, and I've stuck to the water for the most part well (if I dont get all 120 a day, I get at least up to 80), and since I'm full on water all day, I'm barely hungry so I probably only have about 800 calories a day. I mean, its different for everyone, but maybe aim for about 1000 calories, and it would be really good for you to try to have 100 ounces of water a day as well.
Make sure you don't skip your meals, either.
Another thing I've been doing is not eating after 7 PM, and if I do, its fruit or something very low and quick to digest.
Oh! If you do the water thing, don't have more than 2 grams of sodium a day, because it will pretty much cancel out the work of the water. I probably have 2 grams or less a day, because I haven't really gone a bought a bunch of low-sodium things quite yet, but it would be good anyway to watch that, and also watch your sugar intake.
Good luck!
2006-09-05 09:27:01
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answered by katith1 2
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I agree with the person above me. Don't try to count calories at first, it could get too confusing, and it doesn't always work well. You may end up becoming too dependent on counting calories and not working out properly. Besides, in order for us to tell you how much calories you should be eating, we'd have to know how much of it you are burning in a day. My advice for losing weight would be to cut out all junk food, soft drink, and other unhealthy food out of your life. It may sound hard, but it'll help a lot. Feel free to indulge in some once a week, but the less you eat of those food, the faster you'll lose weight. Working out in crucial for losing weight, you don't have to push yourself too hard, just do a bit more every week, build yourself up. Start with just walking for a couple of miles each day, then add in running, jump roping, swimming, etc. And if you find yourself getting bored by them, join a dance class, take up yoga, do Pilate. And make sure you vary your work out every day, or your body may become used to them and you'll burn less calories doing them.
2016-03-26 23:15:54
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answered by ? 4
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You need to consume fewer calories than you burn. If you are a couch potato, then probably you need a very restricted diet, on the order of 1,000 calories a day. If you are moderately active, you can lose weight on 1200 to1500 calories a day. And if you are very active, you can loose on 1800 to 2000 cal, daily. Please remember to drink at least 2 liters of water every day to maintain hydration and help your body to wash out the toxins that accumulate during weight loss. Be patient, lose weight slowly, 1 or 2 pounds a week is the goal. Lose it faster than that and the metabolism will slow down and make weight loss that much harder to achieve. Good luck.
2006-09-05 09:11:09
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answered by essentiallysolo 7
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No less than 1200 calories a day, but here's a formula to help you determine how many calories a day you need to maintain your current weight, then subtract 500 calories a day to lose 1-2 lbs. per week.
655+(4.354xyour weight in pounds)+(4.569 x your height in inches)-(4.7 x your age in years)
(This gives you your metabolic rate)
Take this total and multiply it by your activity level:
1.2 if you get no exercise
1.4 if you exercise 1-3 days per week
1.6 if you exercise 4-5 days per week
1.8 if you exercise 6-7 days per week
1.9 if you have a physically strenuous job
Take the last total and multiply by 0.2 and subtract that value from the second total you got. This gives you how many calories you need to maintain your current weight. Then subtract 500 calories from that and you will get the amount of calories you need to lose approximately 1-2 lbs. per week.
Good luck!
2006-09-05 09:53:25
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answered by ? 3
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I completely agree with LOVEISNOCOLOR. Though, let me add that because of your weight right now, as you begin to lose weight, it may drop rapidly. You may lose up to five pounds or more in one week for a few months until your body regulates itself out. Once your body begins to adapt whatever routine you plan on doing you will lose the weight slower, maybe at a rate of two to five pounds a week, so don't get discouraged at that time. Keep on routine and you will see whatever results you're looking for. Just whatever you do, be healthy and be patient.
As for your doctor, change to another one. If your doctor doesn't listen to you, find someone that will.
Good luck.
2006-09-05 09:02:54
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answered by маұа 2
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Unfortunately, there's no magic number of calories we should all eat each day. You'll need to assess your own caloric needs based on several factors.
First you'll need to figure out how many calories you can eat to stay the weight you're at right now.
To estimate how many calories you should consume in order to maintain your weight, you'll need to do a little math. By using a simple formula called the Harris-Benedict principle, you can assess your basal metabolic rate -- also known as your BMR.
(Then, to lose weight, you'll need to cut calories or burn extra calories and shoot for a level lower than the results you get with this formula.)
Your BMR is the amount of energy your body needs to function. We use about 60 percent of the calories we consume each day for basic bodily functions such as breathing.
Other factors that influence your BMR are height, weight, age and sex.
Step one is to calculate your BMR with the following formula:
Women: BMR = 655 + (4.35 x weight in pounds) + (4.7 x height in inches) - (4.7 x age in years)
Step two: In order to incorporate activity into your daily caloric needs, do the following calculation:
If you are sedentary : BMR x 1.2
If you are lightly active: BMR x 1.375
If you are moderately active (You exercise most days a week.): BMR x 1.55
If you are very active (You exercise daily.): BMR x 1.725
If you are extra active (You do hard labor or are in athletic training.): BMR x 1.9
In order to lose weight, you must create a calorie deficit. It is easier and healthier to cut back your calorie intake a little bit at a time. Every 3,500 calories is equivalent to 1 pound.
If you cut back 500 calories a day, you will lose 1 pound per week. If you exercise to burn off 500 calories a day you will also lose 1 pound per week.
Ideally, you should do a combination of both, (e.g. cut back 250 calories; burn an extra 250 calories).
A healthy weight loss goal is to lose .5 to 2 pounds per week. Losing more than 2 pounds per week will mean the weight is less likely to stay off permanently. Never cut back to fewer than 1,200 daily calories without medical supervision.
2006-09-05 08:47:02
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answered by LOVEISNOCOLOR 2
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The answer to that question is a tricky one! It truly depends on your lean body mass. I used a plan called Shapeworks to lose 95 lbs in 8 months and my coach used a lean protein estimator on me to figure out my calorie intake needed to lose. She can do the same for you. Here is her website: www.loseweightnow.com/tfward
2006-09-05 11:05:35
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answered by Anonymous
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multiply 11 by your current weight...this will be how many calories you need to eat per day to maintain your current weight. If you want to know how many cal. you need to be a certain weight (120lbs. for ex.) multiply this by 11 and you should not consume over those cal. in order to lose weight.
2006-09-05 09:28:04
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answered by Chris 3
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Why don't you try and find out? You can't expect us to know, it's your body, and your activity level that decides what is right for you!
But, if you are going to loose this much weight, I'll bet you are going to feel hungry a lot of the time. Lower daily caloric intake, increase number of meals, increase exercise. Find out what works for you.
2006-09-05 09:09:19
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answered by Anonymous
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