how many calories should I eat?

Question

I really have no clue how many calories I burn in a day, or how to figure that out, but let's pretend I burn 700 calories a day (by the way, is that not much at all?), should I only eat like 500 calories if I want to lose weight?

Answer 1

1500 a day or 2000

Answer 2

Sleeping 24 hours per day & you burn 1600-1800 calories.

BUT - if you want to lose weight the only equation you need to kow is - eat (metabolsie) fewer calories than you burn.

When I was a kid I ate 4,000 calories a day & I left school at age 18, with 27-inch waist, 32 inch chest, 110 pounds.......6 feet tall.
20 years later, I have 40 inch waist, 46 inch chest, 230 pounds - I'm eating about 1500 calories & getting 2 30-minute exercise periods on the treadmill (awesome pre-programmed routines). I am just about losing weight.

P.S. Biggest Loser Rocks :-)

Answer 3

For losing weight, talk to your doctor about setting these daily calorie goals:


Your weight Daily calorie Daily calorie
(Pounds) (Women) (Men)
250 or less 1,200 1,400
251 to 300 1,400 1,600
301 or more 1,600 1,800


With time, I think your calorie needs may change depending upon the how much weight loss you desire and your health risks. In case you have got your weight loss target or feel too much hungry, you can increase your calories intake.

Very low calorie diets aren't a healthy long-term strategy. Less than 1,200 calories a day for women and 1,400 calories for men aren't normally suggested. If your calories are too low, you run the risk of not getting all of the nutrients you need for good health.

It's usually best to talk to your doctor before starting any weight-loss plan. A weight-loss specialist can help guide you in making the healthiest, most effective and safest food choices based on your individual needs.

Answer 4

You are on the right track. Calories is the key. Take in less than you burn and you lose weight; reverse that and you gain weight (though there are some more sublties about types of calories and other blockers, etc.). Most people need from 1,200 to 2,500, but it really depends on who you are and what you do.

Answer 5

Here is what you need to do, if you are serious about losing weight and keeping it off. Eat 6 small meals a day about every 4 hours. Here what that will do for you, your metabolism will increase (i.e. Loose weight) and you will have more engry. If you go on a diet and eat less, your metabolism will slow down and store to fat. That is why diets dont work. Only the size of your fist, carbs (examples:baked potato, pasta, oatmeal, beans, corn, melon, apples, fat free yogurt, whole wheat breads)in one and protien (examples:chicken breast, swordfish, shrimp, turkey breast) in the other. You can also eat vegetables and salads with any meal, they dont have none or little fat). 30min cardo exercise every day. Any of these(examples: walking, jogging, swimming,running, biking, ect), Monday cardo, tues upper body (arms: curls, tricep extensions,pull ups, front press)(abdominals: leg pull crunch, leg raises), (chest: bench press, butterfly, pullover)(shoulders: front press, arm pullover, cross county skier machine)(back:seated row, lat pull downs, back extension)(YOU DONT HAVE TO DO IN ONE DAY, mix it up) wed cardo, thurs lower body (legs: leg pull,leg press, squats, lounges) fri cardo, sat upper. Sunday eat anything you want and dont exercising, you do this on sunday so your body doesnt go into starvation mode. YOU NEED TO TAKE SUNDAY OFF. If you stilck with this you will have a great body. also drink aleast 8oz of water daily! Stay away from Mcdonals, Wendys, ect because there is nothing good for you on the menu's even the salads are bad (beaon bits, cheeze, dressing, ect) Good Luck :)

Answer 6

Your age?
Your weight?
Your Body Mass Index?
Your Waist to Hip ratio?
Your Medical Records?
These are required.
However to give you a example you are having a food of 2500 c/d
You burn by your daily work 2300 calories.
The balance 200 calories must be burnt else it will turn in to fat and you will gain weight.

Answer 7

1200 calories a day is fine any more you will turn into fat any less you can and up sick.