What is the best amount of calories you should eat if you are on a diet?

Answer 1

Enough to stay alive and it is based on things like how many you are burning each day (because hopefully your are exercising as well), existing age, weight, height, and gender. Just look at the various answers you have been given from others, varying from 1200 to 2500. What does YOUR doctor or nutritionist advise for YOU?

Here is a "doctor" stating 1200 for women and 1800 for men:
Caloric Information : by Ray Sahelian, M.D., caloric restriction
caloric restriction daily caloric requirement ... Daily caloric intake. Minimum daily caloric need is 1200 calories per day for women, and 1800 calories ...
http://www.raysahelian.com/caloric.html

Nutrition & Dieting: Minimum Caloric Intake
... Health/Fitness > Eating Disorders > Nutrition & Dieting > Minimum Caloric Intake ... Subject: Minimum Caloric Intake. Question ...
http://experts.about.com/q/Nutrition-Dieting-939/Minimum-Caloric-Intake.htm

Bottom line, we are all different, DO NOT use general guidelines or someone else's guidlines. We want you to stay alive, be healthy, AND lose weight.

Answer 2

Hi, I have been a personal trainer and a bodybuilder for 25 years. Do you want to lose fat, tone up or build muscle mass? I can help you. I have trained professional athletes in Major League Baseball, the National Hockey League, Canada National Downhill Ski Team as well as numerous bodybuilders. I have also helped many 100’s of people lose weight, tone up and get into great shape again. I just had one client lose 95 lbs. I have developed an excellent, easy to follow diet & exercise plan that will help you achieve your goals. I can offer my plan to you for only $20.00 US. Cash or money orders only please. And I am David Price, 2177 – 6th Avenue, Trail, BC, Canada, V1R3B8.

Please include your age, whether you are male or female, height, bodyweight and your goals.

I will also offer you free consultation via messenger or e-mail to help you along to achieve your goals. I look for ward to hearing from you. Take care.

Sincerely,

David Price

Answer 3

Hi,
I've tried all different diets, and the weight loss is only temporary. I finally tried diet pills on the market are made from Hoodia. I saw this stuff on ABC News. It's all natural and safe, and it works! My wife took it for a month and dropped 20 pounds. I took it for a month and lost about 13 (but I didn't exercise).

I bought the natural hoodia from this website: http://www.alllsite.info/free-diet-pills.php . I checked the web site address so I can post it here and I saw they're running a promotion now to get a free 2 week sample for only $4.97! I'm going to order this supply for my wife and give it to her for Christmas =)

Answer 4

Whatever you do you should work out more than the amount of calories that you eat.

Answer 5

Calories:


Daily caloric needs to maintain weight
note: kg = pounds divided by 2.2 (ie: 180 lbs / 2.2 = 81.8 kg)

Approximation:

>Men
kg (body weight) x 24 = kcal/day


These calculations do not take physical activity, medical conditions, or age into consideration... for a more accurate estimate of caloric needs - the following equations are used:

note:
kg = pounds divided by 2.2 (ie: 180 lbs / 2.2 = 81.8 kg)
cm = inches multiplied by 2.54 (ie: 68 inches x 2.54 = 173 cm)

Harris-Benedict equations:

Men:
BMR = 66 + (13.7 x wt in kg) + (5 x ht in cm) - (6.8 x age in yrs)

Women:
BMR = 655 + (9.6 x wt in kg) + (1.8 x ht in cm) - (4.7 x age in yrs)


Other BMR (basal metabolic rate) formulas
BMR without exercise:
note: (wt = body weight in kg)


Sex and Age BMR Equation (kcal/day)
Males
0-3 yrs (60.9 x wt) - 54
3-10 yrs (22.7 x wt) + 495
10-18 yrs (17.5 x wt) + 651
18-30 yrs (15.3 x wt) + 679
30-50 yrs (11.6 x wt) + 879
over 60 yrs (13.5 x wt) + 487

Females
0-3 yrs (61.0 x wt) - 51
3-10 yrs (22.5 x wt) + 499
10-18 yrs (12.2 x wt) + 746
18-30 yrs (14.7 x wt) + 496
30-60 yrs (8.7 x wt) + 829
over 60 yrs (10.5 x wt) + 596

To include exercise - multiply BMR by the appropriate activity factor:
Level Type Of Activity Factor
Very light :Cooking, driving, ironing, painting, sewing, standing 1.3 men
1.3 women
Light Walking 3 MPH, electrical trades, sailing, golf, child care, housecleaning 1.6 men
1.3 women
Moderate Walking 3.5-4.0 MPH, weeding, cycling, skiing, tennis, dance 1.7 men
1.6 women
Heavy Manual digging, basketball, climbing, football, soccer 2.1 men
1.9 women
Exceptional Training for professional athletic competition 2.4 men
2.2 women

Answer 6

2000 for women 2500 for men, dont diet just dont eat all the pies!

Answer 7

depends on if yr male or female etc...read tips on weight loss, calorie burning and exercise programs to help you more on this site

Answer 8

the healthiest is 2000/day....along with exercise.

Answer 9

2000 if you are nonactive, 2500 if you are.

Answer 10

between 1,200-1,500