How many calories are you suppose to consume in one day?

Question

I'm trying to lose weight and I need to lose a lot of it. Does anyone have any deit tips? Please help if you can.

Answer 1

A typical estimate is 2000 calories a day. But it depends on how much you burn. If you eat 2000 calories, yet you don't get any exercise, you're gonna gain weight. You should eat about 2000 calories but make sure to exercise (in a healthy manner) to burn calories as well.

Answer 2

Here's a formula to figure out roughly how many calories you need in order to maintain your current body weight:

1. Take your current weight and multiply it by 10.

2. Take that number and multiply it by 1.25 if you're mostly sedentary, 1.3 if you're moderately active, and 1.35 if you're very active.

The number you come up with is roughly how many calories you need to consume every day just to maintain what you have. All other things being equal, if you want to lose a pound a week you'd need to cut 500 calories per day, or you'd have to cut 1,000 calories a day to lose two pounds a week. WARNING!!! DO NOT EVER cut your caloric intake below 1,400 calories a day. If you do, your body will go into starvation mode and greedily hang on to every last bit of body fat you have while cannibalizing your muscle (and slowing your metabolism down at the same time). Not good. Don't go there.

If you want to get some good diet tips, go to the Mens Health web site (http://www.menshealth.com/), click on the "Discussions" link, and scroll through until you find the bulletin board entitled "Abs Diet for Women." You'll find a whole slew of women who are in the same boat you're in who can help you with effective and safe weight loss tips, lo-calorie meals, diet plans, etc.

Good luck!

Answer 3

Q: How do I know how many calories I should consume?
A: To determine your approximate caloric needs, you can easily compute your basal metabolic rate. This is the number of calories your body needs to maintain its basic functions and your current weight. You can determine your BMR by multiplying your current weight by 10. For example, if you weigh 180 pounds, then eating 1,800 calories a day would be your BMR.

However, this computation doesn't take into account exercise or your activity level. For example, since someone who exercises regularly can bring in more calories and still be at their maintenance weight, their BMR would be higher. Other issues like genetics, age and the amount of body fat/muscle you have can also affect your caloric needs.


Q: How can I track my caloric needs?
A: An easy way to give yourself a personalized assessment of your caloric needs is to keep a detailed food and activity journal for a week or two before you begin dieting. You can obtain a calorie counter at any bookstore or use a calorie counting tool like the one at The USDA National Nutrient Database.


Record everything you eat and drink every day. Calculate your calories on a daily basis and record your weight at the end of each week. If your weight is the same as when you started, then you are at your BMR. If it is higher, then you are eating more than your BMR. (Both scenarios assume that your activity level is consistent.) This is the starting place for you to begin cutting down on those calories coming in.


Now's the time to begin planning your meals with their caloric content in mind. Working your way down a few hundred calories at a time will be the easiest way to adjust to lowering your calorie-intake. You can do this quite "painlessly" to start with. For example, simply cutting out a few colas per day your normally drink will save you hundreds of calories.

Q: When will I see results?
A: Any calorie deficit you create will eventually lead to results. As a rule of thumb, 3,500 calories is equal to one pound. For example, if you eat 250 calories per day fewer than your maintenance rate requires and exercise enough to burn an additional 250 calories each day, you will lose approximately one pound per week.

Answer 4

Around 25 calories per kilogram is good for the average person. To get your weight in kilograms divide your weight in pounds by 2.2

Answer 5

It says 2000 but as soon as you eat a burger your halfway there. I think thats too little calories but then again what do I know... I have a high metabolism so im eating left and right and still am skinny.

Answer 6

Depends on gender and age, for a growing boy he needs a lot of food- like 3500 calories or so. for a young girl, not so much maybe like 2000. eat what you want just don't over-eat and get plenty of exercise you'll be happiest.