if i eat right like 1200 calories a day and work out 3 times a week how much can i lose ina month?
2007-01-04 08:00:58 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diet & Fitness
it depends what you eat, not how many calories. I could eat 3000 calories a day of healthy nutritious food and I would be better off than if I was eating 1500 calories of packaged, saturated fat-filled food.....
a pound of fat is 3500 calories. you must burn this much to lose 1 pound of fat. at the same time, your body is ALWAYS burning calories, this is based on your basal metabolic rate. your metabolism at rest during the day. mine for example is about 1400 calories. but if I eat 3000 calories, I have a surplus of 1600 calories which are not burned.
do cardio, eat well, and avoid high saturated fat and high cholesterol/sodium foods, good luck!
1200 calories, by the way, is low for a growing teen, which you may be, so please eat more than that!
2007-01-04 08:04:29 · answer #1 · answered by ultra _ girl 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It really depends on how active are and your much you weigh now. If you've been doing nothing up until now, then yea you'll loose a lot. Don't eat any less than 1200 calories though. If you want a lifestyle site that will help answer things like this, search for sparkpeople.
2007-01-04 16:04:57 · answer #2 · answered by Maggie E 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have lost more than 30 lbs in a month, but did it the wrong way. You should lose close to 5 lbs/week depending on your exercise. 1200 cals. isn't much, if you seriously work out, you may lose more.
2007-01-04 16:05:34 · answer #3 · answered by herekittykitty 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It would depend on you age, weight and height. 1200 is considered the minimum calorie intake for a women, but many warn against going that low.
2007-01-04 16:05:25 · answer #4 · answered by ctrl-alt-delete 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Healthily, you should only lose 2 pounds a week. You can lose an additional 3-5 pounds by drinking lots of water and shedding water weight!
2007-01-04 16:02:40 · answer #5 · answered by tellme 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
heres is a healthy diet that you can do for the rest of your life and not have to kill yourself trying to stick to some stupid diet that won't work and leaves you tired all the time. low fat and high protiens. chicken breasts, turkey breast, fish, veggies, fruits, yogurts, hard boiled eggs, nuts, and drink tons of water to flush out your body. these are just some of the foods you can eat and not have to worry!! plus cut out sugar and sodas except diet, you can have sweets once in a while but not in excesive amounts. i guarantee you will lose weight and feel great!! GOOD LUCK!!
2007-01-04 16:07:15 · answer #6 · answered by onyx maiden 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wow, your avatar's name belies your true nature.
Your body is a biological machine, and food is your fuel. Exercise makes your machine burn more fuel when you're NOT working, but without fuel it won't run.
Next you'll be asking why your car died on the freeway when you forgot to put gas in it!
*SIGH* How's this: you will lose exactly 248.6 lbs. Happy now?
2007-01-04 16:07:55 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
depends on how much you currently weigh and what types of food you are eating. Calories are not as important as what you eat.
2007-01-04 16:08:11 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
STOP THE MADNESS! SHEEEESHH You women are killing me with this count calories, run here jog there. Do you think these jeans make look fat crap! Can't you just be happy with yourself the way you are.
2007-01-04 16:06:19 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it won't show on a scale,..because you will gain muscle as you lose fat,..
you will look like the bomb!
turn many heads
2007-01-04 16:08:08 · answer #10 · answered by iroc 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋