when dieting how do i know how many calories a day to consume?

Answer 1

1000 for every 100lbs of your weight

Answer 2

THey say if you're on a diet a safe amount to consume is no less than 10-12 calories per pound of body weight. So, a 150-pound person should be having about 1500 calories a day on a diet.

Answer 3

There really is no magic system to tell you how many calories you consume. What you should do is stick to a meal plan (I recomend South Beach Diet), and if your trying to loose weight keep in mind you need to burn more calories in a week than you consume in a day. EX: if you have a 2,500 calorie diet you need to burn at 3,000 calories in a week to loose at least 1 lb

Answer 4

I agree with the earlier poster who said 1000 calories per 100 lbs of weight. Take your current weight and add a "0" to the end for a rough estimate.

That varies, of course, with your age and physical activity. There's this site I used to go to called fitday.com, you can get a free membership, you enter all your personal data, and it calculates an estimate of how many calories you should take a day. It also includes a diet and fitness journal for you to record your progress and compare what you've eaten to your target caloric intake.

Answer 5

Assuming you are taking in 1200 colories you would only take in 1000 but then increase you activity level~ really when u diet its more activity and just slight less calories~ and eat 0 calorie foor that is filling~ celery, lettuce, also eat foods high in fiber full of whole grains and and lots of protien! it works ive been doing it for 2 weeks and lost 8 lbs~ how it works for you too~ good luck~

Answer 6

go to calorie-count.com

to lose a lb of weight u need to decrease calories by 3500.

a normal female is supposed to have approx. 1500-1800 depending on lifestyle.

a normal male is supposed to have around 1800-2000.

cut calories by about 500 a day to lose 1 lb a week.

also u can add up all the calories u are burning at gym and other activities to figure up your count.