I want to start counting my calorie-intake, how many calories should I eat?

Question

a day to lose weight and where can I find the calories of all kinds of food??
I go to the gym 6 times a week for 40-45 minutes and take 30-60 minutes walks 5 times a week..

I am female, 32, 5´7 and 149 pounds and want to lose another 12 pounds...THANKS A LOT

Answer 1

The following website can provide you with just the information you need:

http://www.caloriesperhour.com

Best of luck,
~M~

Answer 2

here are some healthy tips >>

if you want to weight 180 pounds, then eat 1800 calories - good balanced diet and exercise, drink water ( minimum daily requirements is 8 - 8oz glasses)
weight 165 pounds - 1650 calories ;
weight 160 pounds - 1600 calories ;
weight 120 pounds - 1200 calories ;
basically what weight you should be and add a zero 0 , thats how many calories you should take in daily,

our bodies need a good balance of a variety of foods, a good 7 grain bread ; nuts ; raisins ; fruits ; cereals - the kinds that are not full of sugars ; green veggies ; yellow veggies ; beans / legumes ; peanut butter - a good one that's not full of sugar ; as for meats - chicken ; fish - salmon is best - tuna is also good ; beef - which has less than 20% fat content ; you can spice foods up with seasonings and make them taste better, but be very careful of how much salt you eat - always less than 3000 mg daily , if you average it to 1,000 mg per meal that would be best. And don't forget to drink your water, the water helps the body flush all the bad stuff from our system and keeps the body / organs functioning properly.

no soda pop / cokes ; coffee ; tea - unless its herbal tea ; no beer / alcohol ; no chips / cookies / cakes / pies / candy's ;

get at least 30 minutes of walking in a day - a good fast walk rather than a slow one, the average speed of a good fast walk is 4 miles an hour - so 2 miles in half an hour , but if you are not used to walking fast it will take your body time to get used to it and get that fast, and don't over do it, you don't want to pass out - set a pace, if you need to stop and take a 5 minute rest.

walking is the absolute best exercise for our bodies!

http://answers.yahoo.com/search/search_r...

thats a search here in yahoo answers about diet + lose + weight, check out what others have said.

Answer 3

i heard this great rule of thumb. what you do is take the weight you want to get down to and put a zero on the end. thats how many calories you should consume each day.so you should have 1370 calories a day!

Answer 4

1000 or less. Seriously. Dietician will a woman needs 1300 or something calories a day, but to loose weight you need to take less than that.

Answer 5

www.sparkpeople.com really helped me out with that. They would probably suggest you consume about 1200 to 1500 per day. I usually consume about that much and I have been continuously losing weight for about 3 months now. (slowly though)

Answer 6

Heres my secret girlfriend go off the mickey dees cold turkey. Did you know they use earthworms in the food process. They claim only a small per cent but still.

Answer 7

you should be getting around 2000 calories, maybe a little less since you are trying to lose weight. you sound like your doing a great job already though. keep it up! :)

Answer 8

check out sparkpeople.com I've lost over 20lbs with there help and its free.

Answer 9

try to eat 1000-1500 no less, no more

Answer 10

use these sites for helpful hints and information.