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How many calories???
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A friend of mine asked me this question. She is 5' 5" and 153 pounds. How many calories does she need per day, in order to lose 2 pound per week? Thanks. |
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How many calories???
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, moongeegee wrote: Hi, A friend of mine asked me this question. She is 5' 5" and 153 pounds. How many calories does she need per day, in order to lose 2 pound per week? Thanks. I'm not as knowledgeable as some around here, so I'll give it to you in simple language. http://www.ehow.com/how_2226702_lose...-per-week.html How to Lose One Pound Per Week by CCrock Introduction To lose a pound a week, you have to create a 3500 calorie deficit by burning 500 calories a day more than you eat. Instructions Difficulty: Moderate Things You'll Need € pad € pen € calculator € nutritional info on what you eat € exercise plan Steps 1 Step One First, you need to determine your daily calorie intake needed to lose 1 lb. per week. Get out a pad of paper and a pen to work it out using the steps below. 2 Step Two Add a zero to your body weight Example: 160 + 0= 1600 Add 20% for extra daily activity + 300 Daily Caloric rate = 1900 3 Step Three To lose 1 pound per week, Subtract 500 calories a day from your daily caloric rate. You can subtract calories by eating 500 calories less or by burning 500 calories through cardio exercise. example: 1900 - 500 = 1400 4 Step Four Of course, body type and fitness level are important factors to keep in mind. The more overweight you are, the bigger calorie deficit you should try to create, but don't go below 1200 calories a day. Very fit people may need more calories to fuel their extra muscle, perhaps by adding a little extra protein to each meal. ----- And that may be where your friend gets into trouble because losing 2 lb/week would mean cutting back a 1,000 calories/day. Of course if she stopped drinking a six-pack a day, she could lose her weight, but she would have to put up with reality;O) -- - Billy "For the first time in the history of the world, every human being is now subjected to contact with dangerous chemicals, from the moment of conception until death." - Rachel Carson http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1Zunx_goz4 http://www.democracynow.org/2009/6/2...ra_hass_on_the |
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How many calories???
On Jun 17, 10:15*pm, Billy wrote:
In article , *moongeegee wrote: Hi, A friend of mine asked me this question. She is 5' 5" and 153 pounds. How many calories does she need per day, in order to lose 2 pound per week? Thanks. I'm not as knowledgeable as some around here, so I'll give it to you in simple language. http://www.ehow.com/how_2226702_lose...-per-week.html How to Lose One Pound Per Week by CCrock Introduction To lose a pound a week, you have to create a 3500 calorie deficit by burning 500 calories a day more than you eat. Instructions Difficulty: Moderate Things You'll Need * *€ *pad * *€ *pen * *€ *calculator * *€ *nutritional info on what you eat * *€ *exercise plan Steps 1 Step One First, you need to determine your daily calorie intake needed to lose 1 lb. per week. Get out a pad of paper and a pen to work it out using the steps below. 2 Step Two Add a zero to your body weight Example: 160 + 0= 1600 Add 20% for extra daily activity + 300 Daily Caloric rate = 1900 3 Step Three To lose 1 pound per week, Subtract 500 calories a day from your daily caloric rate. You can subtract calories by eating 500 calories less or by burning 500 calories through cardio exercise. example: 1900 - 500 = 1400 4 Step Four Of course, body type and fitness level are important factors to keep in mind. The more overweight you are, the bigger calorie deficit you should try to create, but don't go below 1200 calories a day. Very fit people may need more calories to fuel their extra muscle, perhaps by adding a little extra protein to each meal. ----- And that may be where your friend gets into trouble because losing 2 lb/week would mean cutting back a 1,000 calories/day. Of course if she stopped drinking a six-pack a day, she could lose her weight, but she * would have to put up with reality;O) -- - Billy "For the first time in the history of the world, every human being is now subjected to contact with dangerous chemicals, from the moment of conception until death." *- Rachel Carson http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1Zunx_goz4 http://www.democracynow.org/2009/6/2..._amira_hass_on... Thank you very much all your valuable input. Hopefully, my friend can make it. Please have a great day. |
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How many calories???
Billy wrote:
*moongeegee wrote: She is 5' 5" and 153 pounds. How many calories does she need per day, in order to lose 2 pound per week? http://www.ehow.com/how_2226702_lose...-per-week.html How to Lose One Pound Per Week While okay in it own terms as a starting point, it views the equation "calories in = calories out" as if the calories-out part were fixed. It's not. Working it very simply - Folks often don't lose at or above 10 calories per pound of current weight. 153 * 10 = 1530 calories per day. Loss rate of 2 per week is close to 1000 calories per day. 1530 - 1000 = 530 calories per day. If she eats 530 per day that's a lot lower than concentration camp diets. She'll lose as long as she keeps at it, but in an environment with nearly unlimited food available the urge to eat more will grow and grow until it can't be resisted. A simple formula like this can not work. 4 Step Four Of course, body type and fitness level are important factors to keep in mind. The more overweight you are, the bigger calorie deficit you should try to create, but don't go below 1200 calories a day. Very fit people may need more calories to fuel their extra muscle, perhaps by adding a little extra protein to each meal. This step basically says it will be impossible to lose at the rate of two pounds per week at that size. It's a correct conclusion. People may desire certain loss rates, but desiring the impossible does not magically make it possible. So how to approach the issue? First and foremost understand that setting goals that are physically impossible will guarantee frustration, failure, and rebound. If you're on a path of all or nothing you'll guarantee yourself nothing nearly every time. Look up how to pick a rational goal weight. Magazines do not give rational goal weights - Use body fat percentages or maybe BMI. Look yourself up in an insurance chart then add 10 pounds - Insurance charts run 10 pounds too low because women report their weight lower and men report their heights higher to give this error for both genders. Then read a few books of the popular low carb plans, and follow the directions in the one you select. This is a low carb support group after all. Key to following the directions is the authors spend a decade or more preparing for their books or the book never gets popular or falls off the market quickly. Books with that level of preparation contain directions to do stuff that you won't want to and/or that you won't understand. Simply put, the directions work better than any beginner can roll their own because of that decade of preparation. Step out in faith and follow the directions anyways. |
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How many calories???
On Jun 18, 3:51*pm, Doug Freyburger wrote:
Billy wrote: *moongeegee wrote: She is 5' 5" and 153 pounds. How many calories does she need per day, in order to lose 2 pound per week? http://www.ehow.com/how_2226702_lose...-per-week.html How to Lose One Pound Per Week While okay in it own terms as a starting point, it views the equation "calories in = calories out" as if the calories-out part were fixed. *It's not. Working it very simply - Folks often don't lose at or above 10 calories per pound of current weight. *153 * 10 = 1530 calories per day. *Loss rate of 2 per week is close to 1000 calories per day. *1530 - 1000 = 530 calories per day. *If she eats 530 per day that's a lot lower than concentration camp diets. *She'll lose as long as she keeps at it, but in an environment with nearly unlimited food available the urge to eat more will grow and grow until it can't be resisted. *A simple formula like this can not work. 4 Step Four Of course, body type and fitness level are important factors to keep in mind. The more overweight you are, the bigger calorie deficit you should try to create, but don't go below 1200 calories a day. Very fit people may need more calories to fuel their extra muscle, perhaps by adding a little extra protein to each meal. This step basically says it will be impossible to lose at the rate of two pounds per week at that size. *It's a correct conclusion. People may desire certain loss rates, but desiring the impossible does not magically make it possible. So how to approach the issue? *First and foremost understand that setting goals that are physically impossible will guarantee frustration, failure, and rebound. *If you're on a path of all or nothing you'll guarantee yourself nothing nearly every time. Look up how to pick a rational goal weight. *Magazines do not give rational goal weights - Use body fat percentages or maybe BMI. Look yourself up in an insurance chart then add 10 pounds - Insurance charts run 10 pounds too low because women report their weight lower and men report their heights higher to give this error for both genders. Then read a few books of the popular low carb plans, and follow the directions in the one you select. *This is a low carb support group after all. *Key to following the directions is the authors spend a decade or more preparing for their books or the book never gets popular or falls off the market quickly. *Books with that level of preparation contain directions to do stuff that you won't want to and/or that you won't understand. *Simply put, the directions work better than any beginner can roll their own because of that decade of preparation. *Step out in faith and follow the directions anyways. Thank you very much for your invaluable advice. I am looking forward to losing 20 pounds also after reading all of the information and advice. Therefor, I am looking for support group that we can email each other and keep each other accountable. If anyone have the web link, please let me know. I appreciate your help. |
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