Here are some easy guide lines:
To maintain your current body weight multiply your weight in pounds by one of the numbers listed below.
Sedentary woman: 12
Sedentary man: 14
Active woman: 15
Active man: 17
(Active is comparable to walking 2 miles per day.)
Example: a 190 pound "active" man would need 3230 calories per day to maintain his current weight.
Remember it takes 3500 caloies to burn one pound of fat! Whether you're cutting calories from your diet, working out or both.
That would equal 500 calories per day to lose one pound per week.
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train hard!
To maintain your current body weight multiply your weight in pounds by one of the numbers listed below.
Sedentary woman: 12
Sedentary man: 14
Active woman: 15
Active man: 17
(Active is comparable to walking 2 miles per day.)
Example: a 190 pound "active" man would need 3230 calories per day to maintain his current weight.
Remember it takes 3500 caloies to burn one pound of fat! Whether you're cutting calories from your diet, working out or both.
That would equal 500 calories per day to lose one pound per week.
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train hard!