Wednesday, 31 October 2012

Counting calories for weight loss

Weightless is a simple process. All one needs to do is figure out the calories burnt by the body on a daily basis and eat less than that. Calculate your calorie expenditure here. My burn rate is 1700. So I eat around 1300-1400 calories per day which means that I have a deficit of 400 calories (1700 - 1300). The difference is more when I workout.To lose every pound one needs a deficit of 3500 pounds. It's that simple. Do it diligently and over time pounds begin to shed.

As a rule of thumb women should never eat below 1200 calories per day and men below 1500. Eating too little slows down your metabolism. The body gets tricked into thinking that its a famine and not enough food is available so starts holding onto the fat available. Children below 18 should not restrict calories, you are still growing and need at least 2000 calories per day to continue growing, restrictive eating will do you a world of bad in the long run.


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