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Experience Personal Weight Loss by Calculating Your Calories Per Day
Warning –Minor Math Involved
Experiencing personal weight loss is matter of calculating your
calories per day. There are about 3500 calories
in a pound, thus, to lose weight at a rate of one pound per week, you must
consume 500 calories less per day. Now that we know what it takes to experience
weight loss, how do you calculate your
personal calorie-count?
According to a January 2001 article in the Reader’s Digest, an individual’s
daily caloric needs are based on activity level and weight. Barbara Rolls from
Penn State University suggests calculating your daily caloric requirements in
this way: “Multiply your current weight by the following appropriate number:
sedentary woman 12, sedentary man 14, moderately active woman 15, and moderately
active man 17.” She also notes that it’s important not to overestimate your
activity level as this will skew your count. Note that ‘moderately active’ is
equivalent to walking 2 miles per day.
Therefore, a 130lb moderately active woman would require a daily caloric intake
of 1950, whereas a 250lb sedentary man would require 3500. If either of these
individuals wanted to experience weight loss, they’d have to consume 500
calories less per day, per week until they reached their goal weight.
The good news is our bodies naturally burn calories, and exercise also helps in
this process. Therefore, if you combine a diet plan
and exercise weight loss, the overall weight loss and fitness results will likely be
more dramatic.
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