Hey everyone. Im trying to help my wife who wants to lose some weight. How many calories should she eat a day? Thanks Big
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03-11-2007, 06:13 PM #1
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03-11-2007, 07:06 PM #5
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03-11-2007, 07:45 PM #6
I appreciate your input. I've done the 1200 calorie diet and it worked well for me as well as a lot of other people. It's a common diet. Since his gf hasn't started working out yet and I'm pretty sure it's not going to be a heavy workout--a 1200 calorie diet should be fine. 2200-2500 calories is recommended for those that are maintaing weight--dropping the calories will increase in weight loss. It wasn't a misleading comment and if it mislead you in any way, I apologize. Google it =)
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03-12-2007, 12:16 PM #10
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2300 cal/day wouldn't maintain me....I'd gain considerable weight with that figure, even with my high activity level. I discovered that the hard way.
Through trial & error, I found that I needed ~ 1600-1800 cals/day to maintain.
The calculation for my BMR is WAY off......I hope it works for others, but it sure isn't accurate for me.
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03-12-2007, 04:28 PM #11
Google it... of course! Because everything on the internet is true, right??? Come on...
1200 cals is the absolute minimum threshold you should never go below, but that is by NO MEANS good, healthy dieting advice. You might lose weight, but you'll lose mostly water and muscle, eventually slowing your metabolism. The other problem is that people with a weight issue will lose their freaking minds trying to eat 1200 cals/day. Eventually they'll just snap, eat a 5kg bag of peanut M&Ms (or whatever), and say to hell with this dieting thing!
The best formula I've found so far is to establish your maintenance level and subtract 10%. So if you maintain at 2000, start by eating 1800 until you lose enough weight that that becomes your maintenance level. The other variable is that not all calories are created equal. Some stimulate hunger or satiety, while others take extra energy to digest, and still others stiumlate fat storage. 1800 cals of crappy, salty, sugary, processed food is a LOT different than 1800 cals of lean meats, complex carbs, and healthy fats.
If you incorporate weight training and eat lots of protein while dieting, you'll add some lean body mass which will increase your metabolism and increase the number of cals you can eat and still lose fat. I'm 5'1" and 120-ish lbs (plus or minus depending on mesocycle) and I can maintain that weight on 2500 clean cals because I have a lot of muscle. I start to drop weight at 2000 and can lose easily on 1600-1800.There is no such thing as good or bad, only thinking makes it so
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03-12-2007, 05:49 PM #12
Apparently I must spread some love around before adding to your reps, MauiZos, but great post!
1200 cals seems freakishly low to me.I'm here to kick ass and chew bubble gum, and I'm all out of bubble gum.
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03-12-2007, 11:50 PM #13
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03-13-2007, 10:38 AM #15
1200 calories is too low. Especially if you're doing cardio and weight training.
A simple equation for figuring calories for weight loss (and a safe method) is to take your body weight x 12. never go less than your body weight x 10, or your metabolism will slow down because your body thinks it's in starvation mode.
the only people who should be running 1200 calories a day are people who weigh 120 pounds, or who might be near the end of contest prep. No other exceptions.
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03-13-2007, 10:39 PM #16
i maintain about 1200-1300 calories a day (still) and I have positive results. Then again, I am on a high protein diet as well. Ever since I started it I continued to build muscle and I'm almost where I want to be. I've dropped about 3 pounds a week for 5 weeks doing that and I'm definitely not "starving" myself.
--about the whole google things there are articles (research, studies) on it that are from reliable sources =) It's not just the "internet" as you put it.
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03-13-2007, 11:26 PM #17
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3lbs a week is too much, especially for someone who is very small to start off with. It is likely you are losing muscle, not just fat.
September 2006 - 9km Sydney Harbour Bridge Run - 45:25
August 2007 - 14km City to Surf - 77:00
September 2007 - Sydney Running Festival Half Marathon - Withdrawn due to stress fractures :(
September 2008 - Sydney Running Festival Half Marathon - 1:59.22
May 2009 - Sydney Morning Herald Half Marathon - 1:53:22
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