HOW MANY CALORIES SHOULD YOU CONSUME EACH DAY?

HOW MANY CALORIES SHOULD YOU CONSUME DAILY TO MAINTAIN OR LOSE WEIGHT?

There are many calculators available on the web that outline your daily caloric intake needs to maintain or lose weight. All of the calculators out there yield similar results with a deviation anywhere from 20 - 70.

Follow these easy steps to learn your daily calorie intake needs, mine is listed as an example...

step one

your current weight 155

step two

conservatively rate yourself on the following activity scale: 17

14 = inactive (a sedentary office worker)

15 = slightly inactive (occasional walks or games of golf)

16 = moderately active (frequent jogging, calisthenics, tennis)

17 = highly active (almost always on the go, seldom sitting

down or standing still)

18 = very highly active or strenuously active (training athlete)

step three

multiply step 1 x step 2 = 155 x 17 2635

this is your daily caloric

intake to maintain your

current weight.

step four

determine your weekly caloric intake 2635 x 7 = 18445

multiply the answer for step 3 x 7.

this is your weekly

intake to maintain your

current weight.

step five

answer for step 4 - 3500 calories = 18455 - 3500 = 14955

your new weekly intake.

step six

divide answer for step 5 / 7= 14955 / 7 = 2136

your new daily caloric

intake.

step seven

now you know how many calories you need to lose weight based on your current activity level, about a pound a week!

THE TRUTH - in order to lose weight you need to be burn more calories than you consume. Be mindful of what you are eating, the quality of foods, and increase your activity level!

click above for an on-line calorie counter by freedieting.com