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How Many Calories Can I Have and Still Lose Weight by: Kathryn Martyn, M.NLP How to Estimate How Many Calories You Can Have and Still Lose Weight To figure out how many calories you should have, first start with where you are. In other words, figure out how many calories it takes to maintain your present size and then reduce from there. You can go about this in many ways. Most people simply choose an arbitrary number like 1200 calories and that's what they eat, but in nearly every case that's not nearly enough calories to ensure adequate nutrition, not to mention the deprivation that sets up. While losing weight and to this day, I eat over 2000 calories a day on average and I've maintained a good weight for my height for over 17 years. Remember, your body requires calories to maintain itself. Basic Calorie Requirements Calculation Based on Activity Level: Sedentary : 13 X Weight = Avg. cal/day Sedentary is not exercising at all Moderately Active: 16 X Weight = Avg. cal/day Moderately Active is exercising approximately 3-4 times per week Very Active: 19 X Weight = Avg. cal/day Very Active is 5-7 strenuous exercise sessions per week. If you weigh over 200 pound now, and you'd like to weigh closer to '150
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