need help staying on track and nutrition advice?
Posted in July 9th, 2010 by admin | Filed under Nutrition Advice | Comments (0)
Hi,I did the following:
Q&A: need help staying on track and nutrition advice?
im trying to lose 2 pounds a week. i work out 5 days a week and burn anwhere between 500-700 calories a day depending on cardio. how many calories do i have to eat the days im working out to lose weight and the 2 days im not working out how many calories should i consume?
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The following is the answer:
Answer by BabeHart
.To lose 2 lbs per week, your weekly calorie deficit must be 7000. That means each day (to average) you need to burn 1000 more calories than you consume. Remember, your body burns calories 24 hrs a day, so your exercise is “extra” calories you are burning over whatever your typical day would be like without a workout. An average person probably burns close to 2000 calories a day (it really varies depending on several factors, but that’s a ballpark number)…which means if they consume around 2000 calories a day, their weight should be maintained.
If you burn around 2000 calories a day typically, plus the 600ish you burn with exercise, then to lose those 2 lbs/wk you’d need to consume around 1600 calories a day (that’s about 1000 a day less than you burn).
So put your intake at 1600 and see how it goes. You never want to go below 1200/day without a doctor’s supervision. The more you workout, the more fuel your body needs so never try to starve it as a way to lose weight. Spread yoru eating across 6 small meals a day if you can. The more frequently you eat, the higher your metabolism stays all day (processing that food). Try to eat about every 2-1/2 to 3 hrs all day.
Good luck reaching your goal…then remember to continue to eat right and keep exercising, to maintain.
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