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Is there a formula I'm missing...

bambam
bambam
Hi - In order to safely lose weight, is there some equation you can use to figure out:

how many calories you burn in a day?
how many calories must you burn to shed a pound?
how many calories a day does a body need to survive?
how many calories a day would put your body into starvation mode?

Shouldn't I be able to know that if I have * number of pounds to lose that that could translate into * number of calories to burn?

Does any of this make sense? I'm just wondering about "dieters math, for dummies".

Help please..
deleted_user
deleted_user
There are a lot of websites that show what calories are burned with certain activities. Add to that the number of calories per food "item."

They (who is they?) .. They say that you burn off more than you take in. Seems simle. A woman who works for me went to a 1200 calorie a day diet. She also did the treadmill for 30 minutes a day. She lost 10 pounds in 3 weeks. I find that if I am "careful" with what I eat, but don't eat after 6:00 it helps. I think everyone is different. What works for one doesn't work for another. You have to find what works for you.
deleted_user
deleted_user
The exact equations depend on your body weight, (eg a bigger person will burn more calories doing the same exercise as a thinner person) - calories burned in a day depends on how active a person is (plus and their metabolism) and calories needed is also weight dependent.
The only equation I worry about is that I need to burn more than I put in, so if I increase my activity and watch my calories then the weight should come off.
Hope that helps and if not I'm sure a web search will give you the exact formulas so you can work it out for your weight.
K.x.x.x.
deleted_user
deleted_user
Calorie diets containing 800 or less...is when you body goes into starvation mode. Just thought I'd let you know. 900 is when a doctor would start to worry.
bambam
bambam
Thank you for your advice, my nutritionist is the one who has placed me on a 500-800 calorie a day diet - but also given pills to prevent ketosis (?).

I appreciate everyone's input.
deleted_user
deleted_user
I can recommend www.fitday.com - its a site where you can list everything that you have eaten and how much activity you have done and it works it out for you and you can set yourself goals. You might find that useful...
deleted_user
deleted_user
i was very surprised with my weight loss. i eat about 1000 calories a day and work at a riding stable. the woek must burn a los of calories, since i have been loosing half a pound a day. - 1600 calories make you loose half a pound i think. so i burn 2600 calories a day, since i loose half a pound (-1600) and eat 1000 calories. that is far more than the online calculator said! good luck to you!