subject: Calories Needed Every Day To Shed The Pounds [print this page] If you're wondering "How many calories should I eat to lose weight?", the very first thing you have to get clear on is how many calories your body needs to sustain your current weight. It is surprising that the majority do not have a faint concept how much they can eat without adding on pounds. And second, you obviously need to know how many calories you are consuming in average at the moment, and here again the general public don't have a clue about their intake of calories.
Calories required for maintenance= your fundamental rate of metabolism ( BMR ) x your activity level
Your fundamental metabolic rate ( BMR ) is the quantity of calories that your body needs to live without any activity. Say, if you are lying in hospital with a coma, your daily calorie consumption would very much equal your basal rate of metabolism.
Your BMR depends on a few factors like
* Your current weight - the good news is that for every pound you are currently weighting, you also need to eat calories simply to keep that weight
* Your height - it obviously makes a difference if your weight is spread over 1,60 m or two m, meaning even if Tom Cruise and Michael Jordan had the same weight, their BMR would be different
* Your sex - men have a higher percentage of muscles, which implies that they use up more calories per pound of body weight. Biased, I know, but nothing we will do about it.
* Your age - your metabolism slows down the older you get! Take advantage of that and start your life changing diet now, because next year it is getting even harder!
How many calories should I eat to lose weight?
You see, with the right calculations, there is no need to starve yourself on an one thousand calorie diet. Now you simply need to keep track on your calorific consumption to make certain that you'll stick to your limit!
