The best way to lose pounds is
to know how many calories you burn in a day. To lose a pound of fat each
week, you should eat 500 calories less per day than it takes to maintain
your weight. Use the calculator below to estimate your daily calorie
burn and then subtract 500 calories to get your daily calorie intake to
lose 1 pound per week.
Why subtract 500 calories? It
takes a deficit of 3500 calories to burn 1 pound of fat. If you maintain
a calorie deficit of 500 calories per day, in one week (7 days) you will
burned through 1 pound of fat or 3500 excess calories. This method is a
slight over-simplification of how weight loss works but it is a good
“rule-of-thumb” for most people trying to lose weight.
Other factors to consider beside
total calorie intake is eating smaller meals more frequently through the
day and reducing simple carbs such as white flour and sugar.
Use the calculator below to
figure how many calories you burn in a day.
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Calories
Burned Per Day
Quick estimation of
how many calories per day you need to consume to lose, maintain,
or gain weight.
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Calculate Your Caloric Needs
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