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What is an example of an average calorie intake?? I would be curious to know what I am "supposed" to have and not what I do have! lol |
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Generally speaking (from what I have read and studied) you would take your ideal or goal weight and multiply it by 13. That would give you your daily calorie requirement to sustain that weight. A man who's ideal weight is 180 lbs would have to maintain a daily calorie intake of 2340 calories to maintain that weight. 3500 calories is equal to 1 pound of weight loss. So if you are overweight and can restrict your calories by 500 per day you would lose a pound a week. These are merely guidelines because if you cut too many calories from your diet your body will go into "starvation mode" and this shuts down your metabolism because your body thinks your starving and it will hold onto as many pounds as possible to keep you alive.
I believe that a diet rich in fruits and vegetables with protien coming from lean portions of chicken, beef, or pork and carbs coming from whole grains is the only way to do it. Moderate exercise (at least) will only help the process.
Now, that sounded really good. So why, oh why can I not keep myself out of the Dairy Queen, Church's Chicken, Sonic, etc. etc.??