[Missy]

I thought I'd share this with you on how to figure out how many calories to eat for weight loss. My nutritionist gave this to me...

1) Present Body Weight x .5 cals per pound=cals needed at rest per pound per hour
2)take that answer x 24 hours/day=cals needed to maintain body weight at rest
3) take that answer x Activity Level (1 is inactive, 1.2 is restricted exerciser, 1.33 is light activity, and 1.5 is moderate activity, 1.66 very active 3 advanced workouts a week, 1.8 is for vigourous exerciser, 2 is for a runner 20k per week)

4) cals to reduce from diet=7000 cals divided by 7 minus 1000

5) take the present body weight maintenance answer minus 1000 = cals needed per day for weight loss


This is currently mine...
173 x.5 = 86.5
86.5 x 24 = 2076
2076 x 1.5 (for moderate workout) = 3114 to maintain my current weight
3114-1000 = 2114 I need to eat for weight loss