| Calorie Confusion |
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Posted: 12 Apr 2006 04:24 pm |
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I often see recommendations for losing weight by limiting calories to such and such and when you achieve your goal, to maintain the weight it should be such and such amount of calories. Is this just the number of calories that should be consumed through food or is this the number that you should come out to if you consume and burn off calories. For example:
To maintain my current weight at 117lbs at a moderate active lifestyle the calories next to it says 1700-1800. Is this number already factoring in how many calories I burn off by moderate exercise? Is it correct to consume 1700-1800 calories and do the 300 calorie burner exercises (which puts me at 1400-1500 calories) or should factor in the 300 calorie burner and eat 2100 calories so after the workout I'm at 1700 calories? Hope you understand what I'm trying to ask :)
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Peter
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Posted: 12 Apr 2006 04:39 pm |
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Dragonfly_F15 wrote: To maintain my current weight at 117lbs at a moderate active lifestyle the calories next to it says 1700-1800.
I'm not sure where you're getting that information so I don't know how to interpret it.
If you know how many calories you burn in a day, taking into account your level of activity, you'd eat that many to maintain your current weight. Eat less and/or exercise more to lose weight.
Please read the following and then post back if you have more questions:
http://www.thelegacywebsite.com/faqs_need.html
Peter
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