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From Pecan, Age 15

Ht. 5'0'', Wt. 150 - I just found this great sight that tells you how many lesss calories to eat to lose weight, including how much you burn exercising: How many calories do people need to eat? That’s the million-dollar question, isn’t it? You’re going to hate me when I say that it depends. There are three factors involved:Your weight loss goals, your Basal Metabolic Rate (the number of calories your body burns via normal, everyday functions), and how much exercise you get. First, calculate your BMR. Next, consider how much activity you get. Add the calories you burn through activity and exercise for one day to your BMR. This is your baseline for daily calorie needs. To lose 1 pound per week (if that’s your goal), you’d simply eat 500 calories less than this number each day. Whatever your baseline is, more than 1,000 calories per day below that (resulting in 2 pounds lost per week) is not a good idea. Your body needs enough nutrition and energy to deal with whatever exercise level you choose. At bare minimum, no matter what, I strongly urge people to not drop below 1,200 calories daily. Any lower than that and starvation mode - or worse - will almost always kick in. ---- So to lose 1 lb a week for me, I have to eat 1082 calories a day. To lose 2lbs, 582...although I didn't factor in about how much a I burn each day, so add 300 to both those numbers. Everyones starvation mode is different based on age, height, weight, etc. The BMR calculator sight is : http://sparkpeople.com/resource/nutrition_articles.asp?id=387 Hope this helps some people!