If i reduce my calorie intake from 3000 a day down to 1500 a day does anyone know how much weight im likley to
One pound of fat is equal to about 3500 calories so, in theory, if you normally eat 3000 per day and are cutting it down to 1500 per day, you should lose 2-3 pounds a week-- anywhere from 8-12 pounds per month. This is all assuming you are eating healthy and drinking lots of water, and exercising (even just walking 30 minutes per day.)
If your maintenance calories is 2,000 and you eat 500 cal surplus a day, will you just keep gaining weight or will you plateau after a while?
Despite the explosion of obesity - it’s actually pretty hard to gain weight. Consciously, anyway.The body doesn’t really want to gain weight. It also doesn’t really want to lose it.Here is the part of the equation that everyone overlooks: metabolism is not static!You can’t say okay, I eat 2000 calories and hold steady, so ANYTHING above or below that is going to start affecting my weight. No. Most average-sized people don’t count calories. Even if they eat very healthy they don’t usually worry about counting calories because they aren’t overweight/aren’t gaining weight.Does that mean they can just manage to magically hit exactly their average daily needs, not one calorie more or less? No, of course not, that’s ridiculous.The body adjusts! Eat more, the body will just burn more. IT CAN DO THAT! Metabolism isn’t static! If you are metabolically healthy, the body will adjust to your over consumption by burning more! There are plenty of systems in the body that use calories that won’t mind a little extra boost! There are lots of places for those calories to go that isn’t into fat storage!Same with trying to lose weight. Eat less than you burn is easy if you can control what you burn. Largely, you can’t. So eating less just slows metabolism. Because metabolism isn’t static! Eat less, burn less, net weight loss = 0.So yes, eat more, you may put on a little weight, not by any means equal to that “500 calorie” surplus you think you’re in (because you likely are not), and as soon as you stop over-eating, the body will want to go right back to the weight it was before.Metabolic response to experimental overfeeding in lean and overweight healthy volunteers.Eat more = burn more. Eat less = burn less. It’s actually hard to gain and lose weight!
My maintenance calories are 1650, and I'm eating between 1500 and that number. I track calories religiously. I eat very healthy and am active. Why am I not losing weight?
Calories are an example of precision being higher than accuracy, so a small difference in what you eat and what you think your maintenance costs won’t show a difference as it’s all within the margin of error.The calories that are listed are the total amount in the food item. However people don’t have incinerators, they have digestive systems. That means the actual chemical makeup of the food is more important than the calories. While a lot of people use calories in vs calories out, that’s not the proper equation. The equation is:Ein = W + R + EoutwhereEin is the calories inW is work (physical activity and other ways your body burns energy)R is reservoir (fat) that holds energyEout is calories in poop. This is determined by your metabolism and the your gut biome.The fact that people can measure calories in to balance calories out means that either they are a 100% efficient engine (which doesn’t exist) or there are errors in determining the calories in food or the calories burned by exercise.Diet and exercise WILL get you to loose weight (lacking some biological issue). How much you have to reduce your intake and increase your exercise will vary from person to person. To lose weight, I have to cut my intake to about 1200, while doing a 2 hour work out 5 days/week.
Can I gain weight if I have 20-80 calories above my maintenance calories?
You have to eat 3500 calories OVER what you need to maintain your weight to gain a pound. With that information, you can extrapolate that 20 calories over your maintenance calories (the amount of calories it takes to maintain your current weight will cause you to gain 2 pounds over a YEAR’s time. Eighty calories over your maintenance calories would add 8 pound in a year.This is quite theoretical, because you don’t burn exactly the same amount of calories every day. Your maintenance amount would vary with exercise, medications, gaining muscle…So, yes, you could gain weight over time by eating, say an extra slice of bread, every day for a year. But it is unlikely that you would eat that much every single day, and be exactly the same every day to accomplish that.
1,500 Calories A Day Too Much or Too Little?
This is what I did to find how many calories to eat. Go to this website www.theloseweightdiet.com I know it sounds cheesy, but I'm not spamming, I promise. They have a calculator on there that will tell you your approximate "maintenance" level of calories, or how many you need to maintain proper function, not lose or gain. From this number you subtract 100 calories, balance them between your food groups, and you'll lose weight :) I've been on this diet doing the same exercise as you for the past 4 weeks, and I've lost 10 pounds.
How many calories should i eat in one day?
i am counting calories. i weigh 117 lbs, i am 5'3", and i am 25. i exercise on a regular basis, but not to the extreme. i run about 1 mile everyother day, i do yoga, and light weight repetions for my arms for toning, and i also do ab exercises. i dont like to eat more than 1,000 calories per day. my co-workers freaked out when i told them that. they said they i am depleting my body, especially since i exercise. am i really doing harm to my body? how may calories should i intake to maintain my weight? does my exercise really burn alot of calories?
Is 1500 calories a day too many calories for an inactive 19 year old 5ft 2in female?
I am a 5 feet 2 almost 29 year old female who has an inactive job. I weigh around 100 pounds. I eat over 2000 calories a day to maintain. Everyone is different. You may have different metabolism versus me. It is very hard to know for sure based upon your stats. This is why calorie maintenance calculators or formula are not very accurate and sometimes can be way off for certain people. You should try the second method I mentioned in this video to accurately calculate your maintenance calorie. Here is the video:https://youtu.be/wmS4DS702NgHopefully this helps and based upon my experience 1500 calories is a bit too low for most people with a healthy metabolism.
Is 1500 calories per day enough?
If only weight loss actually paid attention to science and math...but, it doesn't...it's some kind of mysterious formula that's different for everyone. First, 135 lbs. at 5'5" sounds like a pretty good weight. You don't want to go all Kate Moss...accept your body and be proud. Second, 2260 calories actually sounds like quite a bit for maintenance...if you are really active and don't have to work hard to maintain your weight, it's probably okay, but if you have trouble keeping at 135, 2260 may be a bit high. Third, 1500 calories should be a fine intake level. You may lose weight rather slowly at 1500. An aggressive diet would be around 1200 (and you shouldn't ever go below that). Fourth...experiment and see what works for you. Your body may try to hold onto calories if you give it too little...etc., etc....so many variables and they all make a difference differently for everyone.
1500 calories in for the day so why am i starving still?
That's not enough calories. Start with 2000 calories, and then go down to 1700, then 1500 and eventually 1200, but any calorie counting is not realistic for permanent weight loss. You have to workout too. No offense, but your height and weight sound thick and sexy. Have a great day.