To do that, you have to be burning 500 extra calories per day. This is 500 calories over and above what you are eating. If you simply burn off what you eat you are maintaining your weight level. If you are burning over and above what you are consuming then you begin to burn your excess fat stores.
To lose 2 pounds per week you simply double the amount of daily exercise you do and eat more lean, healthy foods.
How Many Calories Should You Consume Daily?
Women should consume no less than 1,200 calories per day to ensure weight loss and that they are receiving the balanced diet they need.
Men on the other hand should consume no less than 1,800
calories per day to lose weight.
To determine accurately the number of calories you should be getting in your daily diet use this handy tool to calculate them:
http://www.dietblog.com/archives/2005/12/26/how_to_calculate_your _daily_calorie_needs.php
A very helpful software program that will help you determine how many calories per day and how long it will take consuming those calories to reach your goal weight.
www.getweightlossoracle.com
Remember the more lean muscle mass you have the better. If you decide to go below the recommended calorie amount for a balanced diet then you will be losing precious muscle tissue which is instrumental in the burning of fat. Don’t forget that the more lean muscle tissue you have the more effective your body is at losing weight.
You will not experience permanent, sustained weight loss by eating too little and you will also run the risk of slowing your metabolism to the pace of a snail. Anyone who’s been on restrictive calorie diets in the past will know that it is difficult to exercise when you simply don’t have the energy to do so. So the key here is to make sure that you consume enough calories to have lots of energy and to enjoy life while losing weight at the same time. It’s all about balance.
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