Daily Calorie Intake Control

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Your ideal daily calorie intake depends upon various factors

such as your age, activity level and whether you are trying to

lose, gain or maintain weight. During the past two decades

obesity has doubled in the United States and much the same is

true of other countries. If people do not start taking action

now they will experience reduced life expectancy.

It doesn't matter how big you are most can afford to lose some

weight, even a modest loss of ten pounds has tremendous health

benefits. To achieve this you need to find your balance between

food intake and physical activity and each of us will have a

different equation to deal with. As I say in most weight loss

articles that I publish: " To lose weight you need to eat less

and move more. " There are no secrets, just follow that simple

rule.

Fifty years ago life for most people consisted of much activity

and it didn't matter what you ate because you would exercise

away excess calories. For many today life has become a very

static experience that consists of long hours at work in front

of a computer, a drive home and so tired that there is just

enough energy remaining to eat and then sleep. It is no

surprise that we're getting fatter.

Now for the good news

You don't have to give up your favorite meals to lose weight.

You do need to exercise a little more each day and be aware of

portion sizes that you eat. It is a fair assumption that people

in the United States and other developed nations can afford to

reduce calorie intake by about 300 per day. In less developed

countries where people are more active in their daily lives

this figure will be considerably lower, but they are unlikely

to have an obesity problem anyway.

Exercise values

For a person who weighs 155 pounds (77 kilograms) the following

calorie burn-off rate applies for each 1 hour of exercise:

Light exercise:

Hiking 370 calories

Golf (walking and carrying clubs - not in a buggy) 330 calories

Stretching exercises 180 calories

Heavy exercise:

Jogging (5 miles per hour/ 8 kmh) 590 calories

Bicycling 590 calories

Aerobics 480 calories

Note: If you weigh over 155 pounds the calorie burn-off will be

greater, below 155 pounds the burn-off lesser. There is no

accurate science that applies to each individual.

To lose weight and keep it off you should aim at losing one

pound (450 grams) each week and to lose one pound you must

reduce your present calorie intake by 3,500 calories. How you

achieve it is up to you. I suggest 300 less calories each day

in your food intake and burn an extra 200 calories each day

through physical activity. As you become fitter you will find

this ratio reversing.

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