Idea Calorie Intake to Lose Weight

What is the ideal calorie intake to lose weight? I’m 50 pounds over-weight and I need to lose weight fast. In the past I get frustrated and give up because I cut my food intake but I still don’t lose any weight. What am I doing wrong?

Beatrice

Dear Beatrice

The ideal calorie intake for a woman to lose weight is 1200 to 1400 calories per day. I recommend that you eat 5 small, frequent meals through the day. Most women burn around 2000 calories just to maintain weight. To lose weight, you need about a 500 -700 calorie deficit to lose between 1 and 2 lbs.

Because there are 3500 calories in a pound of fat, it takes about 7 days to lose 1 pound of fat with a calorie deficit of 500 calories per day. Keep in mind that your initial weight loss may be water weight or some combination of water, fat and muscle weight. Ideally, you want to lose all fat and keep your muscle weight.

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