It is a fact that anyone that has ever been on a diet know that they need to control their calorie intake to lose weight. But what about how many calories needed to lose weight? How many calories should you eat to gain a pound or lose a pound? If you do not know then you are not on your own but you have come to the right place.
Calories are effectively units of energy for your body. Contained in carbohydrates, fats and proteins, they are broken down into individual units that are either used to keep our bodies functioning properly or stored as fat if they are not used. To lose weight you would need to burn these calories and reduce the number of calories by eating less. For example, - if you consume 500 calories fewer per day than your daily requirement or total metabolic rate then you will lose a pound a week based on consuming 3,500 calories less over the week.
- Or if you burn 500 calories more than you eat you will lose a pound a week.
- So, if you consume 250 calories less, than you use each day, you will lose 1/2 lbs a week,
- 1000 calories less, you will lose 1 lbs a week. So that is how weight loss work.
To know exactly how many calories you use per day (resting metabolic rate) and calories needed for you to lose weight look at calculator for weight loss designed by Herbalife.
If you are looking not to lose weight but actually to
gain weight
then you will find that the opposite applies. As a pound of fat is worth 3,500 calories, it stands to reason that eating 500 calories more a day will help you to put on a pound a week. Again, this may vary if your metabolism is particularly quick or if you are very active. How to control your calorie intakeThe first step to controlling your calorie intake to lose weight is actually learning how to calculate your daily calorie intake. All you have to do is add up the total number of calories you eat on a daily basis. This can be done via a food diary initially and then you can begin to calculate your calories as you go. You can use
calorie intake calculator
to find out how many calories are in a specific food. Actually counting calories is almost impossible. And not every one will like to do that. Meal replacement strategy offered by Herbalife are designed to help you. With Herbalife
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