Tues 02-17 WLL ... The Why Week: Why Calories Are Important // How to Burn Fat by Calorie Counting!

To figure out your maintain-weight calorie level, this is the best free and easy calculator:
http://caloriecount.about.com/cc/calories-burned.php

I recommend that you enter your Daily Activity Level as "SEDENTARY" (unless you really live a very active lifestyle outside of going to the gym) because you will be accounting for exercise separately.

** Note **
You should re-check your maintain-weight calorie level every 5-10 Lbs you lose, because as you become lighter you will need less fuel (aka energy, aka calories) for your body to run.

Questions? Leave 'em in the comments.

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02/17/09 Evening - Edited to add:

A lot of the comments are saying that it is OK to have a deficit of up to 1000 calories every day to lose 2 Lbs/week, which is TOTALLY true. However, when I went into that this video was 11 minutes long, so I cut it out.

There are also complications with eating a 1000 cal deficit/day because you can only do that if you are exercising, and you should never go below 1200 calories/day (eating).

Since this channel reaches a wide audience and some people are hearing this information for the first time ever (having that "aha" moment), I decided to omit those details in favor of simplicity and time constraints.

But yes, if you are exercising and taking in at least 1200 calories/day (preferably with good nutrition) you can have a deficit of up to 1000 calories/day (7000 calories/week) and burn 2 Lbs of fat per week. Yay!

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[antishay]

I am aware that it's not a machine... I think you missed the point.

[AIRBORNE916]

but there is lots of sugar in some fruit which can spike your insulin if eaten liberal . thus fat gain

[DemonicSymphonic]

you're fine baby

[TheXtremist007]

@mangomania14 i guess go 4 it becoz dats the same thing i am doing right now certainly it ll help u,,,but remeber dat during dis journey u might hav a littkle bit numbness in ur body which is normal if ustart it in a healthy way dat will be normal again,,,,so dont think go 4 it :)

[ajp135212]

u look madd good...lol



[mangomania14]

i did calculating calories on a sight and it said for my height i can eat 800 something calories to loose it fast can i do that and then maintain after i lost the weight i wanted to?

[mangomania14]

i just started counting my calories today! and it's crazy of how much im supposed to have ...no wonder why i gained weight lol but im still a lil fogged up with it =)

[mangomania14]

you look like evenecense!!!

[milesflies]

The calorie thing is correct, and i am happy that you are informing the public about it. Hopefully people will understand the process of weight loss better, and stop doing all the crazy diets! and yes bitches, science works.

[teiubesc08]

So you lost weight with nutrisystem ?