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Diet Challenge Tip 3: Calculate Your Daily Calorie Goal

By Kerri-Ann Jennings, December 20, 2011 - 12:48pm

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I am trying to loose 5 pounds and has not being easy. I am exercising everyday, 45 mins cardio one day elliptical the other day ranning and some weights My daily menu is: A glass of water before breakfast I glass of body by vi shake with bananas and non fat milk. A mango or apple in between meals Lunch- sometimes another shake or breast chicken with steeled vegetables Dinner - filled fish and streamed vegetables or or 3 boiled eggs with the yoke. And I am not loosing weight. For over 30 days, I am still 125.40 pounds. I think I have serious problem with my metabolism. It's what the personal trainer thinks. Please tell me what to do. Thanks — Anonymous	07/31/2012 - 3:57pm
It also seems like very slow weight loss for the seriously overweight. I'm on a healthy diet that's about half the calories that formula recommends. I don't need to feed my fat, just my lean body mass that's underneath it. LOL — Anonymous	01/19/2012 - 8:45pm
This formula does not account for sex, age, or activity level. — Anonymous	01/03/2012 - 9:52pm
I'm getting 880 calories - not nearly enough for an active female. — Anonymous	01/03/2012 - 4:16pm
That calculation is ridiculous. A 124 lb woman should eat 988 calories a day? Yeah, that sounds healthy. — Anonymous	01/03/2012 - 2:35pm
and the weight number - is that the current or goal weight...unclear in your post...especially for newbies! — Anonymous	01/03/2012 - 2:30pm
What is the scientific basis for this calculation? It seems bogus to me — Anonymous	01/03/2012 - 2:10pm
700 calories a day? This obviously does not go for skinny people, or i would die of malnutrition. — deadkitty	01/03/2012 - 1:26pm
that formula doesn't work so well for petite people trying to lose a few pounds... it calculates my intake to around 800 cals a day. too low to be healthy... just sayin — Anonymous	01/03/2012 - 1:13pm
This calculation is a massive over simplification and could lead some people to restrict calories to an unhealthy level. I am a 5'3" woman with a BMI of 22 and a body fat percentage around 19%. Your formula would have me eating under 1000 calories a day if I wanted to shed a few pounds. That is below my BMR. It would be very unhealthy for me to restrict calories like that. PLEASE don't post formulas like this without explaining their limitations. — Anonymous	01/03/2012 - 1:12pm