Calories: How many?
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| Mon, 08-30-2004 - 12:03pm |
An interesting article I cam across about calorie consumption and what we "should" be doing.
Calories - How Many Are Enough?
By Mike Dunne -- Bee Food Editor
Counting calories is critical to managing weight. But how does a person know how many calories per day are sufficient to remain healthy and how many are excessive? It comes down to body composition and physical activity, according to authorities at the Center for Human Nutrition in Omaha, Neb., who have devised this method to estimate how many calories a person burns in a day. Multiply your weight by the figure below that best describes your activity level for most of your waking hours: Sitting, standing and driving are very light activities. Walking, bowling and golfing are light. Cycling, dancing and jogging are moderate. Rock climbing, basketball and soccer are heavy. Thus, a 130-pound woman who spends much of her day at a keyboard and doesn't exercise likely would need no more than 1,755 calories a day if she wants to avoid gaining weight. There's another way to calculate your calorie needs: Weigh yourself. Changes in your weight over several weeks will tell you whether you are consuming too many or too few calories.
Kerstin


I always fooled myself into thinking I needed more, because I was muscular, and 6 feet tall, but truth be told, I felt at my best at this calorie level. I just make sure I eat nutrient rich foods, and high fiber foods.
And too, it was clincally proven that the less calories you eat, meaning, that you do not over eat, historically speaking, the healthier, and longer you live. Because I feel so much better at this level, with moderate exerise, I think this is true. I lost all the weight on my gut, just abiding the 5-9 serving vegee rule.
Fear
Did I miss the number that you're supposed to multiply by?
I don't see it in your post, but I get 13.50 for the sedentary number (just based on 1,755 / 130).... I've read it twice now.
-Michelle
OK,I'm a dork..I didn't look to make sure the chart was in there, and now can't find it.
Fear
WOW ~ 2,592 calories to maintain!!
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