How Much Can I Eat and Still Drop Weight-What is My Daily Calorie Limit?

     It can be very detrimental to your health if you try to lose weight the wrong way--as there are right ways and wrong ways. In the long run, trend dieting is a definite way to end up gaining pounds, rather than shedding them. So, what should your daily caloric consumption be if you're honest about weight loss?

There is no unequivocal answer to that question. Certainly, to lose weight, you have to burn much more calories than you eat everyday. Ideally, you should eat less and - dare I say it? - excercise more, on a daily basis.

Before an answer can be given concerning "How many calories must I consume and still lose weight?"--you must first accept that 3,500 calories, when consumed, will be transformed into one pound. So if you want to lose 2 pounds each week, you should start taking in 1000 calories less each day than you normally do (1000 calories each day X 7 days = 2 lbs/week).

For women, since normally they eat 2200-3000 calories a day, all you would have to do, is lower the amount of calories you eat by 500 everyday. This can be done by being smart about what you eat, and eating healthy foods. Break off your intimate relationship with burgers and fries! Tell high-calorie condiments that they're no longer welcome in your sandwich's life! Don't forget to work out daily...you still need to get rid of another 500 calories! There exist many simple exercise routines that you can use.

You'll lose more pounds by eating less and exercising more. Be careful, since if you overly reduce your daily caloric intake, you could affect your metabolic rate in a bad way.

Your typical Jane's metabolism won't work properly if her daily caloric intake is less than 1000. Your body will begin taking more energy from what you eat because you are not eating enough. You best be cautious because this can cause your body to gain weight.

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