It’s All About The Calories And Exercising

Like most people when I was younger it seemed I could eat
anything and not really ever gain weight Well now that I’m in
my forties it appears that those undisciplined days are over for
good After doing a little research I’ve come to the conclusion
that my lack of activity and slowing metabolism is to blame

Wanting to lose some weight I went out to look for that magic
weight loss plan that would offer a painless process for losing
weight After reading and trying several programs I realized
that they all seemed to have the same common theme – lower your
caloric intake and get off your butt and do something

If you need to lose some weight, I recommend that you pay close
attention to what you eat during the day Go ahead and count up
all of those calories you take in and calculate how many minutes
you exercise It won’t take very many days for you to figure out
that you take in to many calories and don’t exercise enough Use
the information below to help you figure out where you want or
need to be

Calorie Requirements:
Resting – Metabolic Rate represents the minimum energy needs of
the body, for day and night with no exercise

Sedentary – Includes occupations that involve sitting most of
the day

Light – Includes activities, which involve standing most of the
day

Moderate – May include walking, gardening, and housework

Active – Includes an occupation that requires manual labor
and/or participating in a daily exercise program

Daily calorie allowance:

Men
Resting 12 per lb body weight
Sedentary 16 per lb body weight
Light 18 per lb body weight
Moderate 21 per lb body weight
Active 26 per lb body weight

Example: I want to reach a weight of 180 lbs, to do so I plan on
being moderately active, so my daily caloric intake should be 21
x 180 = 3780 calories per day

Women
Resting 13 per lb body weight
Sedentary 14 per lb body weight
Light 16 per lb body weight
Moderate 18 per lb body weight
Active 22 per lb body weight

Example: If you want to reach a weight of 130 and maintain that
weight and plan on being moderately active, then your caloric
intake should be 18 x 130 = 2340 calories per day

Lastly, no matter what you decide to do go ahead and engage in
regular physical activity and reduce sedentary activities to
promote health Good luck!

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