How many calories and fat should you be eating to lose weight if you are a woman who is 5'11'' and weighs 214 pounds?

Answer 1

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That all depends. A person who is looking to not exercise a whole lot will have to eat very healthy, with very little fat, sugar, cholesterol, and salt to lose weight. A person who is looking forward to doing alot or a good amount of exercise can allow more fat, sugar, cholesterol, and salt into their diet to lose weight. But of course, the most effective way to lose weight is to eat very healthy, with small amounts of fat, sugar, cholesterol and salt, and to do a good amount of exercise. ( at least one hour per day, but more is better )

It is possible to lose weight just by eating healthy and not getting exercise, but it is very slow weight loss. If you were to just eat healthy and not get any physical activity whatsoever it will take a very long time to lose even a pound, maybe 2 weeks.

But you don't have to sacrifice alot just to lose weight, it can be fun. There are 7 simple things that you can do to lose weight.

1. Drink 8 glasses of water a day

2. get at least 1 hour of physical activity per day

3. substitute in healthier foods ( example: switch ice creamwith a nice low-fat yogurt)

4. Inconvience yourself. make chores or jobs longer ( example: walk tothe store instead of driving there )

5. Eat More fruits and vegetables

6. Eat more nutritious and healthy foods

7. Eat 5 - 6 small meals a day

healthy weight loss per week should be NO MORE than 2 pounds. if you lose more than 2 pounds you are either-

1. Exercising way too much2. Eating too healthy ( very little calories. Don't eat less than 1300 calories per day because your body will go into starvation mode in which you lose body tissue not fat, which means you're still technically fat )3. Not eating enough4. On a fad diet

Also, you probably heard about diets such as The Atkin's Diet, Southbeach diet, and cabbage soup diet. Don't trythese diets, they simply DON'T work. All the weight you will be losing will be in body tissue ( muscle tissue, organtissue ) and you can seriously hurt yourself. When people starve themselves, eat too little or try fad diets and see weight loss on a scale they assume that it is real weight loss, but this is strictly not so. Real weight lossis eating adequately along with proper exercise to lose no more than 2 pounds a week. now, that is real weight loss.( Also, watch out for weight loss gimmicks and ads, such as the " lose weight while watching t.v.!" crap or "lose weight without exercise!" scam. )

Just start off eating alittle more healthier and engage in physical activity at least 3 to 5 times a week an houra day. Start off slow because starting off with drastic measures can result in failure or disappointment. Good luck!

-Leopold

Answer 2

I cannot answer this without more information...but if you Google the food pyramid it will take you to the website that it is on..there is a nutritional guidance tool there, it will tell you how many calories you have to consume to maintain your current weight as well as how many to consume to lose weight...the key is burning more calories than you intake.

Answer 3

Before you do anything else, get checked out medically to be sure that you and your doctor can talk about any health concerns or risks. Here is a different approach that has worked for many. It is based on a television series by Paul McKenna, called "I Can Make You Thin". See the link for more info; I may word things a little differently here. Do it the way Paul McKenna suggests. Eat when you are hungry Eat whatever you want, not what you think is good for you. Eat mindfully; eat slowly, chew, and put the fork down between bites. Stop eating when you think you are full. You can always eat again when you are hungry. The idea with the above is to imitate the eating habits of slim people. Slim people are not constantly calculating calories, and they are not constantly depriving themselves. The 'deprivation' thing that most people believe has to be a part of a successful diet only serves to throw you into a relapse as your body fights being starved. You end up worse off than when you began. For many (not all), the major hurdle is the 'eat slowly' part. Cramming food in during a feeding frenzy is pleasurable for some; I admit with some embarrassment that it is true for me. Some are so used to their own habits that they may not even realize that a food-cramming frenzy is going on. If we could all observe an unplanned video of our eating habits while we share a meal with slim people, there would be some insights going on. The serious problem with eating too fast is that you eat way too much food (and it is usually way too under-chewed before entering the system) before your brain has a chance to respond to your blood sugar levels. You feel full NOT because you have filled your stomach (although that is distinctly unpleasant) but because your brain has registered enough blood sugar in your system. You may have to re-learn what it is like to be full/satisfied all over again. Being full/satisfied does not mean: "Eat everything that's on that plate no matter what" and it does not mean "Eat at a certain time of day just because I always do". It is more of an internal experience. If I am not craving food right now, I am not hungry. Why eat anything? I'll eat when I'm hungry. And when I am hungry, I will eat.

Answer 4

Find your Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR).

Then, multiply your BMR by the Harris Benedict Equation to find your daily calorie needs.

For healthy weight loss of around 1 pound per week, you'll need to eat around 500 calories less per day than your daily calorie needs. Alternatively, you can burn 500 calories more than you use by exercising and you will then not need to eat less. Exercise also raises your metabolism, and will allow you to lose weight faster.

Answer 5

1500 calories

Answer 6

About 1,000 Calories/day

Answer 7

900-1,200.