Excerpt from Nutritionist and experts in dieting.
A general guide to the number of calories you should consume if you are trying to lose .5 to 2 pounds a week.
Burning Calories Guidelines.
You have to burn 3,500 calories more than you consume to lose a pound. If
you usually eat 2,200 calories a day to maintain your weight, you need to cut
back by 500 calories or increase exercise by that much to create the
500-calorie deficit to lose 1 pound a week.
Walking is all you need. If
you exercise for 30 to 60 minutes a day you are ahead of the game, but if you
don’t we suggest for you to walk. Many
researchers have found that walking can be as effective for weight loss as
going to the gym. So walk for 30 to 60
minutes a day.
Add to your diet. We
recommend that you add vegetables, salads and light soups to your meal plans
because experts believe these types of foods are high in fiber which also known
as roughage or bulk, which the body can't digest or absorb. Fiber isn't
digested by your body; therefore, it passes relatively intact through your
digestive system. Fiber has many important roles in maintaining your health and
is crucial in weight loss.
If you are following diet plans such
as Weight Watchers
we provide the nutritional information necessary for you to count and track your
daily points. On an average our complete
dinner meals contain from 10 to 14 points.
| Diet Plan for people
that exercise at least 30 minutes daily (Gym or Walking) |
| Starting weight
(pounds) | Daily calories | Breakfast | Lunch | Dinner | Snack #1 Midmorning | Snack 2 Mid-afternoon | Snack 3 Soup |
| Under 180 | 1,500 | 300 | 400 | 500 | 150 | 150 | skip |
| 180-215 | 1,600 | 300 | 500 | 500 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| 216-250 | 1,750 | 300 | 500 | 500 | 150 | 150 | 150 |
| 251 or more | 2,000 | 400 | 500 | 500 | 200 | 200 | 200 |
| Diet Plan for people that do not or cannot exercise |
| Starting weight (pounds) | Daily calories | Breakfast | Lunch | Dinner | Snack #1 Midmorning | Snack 2 Mid-afternoon | Snack 3 Soup |
| Under 180 | 1,300 | 300 | 400 | 500 | 50 | 50 | skip |
| 180-215 | 1,500 | 300 | 500 | 500 | 75 | 75 | 50 |
| 216-250 | 1,600 | 300 | 500 | 500 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| 251 or more | 1,800 | 300 | 500 | 550 | 150 | 150 | 150 |