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I need help figuring out how many calories vs exercise ?

rhalpin86
rhalpin86 Posts: 43
edited January 8 in Food and Nutrition
I'm 26, 5'7" weighing 135. I just had a baby 5 months ago so I'm trying to lose the extra 13lbs I gained and tone up.

I try to eat less than 1400 calories a day. Working out (running/ gym classes) 4 days a week for 30mins to an hour. I burn about 260 calories running or on the ellipitcal.

I dont understand how many calories to intake vs exercising to lose about a 1lb a week.

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  • dxhahn
    dxhahn Posts: 1 Member
    The number I read some time ago was 3500 calories = 1 pound of weight loss (approximately). So if you can manage a 500 calorie deficit per day you'd lose 1 pound a week. Based on your 1400 calories a day + regular exercise I think you'd end up between 1-2 pounds a week.

    http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/calories/WT00011
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