Manage your calorie intake: How many calories to eat per day to lose weight

Calories are the most talked about when it comes to weight loss. These energy units need to be balanced to shed those extra pounds. Here’s how to manage your calorie intake to lose weight.

By Aashna Jain

Updated on Mar 28, 2019 | 05:01 PM IST | 3.3M

Lesser calories mean less weight. The more you control your calorie intake, the more weight you can reduce. It is important to keep in mind how much calories you eat per day if you’re looking to lose weight. Eating healthy and exercising will help you burn the extra calories.

Count Calorie Intake

HOW MANY CALORIES SHOULD YOU EAT PER DAY TO LOSE WEIGHT?

A moderately active woman can consume 2000 calories per day to maintain a healthy weight and a man can consume 2500 calories per day. One pound is equal to 3500 calories. In order to lose one pound per week, you need to cut your calorie intake by 500 every day. This will create a 3500 calorie deficit and help you lose one pound. This depends on various factors like height, age, metabolism and current weight.

Manage your calorie count

HOW TO REDUCE CALORIE INTAKE WITHOUT STARVING YOURSELF?

Avoid sweetened juices

HOW TO TRACK YOUR CALORIES?

There are tons of apps and sites on the internet where you can track your daily calorie intake. You only need to enter the food you ate, it’ll show you how much calorie your meal contained. Using a calorie counter will motivate you and keep you going.