From Maddie, Age 11 - 11/13/06 - IP#: 24.159.197.xxx Click here to reply
Ht. 4'7", Wt. 144 - does anyone know how many calories you have to burn a day in order to lose five lbs in two weeks (i only eat about 1200 calories a day with my diet and dont say thats not enough cuz my docotr recommended it)
Reply from Kayla, Age 12 - 11/13/06 - IP#: 70.172.200.xxx I think a little over 1,000. Because you burn 3,500 calories to lose a pound, so thats 2 lbs in a week, and 4 lbs in 2 weeks. so a little over 1,000. but keep in mind, thats not all through exercise. you burn some of it just from living, and so to maintain your weight you would probably need about 2,000 - 2,500 calories a day. so you could just have 1,200 calories a day, which is a good amount, and then burn about 200 or something through exercise and you could do it.
