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    4. how many calories do I need to burn per day to lose weight ?
    how many calories do I need to burn per day to lose weight ?

    want to lose about 2-3 lbs per week

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      What It Takes to Lose a Pound


      Diet and Weight Loss Tutorial


      Unit of Weight Approximate Calories Approximate Kilojoules
      Pound 3,500 14,644
      Kilogram 7,716 32,284


      A pound of body fat equates to approximately 3500 calories. So if you have a calorie deficit of 500 calories (meaning that you burn 500 calories more than you eat each day) you would lose approximately one pound per week:


      500 x 7 = 3,500


      It's easy to see that a calorie deficit of 1000 calories would mean that you'd lose approximately two pounds per week. And that's a good number to remember, because two pounds a week is commonly accepted as the maximum rate of weight loss that is healthy.

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