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is it possible for me to loose weight ? please help


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i am a 230 lbs man and i aimt to loose 60lbs i am eating an average of around 1500 calories a day and currently do no excercie ?

how much weight can i be expected to loose

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I doubt you'll loose weight, however it is likely that you will lose a few pounds.

How old/tall are you? You might need more calories... 1500 is the minimum for a 21+ completely sedentary (coma-state) man. Do you do any walking around/housework or anything?

im only 15 and 6 foot

and i go to school  and i go out sometimes so i do get sum excercise just not a lot

Then you definately need to eat more (as contradictory as that may sound... eating to lose).

CC's calculators really aren't meant for teens, however using this site you can calculate how much energy you are using to just stay alive (When I plugged in your stats, I got 3290 for sedentary).

To lose 1-2 pounds a week, you'll need to subtract 500-1000 calories from that number, putting you at about 2300-2800 a day. Anything more and your deficit will be too great and put you at risk of the dreaded 'starvation mode'

 

Hope that helps!

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