HOW MANY CALORIES DO YOU NEED EACH DAY

So, now you've been diagnosed with diabetes, and you have to get serious about dieting. 
Or, maybe you're not diabetic quite yet, just glucose intolerant, but you'd rather do something 
to prevent that final diagnosis. For whatever reason you've landed on this list, you've finally 
decided to get serious about dieting.

The first thing you've got to do is figure out your caloric intake. Most nutritionists now say that 
one pound is equal to about 3500 calories. That is, if you want to lose one pound of weight, 
you've got to burn up 3500 calories in activity more than you've consumed. Of course, if you 
only had to lose a single pound, you wouldn't be on this list, but you get the idea. In order to 
lose weight, you not only have to know how many calories you've consumed, but how many 
calories you need each day.

Follow these steps, and not only will you get good practice for April 15th, but you'll get a general 
idea how many calories you need each day:

Remember that the number of calories you need will change as you lose weight, so remember 
to recalculate it every so often.

1). What is your weight in pounds? _______

Take this number and multiply it by 864 if you're a guy or 387 if you're a gal.

Weight in Pounds (from line #1):         _______
Mulitplier (Men put 864. Women
put 387):                                x______

Number of Calories:				      _______(1)
 

2). Multiply your age by 9.72
if you're a guy or 7.31 if you're a gal:  ______(2) 


3). Subtract line 2 from line 1:         ______ (3)
(i.e. Line 1 - Line 2)  Warning: Result could be negative! 

4). Multiply your weight in pounds by:   ______ (4)
Men: 6.39 	Women: 4.91 

5). Multiply your height in inches by:   ______ (5)
Men: 12.77 	Women: 16.78 

6). Add lines 4 and 5 together:          ______ (6)

7). Choose one of the numbers below:     ______ (7) 

Amount of exercise/physical activity you do: 
Sedentary (No exercise): 
Men: 1			Women: 1 

Low Active (1/2 or less per day): 
Men: 1.12 	Women: 1.14 

Active: (up to 1 hour per day): 
Men: 1.27 	Women: 1.27 

Very Active (over an hour per day): 
Men: 1.54 	Women: 1.45 

8). Multiply line 7 by line 6:           ______ (8)

9). Add Line 3 to Line 8:                ______ (9)

Line #9 represents your daily caloric needs.