how many calories should I eat?

I'm a 24 year-old female and I work out 4 or 5 days a week, about an hour each time. How many calories should I eat if I want to lose a few pounds?

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Thursday, April 24, 2008

Kenn Kihiu

Hi Mary Jane,

First congratulations on your commitment to working out. Weight loss is really mathematics. You have to burn more calories than you consume. Click here to use our calorie calculator that will estimate the number of daily calories your body needs to maintain or lose weight

Move Your Body, Move Your Life

Kenn Kihiu

http://www.dancexfitness.com

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