To maintain weight, the chart below shows you your daily calorie limit. It's based on your age, activity level, and the BMI (body-mass index) of 21.5 for women and 22.5 for men.To lose weight -- about 1 pound a week -- reduce total calories in the chart by 500 a day.To gain weight, add 500 calories per day for each pound you want to gain per week.For successful weight loss that you can maintain over time, experts recommend choosing foods that are lower in calories but rich in protein, vitamins, minerals, fiber, and other nutrients.o gain weight, add 500 calories per day for each pound you want to gain per week. For successful weight loss that you can maintain over time, experts recommend choosing foods that are lower in calories but rich in protein, vitamins, minerals, fiber, and other nutrients.
Employees who are eligible for FMLA leave who want to take leave to care for a child 18 years of age or older must jump through five hoops to qualify. 1  First, the child must meet the FMLA definition of a âson or daughter.â. 2  Second, the child 18 years of age or old must be âincapable of self-care.â.
1 The requirement applies to medical plans that already offer dependent coverage. 2  While most plans include dependent coverage, it is not required. 3  Any eligible child can remain covered until age 26, even if the child is living away from home, is not a student or is working. The only limited exception is that grandfathered plans can exclude coverage for adult children until 2014 if the adult children are eligible to enroll in an employer-sponsored plan other than the plan of either parent. 2  The law does not require plans to cover adult childrenâs spouses or children in a COBRA status.