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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.
These include your gender, age, height as well as how active your lifestyle is. Most sources will tell you average woman needs around 2000 calories per day in order to maintain her weight, while the average man needs around 2500 calories. Both need about 500 calories less each day if they want to achieve weight loss. However, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) suggests the following daily calorie intake :