The Magnetic Diet

For women:

((W/2.2) * 10) + (5 * (H * 6.25)) – (5 * A) – 161

Where:

W = Weight in pounds
H = Height in inches
A = Age in years

Now add the two together and divide by two to get the average. Then multiply that average by the right activity factor for you, among those listed below:

1.2 — Sedentary: Little or no exercise and desk job
1.375 — Lightly Active: Light exercise or sports 1-3 days a week
1.55 — Moderately Active: Moderate exercise or sports 3-5 days a week
1.725 — Very Active: Hard exercise or sports 6-7 days a week
1.9 — Extremely Active: Hard daily exercise or sports and physical job

For example, a 6-foot 1-inch, 185-pound, 40-year-old man living a “lightly active” lifestyle requires about 2,530 calories per day to maintain that weight. On the other hand, a 5-foot 6-inch, 140-pound, 40-year-old woman living a “sedentary” lifestyle would require about 1,766 calories per day. Now these are approximations, and a fairly good place to start. Keeping a journal of everything you eat for a week while your weight remains constant will help to verify these numbers.

Once you understand how many calories you need each day to maintain your weight, it’s easy to add or subtract food and activity to achieve your desired weight loss. In addition to watching calories, you should follow the magnetic meal plan of three main meals per day with two to three substantial snacks, eating approximately every three to four hours. Some say that eating this way will actually increase your metabolism, but scientific studies have failed to prove it over the short term. And this approach will keep you from getting hungry and overeating as a result. That’s reason enough to do it.

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