Lets assume you weigh 90 kg. Athletes should aim to consume the proper ratios of nutrients. Meanwhile the average man needs 2500 calories to maintain and 2000 to lose one pound of weight per week.
To lose weight -- It used to be recommended that to lose a pound per week you would need to decrease total calories by 500 a day.
Calories T 60 MET 35 W 200. Active men who walk more than 3 miles per day may require 28003000 calories per day to maintain their weight and 23002500 calories per day to lose 1 pound 045 kg of weight per week. Athletes should decrease their total caloric intake by 500 calories per day to lose 1 pound in 1 week. And if you eat fewer calories and burn more calories through physical activity you lose weight.