Duchess
to 3FC.... Just to get you started you should aim for about 1600 to 1800 cals/day for you and maybe 1800 to 2000 for hubby (yea he's lucky, he gets to eat more
) ... If you lose weight
if not take it down a notch 100-200 cals/day and see what happens. It really is an experiment of oneself because everyone will lose differently. As you do lose weight though, you will need less calories/day to continue losing weight.
Remember to fill up on LOTS of veggies and eat as lean and as unprocessed as possible, meaning whole foods, real foods, Lean Cuisines and such are good in a pinch but very high in sodium and, to me, not filling enough...
Drink plenty of water, this helps to keep you full and flushes the fat out...
Last but not least exercise by doing cardio and weight training...
Hope this helps and keep us posted...
TTFN ...
Oh, and, I use fitday.com to keep track of my calories...