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I am 62 years old and weight about 73 kg and 158 cm in height. I would like to loose about 8 kg. I am pure vegetarian and walk about 7 km a day. Advise me suitably.
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Your daily calorie needs are about 1700 calories to maintain weight. If you want to reduce weight you should plan about one kg a month less. For that your daily calories intake should be about 1400 calories. This way you can reduce about 8-10 kgs in 10 months.
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