At 12:32 2000-03-31 -0800, Alyne wrote:
>How does one calculate the amount of calories needed
>for maintenance and the deficit needed to lose weight?

In a Stockolm newspaper today there was a column about this (for entertainment)
The calculation ended in that a normal person has 10 kg of body fat. This is
enough for 400 intercourses. One intercourse takes the energy 1 Mj (1000000
joule). Daily food intake is 10 Mj. Just staying alive take 8 Mj day, and then
doing things take extra. A normal scientist needs 2 Mj/day for his thinking
and keying the computer.
For the one who can read swedish:
http://www2.metro.se/kolumnist/kolumn.asp?KolumnID=2941

:-)  Hans