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I want to loose 2 pounds a week. i'm 125 pounds. 5 feet tall how many calories a day, can i eat?

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Let me help: You should consume about 1, 200 calories a day to reach your goal weight of of loosing 2lbs in a weeks

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Answered 10/23/2017

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