Madame NoireWorking It Out: The Eating Habits That Led To My 63-Pound Weight ...Madame NoireCounting Calories: Weight loss is math. 3,5000 calories equals 1 pound. If you want to lose 1 pound per week, you must have a deficit of 3,500 calories per week, which would mean eating 500 less calories per day. I went about my current weight loss ...