Sorry to report, but no silver bullets or amazing weight loss revelations - it's still if you put more into your body than you burn up, then you're going to put on
weight. If you put into your body less than you burn up then you'll lose weight.
But how many calories does your body actually need? One of the key numbers to know is your Resting Metabolic Rate, your RMR. Yuur RMR is the number of calories your body needs to sustain itself, without doing any physical work. Betsy's is around 1,000 calores; mine is around 1700. So I get to eat more!
As 1 pound = 3500 calories, it's obvious that it's better not to put too much stuff in your body, and then try to exercise it off. Especially when it takes only 30 seconds to inhale that oversize 250-calorie cookie with embedded M&Ms and 30 minutes of reasonably exerting exercise to lose it!
You can find an RMR calculator at Shapeup.org. And you all have a great day!
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1427 Calories per day is my number and I have been eating 1200 for the last few weeks so it seems like I need to eat more daily - time to go have a Cadbury's creme egg to make up the difference!
ReplyDeleteI love Easter eggs - just don't find the same ones here
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