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I'm a little bit confused about the calorie thing.
So, you're body is constantly burning calories no matter what you're doing, right? Even when you sleep you burn calories. So throughout my day, according to fatsecret, I've burned roughly 3575 calories today, my recommended caloric intake is 2100. So to lose 1 lb per week, I should have a deficit of 500 calories which is calories burned minus calories consumed that should leave me with a deficit. If I have a deficit of 3500 calories at the end of the week, I should have lost 1 lb. If I had a calorie deficit of 7000 calories, I should lose 2 lbs. Anything less than that is not medically advisable.
But what confuses me is how the heck you can eat that much and still lose weight. I've been eating all day just to reach this damned 2100 because normally, I'd probably eat about half of that. I mean, I went out and bought all this healthy low-calorie food so that I could watch what I'm eating and now I'm eating twice as much and I don't think I can lose weight this way. 2100 calories seems like a lot doesn't it?
If I eat any more I'm going to barf. I've eaten 1700 calories today, that's 4 meals and 4 snacks and that STILL leaves me at a deficit of 1865. Normal people don't eat that much do they? Or did I do something wrong with the exercise journal? I'm so confused. I originally thought that it was supposed to be your recommended daily intake minus 1000 calories. 1100 sounds a lot more do-able for me. Did I have it right the first time? Should I eat higher calorie meals?
Sorry if it's annoying to hear someone complain that they are too full. I just want to make sure I'm doing this the right way. Someone please help!
Diet Calendar Entries for 14 April 2010:
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1853 kcal
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Fat: 55.78g | Prot: 86.27g | Carb: 252.58g.
Breakfast: guaranteed value honey nut oats cereal, guaranteed value honey nut oats cereal, lucerne fat free milk. Lunch: american cheese, brunswick chicken salad, Land o' frost, best foods, whole grain double fiber bread. Dinner: romaine lettuce, baby spinach, round table pizza side of chicken, red onion, shredded mozzarella cheese, pepperoncinis, bell pepper, sesame ginger dressing, baby carrots, cucumber. Snacks/Other: stauffer's ginger snaps, string cheese, sugar, tj farms, starbucks caramel light, keloggs special k strawberry. more...
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3567 kcal
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Activities & Exercise:
Resting - 2 hours, Standing - 25 minutes, Weight Training (moderate) - 15 minutes, Sitting - 10 hours and 33 minutes, Housework - 1 hour and 50 minutes, Sleeping - 8 hours and 1 minute, Walking (exercise) - 3.5/mph - 36 minutes, Bicycling (leisurely) - <10/mph - 20 minutes. more...
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