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More of my obsessive calculating:
If I want to lose 3.5 lbs./week (14 pounds/month):
- Weekly burn: 12,250 calories
- Daily burn total: 1750 calories
- Daily burn from gym: 875 calories (just to be sure I hit my daily burn)
Goal Weight: 140 lbs.
Still need to lose: 35.5 lbs.
(35.5 lbs.) / (3.5 lbs./week) = 10.14 weeks (but we'll round up, so 11)
At 3.5 lbs./week, it will take 11 weeks to reach 140 lbs..
It's crazy that I can be where I want to be as early as July 4th.
I always write out these calorie calculations because I'm a very visual person. It helps me to have everything right in front of my face. In terms of my weight loss, I get a lot of motivation from having specific calorie burns that I need to hit.
Lately I've just been aiming for above a 2000 deficit, but doing the math is better, I think.
Just like Bob and Jillian say: Losing weight is a science.
I'm all about science.
Diet Calendar Entries for 19 April 2011:
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2606 kcal
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Fat: 71.88g | Prot: 75.34g | Carb: 444.06g.
Breakfast: strawberries, Banana. Lunch: Fat Free Reddi Whip, Angel Food Cake, Strawberries, Philadelphia Cream Cheese Whipped, Hearty Grains 100% Whole Wheat Bagel. Dinner: Chef Boyardee Spaghettis and Meatballs, Milk (Fat Free or Skim, Calcium Fortified), Apple Cinnamon Cheerios. Snacks/Other: Chocolate Cheerios, banana, Smuckers Concord Grape Jelly, Pringles Light Sour Cream and Onion, Jif Creamy Peanut Butter, Soft Honey Whole Wheat Pepperidge Farm . more...
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4729 kcal
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Activities & Exercise:
HRM - Daily Activities - 11 hours and 44 minutes, HRM - Elliptical - 35 minutes, HRM - Nike App: Ab Burner - 10 minutes, HRM - Treadmill - 1 hour and 5 minutes, Resting - 2 hours and 26 minutes, Sleeping - 8 hours. more...
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