Reminder of basic facts
Posted: Fri May 18, 2007 12:16 am
I've been away from the board for a while - and I'm sure these are things that MANY & MOST of you already know - but for those people out there who are like myself - who like to keep track of things by writing them down - or for those who constantly need to know where they stand - or for those who had just forgot......here are the basic facts that helped me get back on track. (I thought they may be useful because I've seen a significant amount of people writing about not losing weight)
** Remember - one pound is 3500 calories. You will not lose weight unless you burn these calories. The good new is: This does NOT mean you have to physically work out to burn ALL of these calories. Your body burns many of these on it's own throughout the day. The first step to losing weight is knowing how many calories your body will burn on a regular day. Below is a good website which can calculate this for you:
http://www.stevenscreek.com/goodies/calories.shtml
As soon as you know how many calories your body naturally burns in a day - you can then begin to get an idea of which foods (and how much food) you can be eating in order to lose weight. For example: if you want to lose 1 pound a week - you would need to burn 3500 extra calories a week. If your body naturally burns 2000 calories a day, you could eat 1500 calories per day (without having to work out) - and lose your one pound a week (this would eliminate 500 calories per day - equaling 3500 in a week). You could also through excerise into this - which would allow you to eat more - and physically work off the extra calories.
I know this seems like calorie counting...... but it doesn't have to be as tidious as it sounds. You have to get a general idea of how many calories you consume and burn in a day in order to lose weight. Once you get a general idea - you know more or less where you stand in what you should/should not eat in a day (IE: determine what your S's are). It can also be an explanation as to why weight is not coming off. Obviously if your body burns 2000 calories in a day - and you eat 2000 calories a day you will remain the same weight. It works best for me to keep track of the numbers - and then weigh myself once a week.
AGAIN - I know this is not for evreryone - and I know some may feel this is not part of NO-S dieting - but for me it's back to basics. It's realistic, and I still do my snacking on week/ends. So I just thought I'd put this out there for all others in the same boat as myself.
** Remember - one pound is 3500 calories. You will not lose weight unless you burn these calories. The good new is: This does NOT mean you have to physically work out to burn ALL of these calories. Your body burns many of these on it's own throughout the day. The first step to losing weight is knowing how many calories your body will burn on a regular day. Below is a good website which can calculate this for you:
http://www.stevenscreek.com/goodies/calories.shtml
As soon as you know how many calories your body naturally burns in a day - you can then begin to get an idea of which foods (and how much food) you can be eating in order to lose weight. For example: if you want to lose 1 pound a week - you would need to burn 3500 extra calories a week. If your body naturally burns 2000 calories a day, you could eat 1500 calories per day (without having to work out) - and lose your one pound a week (this would eliminate 500 calories per day - equaling 3500 in a week). You could also through excerise into this - which would allow you to eat more - and physically work off the extra calories.
I know this seems like calorie counting...... but it doesn't have to be as tidious as it sounds. You have to get a general idea of how many calories you consume and burn in a day in order to lose weight. Once you get a general idea - you know more or less where you stand in what you should/should not eat in a day (IE: determine what your S's are). It can also be an explanation as to why weight is not coming off. Obviously if your body burns 2000 calories in a day - and you eat 2000 calories a day you will remain the same weight. It works best for me to keep track of the numbers - and then weigh myself once a week.
AGAIN - I know this is not for evreryone - and I know some may feel this is not part of NO-S dieting - but for me it's back to basics. It's realistic, and I still do my snacking on week/ends. So I just thought I'd put this out there for all others in the same boat as myself.