So far today I have been doing some research. I was catching up on my Hungry Girl e-mails and was hoping to find some food creation inspirations. I ended up finding links to websites that calculate your Basal Metabolic Rate and Daily Caloric Expenditure.
Here is what I learned about me:
Basal Metabolic Rate: 1458 calories
Daily Caloric Expenditure: 1590 calories
What does that mean? Well, ultimately it means that in a normal day I burn 1590 calories just being me. No exercise.
I know that the key to losing weight is to burn more calories then you consume. For each 3500 calories less that a person consumes, a pound is lost. Basically, if I cut my calorie intake to about 1100 calories per day, I can lose a pound per week.
Here's the problem with that... On weight watchers I don't know how many calories I am consuming per day. I know the points but the calories are lost on me. I'm going to try to count my calories here today and see how they balance with my points.
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