(For more information about my dieting and weight loss, click here.)
I’ve had some people ask me about my calorie intake, so here it basically is with my current diet:
Meals 1 and 3: Cereal and Milk = 240 + 130 = 370 x2 = 740 calories
Snacks: Slim-Fast Bar + Milk = 220 + 130 = 350 x 2 (twice a day) = 700 calories
Meal 2: Varies, but ranges from 400-600 calories.
So I have approximately 1840-2040 calories a day.
Now, according to the BMR Calculator I should be having 4067 calories a day to maintain my weight (that’s at moderate activity because I exercise about 5 days a week for an hour each day). I’m eating less than half of that.
So what do I conclude from this? Well, part of my weight loss is definitely from less calories. There is no doubt about that. But counting carbs is much easier to do, and it seems that it keeps my calories low at the same time.
So should I count my calories also? No. I don’t think it would be useful to do so right now. Maybe later when I’m dealing with a smaller amount of weight loss.
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