BMR and weight loss....

So I learned something at my class and figured I'd pass on the knowledge...

In order to maintain your current weight....you can calculate your BMR to determine how many calories you're allowed to eat.....

If you have no activity, and eat your BMR Calories you won't gain/lose weight....

My BMR is 2058.....

An ideal calorie in take is 1500 calories per day....

Calculate your BMR

BMR=655+(4.35 x weight in pounds)+(4.7 x height in inches)-(4.7 x age in years)

Now, if you want to lose weight you either need to burn (exercise) more calories that you eat, or reduce your calorie in take...

Here are some other things I didn't know....

1 pound of fat = 3500 calories

So if you exercise and burn 500 calories or eat 500 calories less a day at the end of the week you will have lost 1 pound.

I burn about 700 calories on my 45 minute treadmill walk...plus I've reduced my calorie intake....

I really don't think I was eating 2000 calories to begin with, but I've never kept track either....

It's fun for me to learn these facts....I don't really think about food like I probably should...with my depression food has always been my comfort...then with the boys and their activities I just grab and go...I'm now starting to focus more on how to eat better.

I made myself a goal for this week, to eat 1 veggie a day...so far so good...but it's really hard...it seems I buy things and then they just sit there going bad because I'm the only one that eats them...however since the boys have recently learned to like broccoli I am going to start keeping that and carrots in the house...it's better to snack on those then fruit snacks and cookies.....