Up, Down and In-Between

Getting in shape and losing the flab

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  • Name: Calanthium
  • City: Sacramento
  • Region: California
  • Country: United States

My Weight Loss

Height: 160.0cm
Start weight: 145.00lb
Current weight: 182.20lb
Goal weight: 125.00lb
Lost to date: -37.20lb
Remaining: 57.20lb

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09/30/2007 00:45

Food Journals

Getting back into things and feeling good about it.

One area where I am having trouble is figuring out how many calories per day is sufficient.  My daughter and I did some googling today and found a few sites that were helpful:
http://www.csgnetwork.com/caloriesfemalecalc.html
http://www.freedieting.com/tools/calorie_calculator.htm

I also found http://diet.ivillage.com/ interesting.

One site that has been enormously helpful with my food journalling is http://www.fitday.com/

But I also need to do this type of journalling.  It has been incredibly helpful to write here, and to search around and read other blogs and learn from them.  I know I have 30 pounds to lose, but this time I know I'm going to do it, one little pound at a time.

Posted By: Calanthium
Comments to this post:
09/30/2007 11:12

Calories per day

I think that at your weight, Jenny Craig would have you on 1200 or 1500 a day.  At 203 pounds, I eat 1500 a day now, but started at 2000 calories when I first started at 315 lbs.  The smaller you are, the fewer calories your body burns (ain't that a stinker!).  If I were you, I'd aim for 1500 and see how that works, and drop to 1200 if you aren't losing 2-3 lbs. a week.

I'm glad journaling helps you, and your attitude seems great.  Maybe use the food log, too.  I find that recording everything I eat really helps me stay on track.  Also, by using the food log you will find yourself memorizing the calorie contents of lots of foods, which makes life easier.

Keep the faith! 

Posted By: Entropy



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