I can't really pinpoint what it is about this time for losing weight in comparison to previous attempts, but I'm pretty sure it's that I found out what the sums are.
I'm an engineer by trade, always been into maths and physics and the scientific things in life. The day that I found out that a deficit of 3500 calories a week will allow you to lose a pound was like a bright shiny light in my face. After there it was just a little bit of googling before I found the sums that are my favourite things in the world!
Caloric needs for women:
Caloric Needs: Women: 655 + (4.3 x weight in pounds) + (4.7 x height in inches) - (4.7 x age in years)
then you take your result and multiply it by 20% (for a sedentary lifestyle like mine) and add on that number
That gives you the number of calories that you need in a day just to survive (breathe, see, think) anything that you do above that and you burn calories (exercise!)
So, the thing to do, is to work out your numbers, then take 500 off that amount and I guarantee!!! you will lose 1 pound a week. GUARANTEED!!! It is insanely easy as long as you're willing to do the work counting and tracking your calories. After a while it will become second nature to you!
by the way, for men it's :
66 + (6.3 x weight in pounds) + (12.9 x height in inches) - (6.8 x age in years)
same multiplication factor
(The multiplication factor increases by 10% for each increase in activity level)
Try it! I've lost 4 stone 13.5 pounds so far :)
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