There are a few basic things to know, no matter what weight loss plan you decide to choose. Having a basic understanding of these things will make most any plan you choose work out in a better way- arming yourself with knowledge can make the whole thing seem much less intimidating. Here are a few things about weight loss and the way your body processes fats, calories and creates energy as well as how your body uses the nutrients you take in.
One of the first things that you should do is to calculate your basal metabolic rate, or BMR. The BMR is the number of calories your body needs to perform basic functions and the minimum amount you need. There are a number of online calculators for finding this number, but always bear in mind that these are not all accurate- try a few, and then go from there with a rough estimate. Once you have your BMR, the next step is to go ahead and figure out your activity levels, and how many calories you burn in the course of a normal day. You might surprise yourself. There are many different sites out there for finding these numbers, but what you are looking for is the number of calories burned with things like sitting, standing, walking and just anything you do every day. Be sure to take into account everything- most of the lists that you will find will put it down to some things you probably wouldn’t imagine were burning calories, but actually are.
The next step is to keep a food journal so that you can track the calories that you do take in- where they come from, what patterns they hold. You may surprise yourself at where some of your calories are coming from and how you don’t really think too much about those aspects of your diet. Be as down to the food as you can, keep this very accurate, and then, stack it up against your BMR, and your daily caloric expenditure. If it does turn out that you are eating more than you are burning, you can then assess where you stand and plan accordingly. If you are burning more than you eat, you will lose weight. But, bear in mind that it takes time- it takes roughly 3500 calories burned to lose a pound- but, you cannot lose all of that at once. It’s something that will build up over time. Often, people get to thinking that weight loss is such a big change that they feel it all has to happen at once- when the healthy weight loss plans usually indicate a longer term loss. Taking things step by step and mapping them out using the above tips can help you to know where you need to cut calories and how much you really should be burning on a daily basis to move towards a more healthy weight loss plan.
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