Good Morning! Welcome to day one of operation "find my six pack". So far so good. Last night I went to http://my.apexfitness.com/vip/content/fitness_calculators.php and used their calculator to determine what my daily calorie needs are. Based on my height, weight, age, gender and daily activity, the calculator determined that I should consume 2100 calories/day to stay exactly the same weight I am right now. If I reduce that number by 500 calories/day to 1600calories/day , I will be able to acheive a minimum of a 1 pound/ week weight loss. At that rate, I would lose 10 pounds in 10 weeks. Now, If I added exercise to that mix, that would accelerate my weightloss goals even more quickly.
I am two hours into my day and I've had my bowl of oatmeal, 1 egg and glass of water. Thats 230 calories towards my daily calorie goal of 1600 calories. Breakfast by far has to be the most important meal if you are starting any new eating or exercise plan. I will NEVER skip breakfast, doing so would slow down my metabolism and encourage my body to STORE fat. And I don't know about you, but I want to do everything in my power to DISCOURAGE fat storage. Eating breakfast is the first step to doing just that. And not just any breakfast will do, whole grains (whole wheat breads, oats, etc.), lean sources of protein (peanut butter, eggs, low fat milk, low calorie yogurt) and fruit are your best bet.
I have to run for now, I'll update you more on my plan later tdoay!
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