(red velvet cake from billys bakery, THE best cake/cupcake place in new yawk! maybe i'll write a post on these guys one of these days)
i'm a cake lover, UBER cake lover i should say, what does this have to do with the post? nothing really directly related, but indirectly correlated :)
a couple of days ago my MOH mentioned to me the amount of calories she would have to consume in order to lose three lbs, and when she gave me that figure i thought, "NO WAY!" how is that possible, a human can't function on 1100 calories a day! (this was based on some iphone application she had). so out of curiosity, i googled (who doesn't google anyhow?!) what my caloric intake would have to be in order for ME to lose weight...this is what weightloss.about.com told me:
(this is a copy and paste guys)
Step one is to calculate your BMR with the following formula:
Women:
655 + (4.3 x weight in pounds) + (4.7 x height in inches) - (4.7 x age in years)
Men:
66 + (6.3 x weight in pounds) + (12.9 x height in inches) - (6.8 x age in years)
Please note that this formula applies only to adults.
Calculate Activity
Step two: In order to incorporate activity into your daily caloric needs, do the following calculation:
- If you are sedentary : BMR x 20 percent
- If you are lightly active: BMR x 30 percent
- If you are moderately active (You exercise most days a week.): BMR x 40 percent
- If you are very active (You exercise intensely on a daily basis or for prolonged periods.): BMR x 50 percent
- If you are extra active (You do hard labor or are in athletic training.): BMR x 60 percent
Add this number to your BMR.
i exercise moderately, 3-4 times a week, and the number i ended up with was 1162!!!!! GOOD GOD! SERIOUSLY!??!?!?! oh and should i mention this is the number that i need to consume to MAINTAIN, not lose weight...so in order for me to shed some lbs i gotta eat less than 1162 calories a day...i think im gonna faint...so yea needless to say cake is NOT happening until i drop at least one lb...gah! the agony
on a not so random note though, can someone verify this for me?
2 comments:
First, I will say that you are hilarious! Am recently engaged as well and am seeing the same dilemmas! I use this website mydailyplate.com and you can verify it there without the massive calculations. The other great thing about the website is that it shows how many calories are in every food imaginable! Prob the same app on the iphone, but pretty cool food diary....Keep the adventures coming!
hi nicole, yea it's a challenge everyday i have to say, but it gets easier especially if you have work out buddies and diet buddies...congratulations on the engagement! and thanks for reading my ramblings :)
btw - thanks for the tip ;)
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