Achieving ideal weight - the process
The first step was to identify my current calorie consumption. Even though there was a formula to calculate the BMR, it only serves as a guideline. A more accurate way is to find out the actual consumption. This was done by taking note of everything I ate for one week. I did that with the following worksheet: Date Calorie usage Alt Exercise Calorie Consumption Day 6-Sep-04 3268 Monday 7-Sep-04 1699 Tuesday 8-Sep-04 1873 Wednesday 9-Sep-04 2036 Thursday 10-Sep-04 1787 Friday 11-Sep-04 2561 Saturday 12-Sep-04 3135 Sunday 13-Sep-04 2090 Monday 14-Sep-04 1559 Tuesday 15-Sep-04 1193 Wednesday 16-Sep-04 2559 Thursday 17-Sep-04 1543 Friday 18-Sep-04 3822 Saturday 19-Sep-04 2286 Sunday 20-Sep-04 ...