How many calories? Feeling a bit better since my last post.

Ok....so I took your guys advice and have been logging everything down using FitDay.com. Now I see that I probably have been consuming way too many calories. I did my BMR, and it winds up that to keep my current weight of 230, i would have to consume 2161 calories per day!! i must have been floating around that for a while now! So, ive decided to consume no more than 1500 per day that is basically around the amount it would take for someone of my height and age to maintain a weight of 175 lbs. Without exercise, i would lose about 1.5 to 2 pounds per week. If anyone is interested in the BMR go here to calculate it: http://www.bmi-calculator.net/bmr-calculator/ then after you find it, you calculate it like this 1. If you are sedentary (little or no exercise) : Calorie-Calculation = BMR x 1.2 2. If you are lightly active (light exercise/sports 1-3 days/week) : Calorie-Calculation = BMR x 1.375 3. If you are moderatetely active (moderate exercise/sports 3-5 days/week) : Calorie-Calculation = BMR x 1.55 4. If you are very active (hard exercise/sports 6-7 days a week) : Calorie-Calculation = BMR x 1.725 5. If you are extra active (very hard exercise/sports & physical job or 2x training) : Calorie-Calculation = BMR x 1.9 How many calories are you all consuming daily?

Thanks for posting that web site...I have been looking for something like that for awhile now. I don't really count calories...I just try to eat protein with every meal and I eat smaller meals (most of the time). For example, B - RB and FF cheese sandwich on WW bread SF Decaf Vanilla latte S- yogurt and apple L- Turkey and FF cheese sandwich on WW bread (or english muffin or mini pita) S- string cheese and 2 choc. graham crackers (helps with sweet cravings) D- Grilled chicken salad S- skinny cow I have been losing 2-3 lbs. a week eating like this and really watching my carbs. Good luck and hopefully your weight will start falling now that you are writing things down...I know for me it really has helped! Jamie

hiya cutie. oh, let's see - probably about 1800 or so a day. breakfast: (every frikkin day instant grits, a handful of soya nuts and mixed nuts, mozarella cheese and a shake of parmesan... snack - wu long tea and/or string cheese lunch - usually Boca chili and some fresh fruit snack - wu long tea and/or string cheese dinner - oh, crap. this is where it all falls apart. whatever the family is eating and/ or other crap that is around..