Your weight is on your mind all the time and yes that includes when you flowing out of bed in the morning. However how heavy or light you are, you probably weigh yourself and then set your scales on the floor in front of the bed.

How do we feel about our weight? Is it good? Are we aiming for a better weight for the future? After all losing weight is what we all want, but first lets look at some the reasons why we keep scales there in the first place.

The first and most important one is subconscious; you probably measure your weight because some other person told you. But when was the last time you measured yourself honestly?

Much of weight loss is due to the effects of water retention. This means that you can hide the weight gains by taking on water, cease fluid retention and weigh even less – however this method is temporary, meaning you will probably regain the weight soon.

Weight loss is like a yo yo. Staying at the weight you want by in large measure due to the weight of your surroundings, and your own weight – so in this sense using the scale constantly can be the most detrimental to your weight.

Partially because stress can make you eat more because you are bored and/or lonely.

Watching your weight is important as a form of health safeguard, as it has been associated with various health issues, including obesity. But there is an even more important reason to measure your self…

As I mentioned above, although much of weight loss is due to fluid retention your weight also depends on your weight around you.

Staying at the weight you want is much more than having the right diet. Losing weight is hard enough.

Lets start with the Basal Metabolic rate (BMR) and the dozen factors but for now curiosity and curiosity sake take a look at the BMR equation.

There are about 3500 calories in a pound of fat. To decrease your BMR – your total body weight – you need to create a deficit by burning up 3500 calories more than you eat.

Your BMR is your body’s minimum daily requirement to meet the needs of your body to maintain your current weight.

A simple way to calculate your BMR is to multiply your body weight by about 7. Then add about 65 to that number (your daily activity level multiplied by about 2.65).

If you do not get the correct answer for your BMR your activity levels you will be able to adjust your activity level and understand how much calories your body needs daily to burn to stay at the correct weight level. But please note: that your body needs energy to do this ( aspiring for a T5M1 average) your energy expenditure is not going to be all that high.

Now some of you may be very curious and want to find out how much calories go into each of the food groups that we eat? You need to know that not all of these groups are equal. Nutrients are not calories. Example carbs are eithergarbolyour body’scarbohydrates, or they arefatour body’scarbohydrates. It’s clear how calories can be transformed, regardless of your training levels these figures are an average.

You need to take into consideration some of the other factors when doing a diet like this. A person who has a work out farm will burn up different amounts of calories than that of a laborer in a manufacturing plant that has a different life or career.

Eating the wrong foods such as cookies and sweets ( cakes, lollies, biscuits ) will definitely make us gain weight, and on the other hand if we eat fat burning foods then we will lose weight. But please remember if you are keen to lose your weight, then stop eating the wrong foods in a diet.

So many people want to know, how much calories do I burn in a day? Will they gain or lose weight. Well let me tell you there is an easy way for you to avoid the guess works. Take in less calories then you burn.

You need to measure how much calories you eat in a day. You can do this by taking your very own weight, then using a calorie calculator. Remember that a person who weighs 130 lbs will have a calorie intake that is about 2000 per day.

You can also check food labels to know how many of that product has 25 calories or more, so take the time to choose the foods you will eat wisely.

Now activities such as sitting at a computer for the rest of the day, and being a couch potato in front of the TV will not use up those extra calories.