So I started using that fit day planner that Shannon sent out to log both my activities and my food intake and noticed something I thought was good even with adding breakfast I'm only eating 1100-1200 calories. Then I got to thinking about it and remembered something the Dr. told me when I found out I had hashimotos hypothyroidism about not eating ENOUGH calories to lose weight. So I started searching this morning and found this cool article about how many calories a person needs to eat to lose weight, it has a formula that helps you figure out how many calories you should be eating. So I thought I would share since it could be that thing that helps tip someone into successfully losing their age. :)
http://thyroid.about.com/cs/dietweightloss/a/eatingenough.htm
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Way cool! Thanks Kelly! I have been watching my calorie intake but now I know I have a number to watch for. :-)
I wonder though if it's a different equation for those with thyroid problems. Do they want you to lose weight a little bit slower?
I calculated mine there and then another site I found, and the other site had quite a lower number. Just got me to thinking. Do you think that's the case?
I checked mine here:
http://www.bmi-calculator.net/bmr-calculator/ and then use the link to the Harris Benedict Equation.
On the first one, it said I need to eat about 2100 to lose. On the second, it was 1403 for sedintary lifestyle and max 1958 for moderately active.
Just wondering...
Forgot to add:
KUDOS for using FitDay. Isn't it great??
I do think it's set up to lose fairly slowly, I think it said something about losing losing 1 pound every 10 days, which is pretty slow. But it also tells you how many calories you need to cut out to lose a pound (3500 per pound) so that you can determine on your own how fast you want to lose by changing your calculations a bit, such as if you wanted to lose 2 pounds a week you'd cut back 7000 calories a week from what it says you need to eat to maintain your current weight. For a low thyroid I subtract an additional 200 calories from the base number because my metabolism is slower. I didn't realize that I was eating so few calories, I thought that would be a GOOD thing for losing weight, evidently not so much. And fit day rocks. Thank you Shannon!
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