One question you should ask yourself before you start your healthy journey is, "how many calories should I be eating daily in order to see progress and reach my fitness goals?" There are numerous ways to do this and I'm here to show you one of those ways.
Now first things first, you HAVE to get on the scale and weigh yourself. I know it can be scary and uncomfortable but that's the only way to not only mathematically figure out your calories but more importantly you want to know where you stand at this very moment before your journey begins so you can see how far you have progressed. With that said here is some super easy math to figure out what your calorie target is:
Now that you know what your calorie target is you're thinking, "Ok, so what do I do with that?" Well, that's the number of calories you're going to eat to lose weight. If you're like me, my calorie target is 894 and it's not even on the chart below. So what do I do? It's easy, you round up to 1,200 calories. If you're more than 2,300 calories, round down to 2,300.
1,200 - 1,499
Calories
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1,500 - 1,799
Calories
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1,800 - 2,099
Calories
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2,100 - 2,,300 Calories
| |
Veggies
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
Fruits
|
2
|
3
|
3
|
4
|
Protein
|
4
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
Carbs
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
4
|
Nuts/Cheese
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
Seeds/Dressing
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
Oil/Butters 1 Tsp
|
2
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
Each number in the chart represents the number of servings you should have for each food group. Now that you know what your calorie target is and how many servings you need to be consuming, it's time to write out your grocery list and prepare a meal plan so that you can make sure you're eating enough calories. Now get to it!
Rosie
xo
