How Do I Start Losing Weight?
Step 1: How Your Weight Works
Like a car, your body needs a certain amount of fuel (or energy) to run. You need this to live your daily life. However, instead of gasoline, the human machine requires food and beverages for energy. For example, a large apple provides 110 calories in energy, a can of Coke about 150.
To find out your daily requirements, please use our daily calorie requirements calculator.
If you eat more than your daily needs you gain weight. Eat less and you lose weight.
Step 2: Setting a Target
Setting a target for how much weight you would like to lose is very important. It tells you exactly where you’re headed.
Since:
- 1 Pound = 3500 Calories (In other words, when you eat 3500 calories less than your requirements over a period of time, you lose 1 pound.)
- & 1 Kilogram = 7700 Calories
Figure out how much you would like to lose and multiply that by either 3500 or 7700.
For Example:
- If you would like to lose 20 Pounds, your target will be 20 x 3500 = 70,000 Calories
- If you would like to lose 10 Kilograms, your target will be 10 x 7700 = 77,000 Calories
Step 3: Losing The Weight
- Start by finding out how much you’re eating right now. You can use our Calories In Food section for this purpose
- Substitute higher calorie foods with better options. Our Good Taste: Better Foods section will help you with this.
- Eat 500 to 1000 fewer calories per day (or whatever you’re comfortable with) till you get to your target.
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