Dying...er, Dieting

Ok, well I have to admit I have tried just about every diet in existence and the only diet that works is MATH. The only way to lose weight effectively is to do the math, and personally - I hate math, but when it comes to losing weight its a must.

Of course, little tricks always help too...but only to deter cravings and overeating. To really take the weight off - you need a calculator.



Here is the deal, I am 5'2 and 112 pounds. I want to weigh 100 pounds by May 1st (special occasion where I must blind people with my good looks).

Lets do the math on this bit:

**Today is January 31st : 28 days in February, 31 days in March, 30 days in April.....
.........................89 days to reach my goal



Now, it takes 3,500 calories to equal one pound of body weight. To reach my goal of losing 12 pounds:

3500 x 12 = 42,000 calories needed to burn divided by days to goal (89) = 472

This means, to reach my goal of 100 pounds by May 1st (89 days from now) I would have to have a daily calorie deficit of 472 calories. Now, lets factor in something else.....



Its called Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR) - this is the amount of calories your body burns just by being alive! Yep, even if you layed in bed all day or sat down and didn't lift a single finger - you would burn calories. Now, in order to find out how many calories you burn by being alive - you need to find a calculator: http://www.bmi-calculator.net/bmr-calculator/.

My BMR is 1311. Soo, now you take the calories you burn by being alive and subtract the calories deficit you need daily - and that's how many calories you can eat a day.

1311 - 472 = 839 allowed calorie intake daily to meet goal



Now I need to create a diet that has no more than 839 calories daily. That will be my next step. Another part of losing weight is working out. Dieting is the hardest part for me - working out is the easiest. Some people have it the other way around. But, if you want to have a smokin body you definitely have to do cardio AND strength training. Otherwise you will be skinny fat - and that's stupid.