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By NCN, on January 31st, 2007%
The name of this site, No. Calories Needed, is a play on the abbreviation of the word “number”, as in the “number of calories needed.” Here’s how I estimated the number of calories I needed to eat, and still lose weight.
I visited several web sites, searching for calories needed per day, etc. After averaging the results from the various calculators, I learned that I could eat between 2500 and 3000 calories and maintain my weight. To lose weight, I have to eat between 1500 and 2000 calories. Most sites put my daily caloric needs at around 2800 calories. So, I shoot for 1800 calories a day. So, each day, I’m burning at least 1000 calories, even if I don’t do any exercise. If I do some exercise, I will actually burn more calories.
I am not super-strict about my intake. Twice in the last month, I’ve eaten more than 2000 calories, but never more than 2200. Almost everyday, I’ve eaten 1700-1900 calories.
(I also calculated how many calories I would need to eat if I wanted to weight 150 pounds. Most calculators returned an answer between 2000 and 2200 calories. So, If I want to eventually weight 150 pounds, I need to eat like someone who weighs 150 pounds.)
I don’t worry about protein, carbohydrates, and fats. If you are eating healthy fruits, vegetables, and meats, these things seem to take care of themselves. Plus, whenever I focus too much on numbers and percentages, I get overly-obsessive, I burn out, and then I go back to my old habits.
By NCN, on January 30th, 2007%
The last time I weighed less than 230 pounds was 5 years ago. Now, I’m 2 pounds away from that magic number. I’ve gotten very close from time to time, but I always lose my motivation, and begin to eat poorly again. Now I now that I will reach 229, I will stay there for a day, or two, or three, and then I’ll say goodbye to 229 pounds. What once felt impossible now seems like something very routine. Eat correctly, stay moving, eat to live. The first month has flown by. I feel awesome.
By NCN, on January 30th, 2007%
Yes! I now weigh 231 pounds. That’s 16 pounds lost since December 28. Check out the new chart:
I am super excited about the fact that the pounds are coming off, but I’m even more excited about the way that I feel. I feel stronger and healthier than I have in years!
By NCN, on January 29th, 2007%
Here’s my newest chart. It reflects my current weight loss. As of Monday morning, I weigh… 232.5 Pounds! Yes. I’ve lost 14.5 pounds! Check it out:
By NCN, on January 28th, 2007%
I started changing my eating habits (permanently) December 28th. Since then, I’ve managed to lose 14 pounds, arriving at my new weight (as of this morning) of:
233 pounds! Yes! It looks like I have settled in and will be losing .5 to 1 pound per week.
3 things that I’ve learned so far?
It’s much more interesting to go to a social function and focus on the PEOPLE who are there, as opposed to the FOODS that are there.
If you want to lose weight, you must stay hydrated. Water, water, water!
It takes less than 30 days for your stomach (the inside) to “shrink”. In less than 30 days, the sheer VOLUME of food I’m able to eat has been reduced. I used to eat a foot-long sub sandwich and still be hungry. Now, I eat regular 2 piece of bread sandwich, and I’m satisfied. I rock!
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