Desperate44
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Okay, I'm 15 years old, about 5'5 and 165 ( really wish I could have surgery and start at a normal weight...)pounds.
Ive been doing some research on the internet on how to lose weight. My goal is to lose atleast 1 pound a week (although 3 pounds a week would be AMAZING!) and reach my goal of 145 pounds by mid August ( impossible?).
According to a calculator I used on the internet, I need to eat 2061 calories a day to maintain my weight, and 500 less a day to lose a pound every week ( please correct me if im wrong!).
My plan to lose weight is
- Go for half hour walks a day, im guessing this is about a 2 mile distance, which burns around 200 calories ( not as helpful as I would like...).
- Eat only around 1000 calories per day, 1500 at the most, 500 at the least ( I wish I could control myself enough to only eat 500....).
- Do atleast 50 jumping jacks per day ( Yet again, doesnt make much of a difference).
- Ive been chewing sugar free gum all day ( bought 160 pieces!). This helps with cravings and the sweetener used instead of sugar is kind of like a laxitive, chewing too many pieces will give you diarreah.
Now, I'd just like all of your input, advice and anything helpful you have to say. A question I have is, how many calories do I burn a day by just living and doing tiny things like typing, walking around the house and even sleeping?
Ive been doing some research on the internet on how to lose weight. My goal is to lose atleast 1 pound a week (although 3 pounds a week would be AMAZING!) and reach my goal of 145 pounds by mid August ( impossible?).
According to a calculator I used on the internet, I need to eat 2061 calories a day to maintain my weight, and 500 less a day to lose a pound every week ( please correct me if im wrong!).
My plan to lose weight is
- Go for half hour walks a day, im guessing this is about a 2 mile distance, which burns around 200 calories ( not as helpful as I would like...).
- Eat only around 1000 calories per day, 1500 at the most, 500 at the least ( I wish I could control myself enough to only eat 500....).
- Do atleast 50 jumping jacks per day ( Yet again, doesnt make much of a difference).
- Ive been chewing sugar free gum all day ( bought 160 pieces!). This helps with cravings and the sweetener used instead of sugar is kind of like a laxitive, chewing too many pieces will give you diarreah.
Now, I'd just like all of your input, advice and anything helpful you have to say. A question I have is, how many calories do I burn a day by just living and doing tiny things like typing, walking around the house and even sleeping?