Taking a new approach

[mikitta]

Well, it's not overly new, really. I'm just adjusting my goals a bit.

Here's what I am doing. I track my food intake and my exercise every day. I've been doing this for going on a year and a half now. What's new is that as of yesterday, I'm calculating my daily calorie DEFICIT.

I add my BMR to my exercise calories expended, then subtract that number from calories eaten.

Deficit = Intake - (Exercise + BMR)

I'm aiming for a daily deficit of between 500 and 700 calories for approximately 1 pound a week loss.

I know it's just number crunching, but I hope it helps me stay on track nutritionally and not blow off exercise.

So, can anyone see any mistakes I made in this? Is there something I'm not taking in to account in the formula that I should? Does anyone else do it like this to stay on track?

God Bless,
mik

 

[Wrangell]

I'm calculating my daily calorie DEFICIT.

I add my BMR to my exercise calories expended, then subtract that number from calories eaten.

Deficit = Intake - (Exercise + BMR)

I'm aiming for a daily deficit of between 500 and 700 calories for approximately 1 pound a week loss.

So, can anyone see any mistakes I made in this? Is there something I'm not taking in to account in the formula that I should? Does anyone else do it like this to stay on track? God Bless, mik

I think it would be more accurate to describe it as....

Calorie Deficit = Calorie Intake - ( Exercise Calories + Lifestyle Calories + BMR Calories )​