re: Mental struggle while going for weight loss (Update pt2 page 3)

Losing weight is simple math.

-Find out what your RMR is...this is the amount of calories your body burns each day simply being alive (calculators online)
-approximate how many additional calories you are burning each day through exercise
-add these two things above together and eat less calories than this, and you will lose weight

1lb loss is ~3500 calorie deficit
Example : if my body burns 2000 calories a day and I burn an additional 400 calories through exercise, total is 2400 calories burned. If I eat less than 2400 calories, I will lose weight... if I eat more than 2400 calories, I will gain weight. If I eat exactly 2400 calories, weight will stay the same

**until you’ve done it enough to be knowledgeable about the amount of calories in everything that goes in your mouth on a daily basis, it’s almost impossible to do the above without tracking your daily calorie intake with an app like MyFitnessPal or similar calorie tracking app