Friday, June 20, 2008

Why should I count calories?

Losing weight comes down to balancing the energy you consume through eating and what your body burns in a day. Calories are merely a measurement of the amount of energy in a given amount of food.

To lose weight you must consume fewer calories than what your body burns. If you were to eat the same amount of calories that your body burns in a day you would maintain your current weight. And we all know that if you eat more calories than you need you will gain weight.

The key is finding the right balance. Once you establish a target amount of calories to consume in one day you can monitor your calorie intake throughout the day and adjust the foods you eat to meet your goal.

To find out how many calories you need to eat in a day to get to your target weight check out the calculator at Calorie-Count.com

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