Big Belly Weigh-In

I stepped on the scale this morning and weighed in at 188 lbs. Okay, friends, this is where I get a little obsessive...

The following impromptu log of my caloric intake excludes the bottles of water that I drank throughout the day. A secondary dietary goal is to reduce the amount of soda I am drinking. I figured I would try to stock to one 12 oz. can each day.

1 serving of Quaker Oats with a splash of milk (150 cals)
2 cups of with a tbsp of half-in-half (40 cal)
2 whole carrots, peeled (20 cal)
1 serving size of applesauce (50 cal)
1 serving size of pineapples slices (70 cal)
3 servings of cooked spaghetti (600 cals) in a 1/2 cup of tomato sauce (200 cals)
1 serving of Garbanzo beans with a tbsp of Cesar dressing (220 cal)
4 slices pepper jack cheese (650 cal)
4 handfuls of mixed nuts--cashews, peanuts, etc. (400 cal)
2 M&M Cookies (250 cal)
3 servings organic Fruit Hoops cereal with Fat-Free Milk (600 cal)

TOTAL: 2950 calories

A BMR Calculator (Basal Metabolic Rate) calculates the number of calories you'd burn if you stayed in bed all day. My current BMR, given my height, weight and age is 1913 cals!, but I do not plan on eating and lying in bed all day, so this total needs to be further adjusted to take daily activity into account. To do this, I can use the Harris Benedict Formula to multiply my BMR by the appropriate activity factor.

Given my current rate of activity, I would best describe the exercise I do over the course of a week as being "very active (hard exercise/sports 6-7 days a week)," so I take my BMR (1913) and multiply by 1.725. Based on this formula, my new adjusted daily caloric needs are 3300 cals.

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