Food journal says all.

Wow...I started keeping a food journal again. It's hard to deny your food intake when it's staring you in the face in black and white. The reason I haven't lost much weight is because I take in more than I can use. I mean, it's probably one of the simplest formulas in the world. Even I, a professed math hater, can understand this:

Calories in < Calories out = weight loss

I think the first step in the journey to losing weight is figuring how many calories you expend in one day. Using a tool like http://www.nutritiondata.com/tools/calories-burned can help you figure out how many you burn. If you want to get really technical and specific, your doctor can perform tests and give you a more accurate number. My outtake is around 2500 calories per day if I don't do any extra exercise.

Another easy formula (there I go with the formulas again. What am I, Ms. Wizard?) is the pound formula.

3500 calories = 1 lb

To lose 1 lb per week, I need to eat 500 calories less than what I expend or 2000 calories. Sounds simple right?

Wrong! Why is it that my brain can figure this stuff out, but I still eat more than what I burn? It sucks to know this stuff and to still gain weight. It only goes to prove that weight loss isn't about a simple formula. It's about changing your habits to get results. Now that I am really paying attention, maybe I can solve the problem.