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2007/01/08, 03:51 AM
Ok, so I know the most effective way of knowing your calorie maintenance level is to actually track what you eat throughout the day, and then determine whether you gained or lost weight (assuming you weighed yourself before and after the process) after a few days. For some reason, I have trouble simply tracking the food I eat because my eating habits are not very good, and I always end up eating food that I'm unable to identify the calories and whatnot (example= wawa hoagies). So I was wondering what the next best method is of determining my calorie maintenance level?
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2007/01/08, 11:28 AM
There really is no next best way. You have to be able to compute your calories in some fashion. After you do this for a while, then 'portion size' will become such an evident thing to you even when you go out to eat those foods you cannot identify you will have a good judgement on just how many calories you are intaking.
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2007/01/08, 07:10 PM
Another question. I read your "Maximum Calorie Deficit," and I know you have to factor in exercise as well. For example, say my maximum calorie deficit is 800 calories, but I bike 3 times a week and burn 200 calories each time I do it. Would I just make my maximum calorie deficit to 600, on the days that I bike?
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