Play with the Free Calorie Counter to answer the following questions:
Simply add your information to the Free Calorie Counter.
Use the drop down menu for inches and pounds.
Adjust the number of pounds per week you would like to 'lose' or 'gain'.
Click 'ReCalculate' for your results!
You can! If you want a more specialized diet, like a 'high protein diet', simply t ake the total number of calories you need daily from above and go to:
FreeDieting.com's Macronutrient Calculator.
You can play with the percentage of food macronutrients you are eating and come up with custom guidance!
Think about a calorie as a packet of energy stored in the food you are eating. When you eat, the food is metabolized (broken down) and the energy is released to fuel the body's energy requirements to move and 'live'.
The number of calories contained in food depends on the 'building blocks' contained within the food. This can easily be calculated with the following formula:
Therefore, your calories can be calculated simply by knowing the amount of these three building blocks in the food you are eating!
Good news! You can read the nutrition label on most foods to see the number of calories per serving already calculated for you.
Scientifically, a calorie is a unit of energy:
A calorie is a calorie. A calorie from a protein has the exact same amount of energy stored in it that a calorie from a fat contains.
Don't confuse the calorie count with the NUTRITIONAL VALUE contained in the food!
The way each is METABOLIZED (broken down by your body) is also important.
There is a theory called 'THERMIC EFFECT' of food. That is the amount of energy it takes to break down the food with the body's enzymes and absorb it in a form that can be used. It can slightly impact the calories used.
Fat Secret Website has a great calories-nutrition page that breaks down calories and nutritional value for most foods. It is very well laid out easy to read!
Combine it with your Free Calorie Counter results to help guide you along your Inspiration Roadmap!
Note your Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR) is also calculated by the Free Calorie Counter above! That is how many calories you burn in 24 hours...simply by resting and watching your favorite TV shows!
Take your results from the Free Calorie Counter and combine it with the calories burned from the calories burned determined by the Exercise Calorie Calculator. You have a very powerful set of tools!
Then, you can also see how your exercise can burn more calories to keep your Health and Fitness 'Awesome!'
Please take your Free Calorie Counter
results and put them on your Inspiration Board!
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