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Burn Calories to Lose Weight

So you want to burn calories? First you will need to know how many calories you should take in per day. When you know exactly how many calories your body burns in the course of a day, you’ll also know how many calories you need to eat to maintain or lose weight.

*PLEASE WAIT WHILE THE CALCULATOR LOADS ON THIS PAGE!*
(You must scroll down the page to view the calculator.)

Seems like a tall order but there is a handy formula for balancing your energy equation. If you want to calculate how many calories burned in a day you need to know a few things before you can proceed.

A major key in weight loss is consuming fewer calories than we burn. Do this by eating fewer simple sugar products, like candy, cookies, and other sugar based products, and by eating fewer foods that contain white flour, like white bread, donuts, pizza, and bagels.

Instead, opt for whole grain foods, non processed foods, low sodium foods, lean proteins, green vegetables, high fiber foods, and plenty of fresh fruits!

Keep your metabolism HIGH by exercising MORE. The more you exercise, the more you burn calories! The more calories you burn, the more weight you'll lose! That's only common sense!

If you cannot see the calculator, you'll need an off-lineapplication called JAVA, (JVM) on your computer. Get your free download here: JAVA Link. JVM is a software program installed on your computer, not your host server. Java is completely safe to use. It will come in handy when you look at any page that includes a code that requires it. The calculator on this page is a code which can't be viewed like regular javascript. You may need this application in the future. It is already included in newer computers! This basic application will appear as a coffee cup icon in your taskbar.

RDA Calculator Guide

If you want to burn calories, you'll first need to calculate your Basal Metabolic Rate.

BMR is the minimum number of calories you need to stay alive.(Aint breathing great?)

Next you need to determine your energy output. That is based on your activity level.

Level categories include: sedentary, light, moderate, and strenuous. Level values include low, medium, and high for each of the various category levels. Just move the bar around and you'll see how it works!

Sedentary means you move minimally throughout the day. You watch a bit of TV, read a magazine, or talk on the phone.

Light implies that you do something. You run the vacuum for a while, cook a small meal or stroll around the block after checking the mailbox.

Moderate means more activity such as swimming, brisk walking, or mowing the lawn. (with a push mower)

Strenuous means you are the action queen. It includes such things as aerobics, running, or cycling long distances.

Next you’ll need to determine your activity category level!

If for example, you usually clean the house a bit each day, you do more than a little, but you don't do a lot, then you would fall into the medium level of the light category. Make sense?

Now I could give you the mathematics to calculate it for yourself, but instead use the provided handy calculator!

Please feel free to use it all you like and refer your friends to use it too!

1) Enter Your Weight

2) Use the handy slider to whatever activity level you think fits you.

3) Click on the 'calculate' button.

4) Voila! The number of calories you need per day not to gain weight!

(You must use the 'calculate' button every time you change the number or change the activity level!) Of course this is just an average. We all know that some people burn calories more efficiently than others!

If you fall into that category, you’ll can add some extra calories per day to even it out. If you find that you’re getting too many calories per day, then deduct a few and visa versa. If you want to lose weight, then you'll need to cut back on the amount of calories you consume!~

One of the best ways to cut back on what you eat is to keep a food journal. They have been touted as the foundation for any weight loss plan! You can download a free one on the referring page!

Twelve Great Ways to Burn Calories

1. Instead of riding elevators or escalators, take the stairs.
2. At the supermarket park farther away from the door as you usually would. Take a couple extra laps around the market too if you have the time.
3. Instead of plopping down on the couch during "One Life to Live", do some house chores or better yet go for a nice brisk walk.
4. If you take the bus or the subway, stand in the aisle and let someone else have your seat.
5. Instead of going out to dinner, go out and walk, rollerblade or even play pool.
6. At work, instead of taking coffee breaks, take walk breaks!
7. If possible once or twice a week, ride your bike or to the gym.
8. Instead of sitting back and watching your children play, get on the floor and play with them.
9. Instead of letting the dog out to roam the yard, take the dog for a walk.
10. Cut the grass with a push mower.
11. When you watch TV, lie on your back and do some leg lifts or some isometrics with your arms while watching.
12. Wash the floors, it burns calories and uses many muscle groups. A clean floor isn’t so bad either. Just be careful of your knees.

However, you won't lose any weight at all if you don’t know how many calories your body needs to burn daily.

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