A new blog, eh? Again? Well this one’s staying. This one’s primarily for me, but you’re welcome to come along on the journey with me, if you so wish.
So, who am I? I am msclarepear. This blog has been set up so that I have a place to track my health and fitness journey. It complements my channel on YouTube, which can be found here: http://www.youtube.com/user/msclarepear .
Here, I’ll be logging my daily food intake, calorie intake and what exercise I do each day. At the time of writing, I weight 222lbs, which for a 26 year-old woman measuring 5 foot 4 inches, this is classed as ‘clinically obese’ and gives me a Body Mass Index (BMI) of 38.1!!!!! You can check your own Body Mass Index by using the BMI Calculator here: http://www.nhlbisupport.com/bmi/
BMI Categories:
- Underweight = <18.5
- Normal weight = 18.5-24.9
- Overweight = 25-29.9
- Obesity = BMI of 30 or greater
As you can see, I fall into the ‘Obesity’ category. If I’m serious about my health and if I care for myself at all, I need to bring down my BMI to within the ‘Normal weight’ / ‘healthy’ range. My initial target weight is 140 lbs. This would give me a healthy BMI of 24.0. This is where I want to be, which means a required loss of 82lbs!!!!!!!!!! My dream weight is 112lbs… but first, let’s get this party started and get the scales moving in the right direction, shall we?
How Do I Intend to Achieve My Goals?
Wrong question. How WILL I achieve my goals. This is non-negotiable. I’ve put this off for far too long and now is the time for action, not procrastination!
Daily Calorie Allowance: 1400
Daily Water Intake: Minimum 2 litres
Daily Exercise: Minimum 30 minutes high/low-impact
To be fair, the science behind weightloss is pretty straightforward:
CALORIES CONSUMED < CALORIES EXPENDED = WEIGHT LOSS
You need to consume 500 calories per day less (or burn 500 calories through exercise), each day for a week in order to lose 1lb of fat. Simples. Well OK, it’s easy on paper, maybe less straightforward to achieve on a daily basis. But all that’s about to change and this is the place I’ll be logging those calories consumed and those calories expended, along with my current weight.
I’ll be updating my YouTube Channel regularly, so please don’t forget to check out my videos here: http://www.youtube.com/user/msclarepear and, of course, COMMENT, RATE, SUBSCRIBE.
Catch up with you tomorrow – OK later today, since it’s now almost 3am – for my first food and exercise blog.
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msclarepear
