(Your Weight) X 30 = Required Daily Calories to Maintain Your Current Weight.
Eg: If your weight is 60 kgs your required daily calories to maintain your current weight is 1800.
In order to lose weight you need to subtract 550 calories from your daily diet. So your daily intake should be 1250 calories.
For the past 3 weeks I am practicing this method by frantically counting calories for everything I eat. Personally this has helped me alot in realising what I've been putting in my body unconsciously.
Tip 2:It is extremely helpful to keep a food diary of what you eat everyday. With that I've become very cautious in choosing my 3 meals.
Its ok if you go overboard with your calories once a while, do not give up straightaway. Instead adjust your subsequent daily intake to a lower value to make up for the extra calories you have consumed. In a way, this helps to warn yourself to not overeat again in the coming future.
Tip 3: Always read the nutritional value of whatever packaged food you plan to buy from the market. My secret is if you don't know the calories, don't buy it.
Having an android phone is a big help to dieting. Whenever in doubt, google the calories of the food that you are eating.
Tip 4: Order something healthier that you might not like in a restaurant when eating out. For example, instead of your favourite nasi lemak that contains 550 calories per pack, instead order mihun soup that carries only 450 calories.
Tip5: Drink water when you feel hungry. The brain perceives the signal for thirst and hunger as the same so you can avoid packing in extra calories when you are actually not hungry. If you're still hungry 5 minutes after drinking a huge glass of water, have fruits or nuts to curb your hunger.
Tip 6: When eating out, order plain water or chinese tea or green tea (UNSWEETENED) and you will save 200 - 300 calories per meal. No kidding. Say bye bye to your milo ping, teh c ping or nescafe ping.
3 weeks from the start of my journey I've lost 4kgs the most =). However I went on a trip abroad recently and it got a bit out of control as you don't get to prepare your own meal. I came back gaining 1.5 kgs T.T
But STILL!!!! I still lost 2.5kgs!!! I was so scared I'm going to revert back to where I came from. I am going to start a stricter diet for 3 days to compensate back what I've ate in that trip.
Oh yeah, don't get dicouraged when you lost weight in small numbers. Its healthier to lose 0.5 - 1 kg per week & also remember, the slower it takes, the longer it will stay off!
That's all for now. To those who are fighting out there let's do this together!
