A Little Math

My weight right now is 226.8. My goal this week is to lose 3 pounds, bringing me down to 223.8. Let's do some math to figure out what I have to do to make this happen:

1 pound of fat = 3500 calories

3 pounds of fat = 10500 calories.

I need to have a total deficit of 10500 calories this week.

This week I will be eating slim fast powder shakes with 8 oz whole milk 3 days a week = 780 calories per day = 5460 calories in this week.

And I will be going to the gym and burning 500 calories 6 days this week = 3000 burned calories.

5460 calories in - 3000 calories out = 2460 calories in my body usually.

Let's assume my body is used to eating 2000 calories a day = 14000 a week.

And burning roughly 2000 a week.

14000 in - 2000 out = 12000 calories in my body.

12000 calories in my body usually - 2460 in my body this week = 9540 deficit!

Synopsis: If I eat three slimfast shakes per day with nothing else and burn 500 calories M - Sa, I should lose close to three pounds of fat.

I can do it!!

I'll let you know next week how it went. :)

[Disclaimer: I know eating 3 slimfast meals isn't the best option. But it does provide me with 100% of many important nutrients And paired with a glass of whole milk, I don't feel too bad about it. :)]