Just Peachy
Slowly But Surely
So recently my lifestyle has changed quite a lot. I'm back in a routine and I am going to work and back in the diet, big time!
Problem is, I have no idea how to calculate my calories any more. My BMR -500 calories is 1200, which is what I used to follow since I didn't do much exercise on most days so I would lose a pound a week. But now, I am biking 3 miles back and forth to work, and at work I am on my feet for 6-8 hours making food and drinks, and I carry about 20 rather heavy loads of dishes from the back to the front, which has given me muscles in my arms I have never even dreamt of having!
But yes, I calculate that the biking alone burns approximately 400 calories, but I'm not sure about the rest. I come home and I am literally starving since I'm sure I've burnt my 1200 calories a while ago but then I feel like I'm destroying my efforts. How many calories am I burning being stood and going back and forth to the kitchen for that long? Is it dangerous to be below your BMR -500? Am I better off eating the difference so I can have some energy? What do you reckon?
Thankies
Problem is, I have no idea how to calculate my calories any more. My BMR -500 calories is 1200, which is what I used to follow since I didn't do much exercise on most days so I would lose a pound a week. But now, I am biking 3 miles back and forth to work, and at work I am on my feet for 6-8 hours making food and drinks, and I carry about 20 rather heavy loads of dishes from the back to the front, which has given me muscles in my arms I have never even dreamt of having!
But yes, I calculate that the biking alone burns approximately 400 calories, but I'm not sure about the rest. I come home and I am literally starving since I'm sure I've burnt my 1200 calories a while ago but then I feel like I'm destroying my efforts. How many calories am I burning being stood and going back and forth to the kitchen for that long? Is it dangerous to be below your BMR -500? Am I better off eating the difference so I can have some energy? What do you reckon?
Thankies