What are Calories

Most of you already know this but for those of you who don't or simply need an easy way to wrap your head around what calories are here is an easy explanation that helped me understand. 

Calories are units of energy, this is why there is no exact way (or any way at all) to measure pounds/weight in calories! 

Don't believe me?

The word is 3500 calories = 1 pound of fat

this is WRONG

If you burn 3500 calories in one day you will not lose a pound of fat, you might be a pound lighter (from peeing or not eating much that day) but it will not be from 1 pound of fat loss. 

BUT

you can lose a pound of fat from burning 3500 calories every day for a week if you only had like 1500 calories intake (I do not know if that is exact) so this is not to say burning 3500 calories won't help you lose fat, but 3500 calories DOES NOT EQUAL 1 pound of fat

so if you burn 3500 calories one day, don't expect to see 1 pounds worth of fat magically gone from your body. 

TIPS:

when you workout you BURN fat and USE calories / stored energy (i.e: fat)

so think of a few ways to

• burn lots of energy all at once (intense cardio / working out)

 or

• lots of ways to burn some energy throughout the day (cleaning / walking place to place)

THIS IS also why things like

• bouncing your legs when sitting
• bouncing on your tiptoes over and over when standing (as if to make yourself taller)
• moving around / fidgeting
• taking more trips instead of trying to do it all at once (taking 2 or 3 groceries in each trip instead of 6 or 7)

add up and help you lose weight! It is because you're body is using energy (it is ALWAYS using energy to breathe, keep your heart beating, use your brain, eat, sleep etc.) however little amount and once it goes through the energy stored in your liver for the day has to move on to fat reserves. 

so look up ways to make your body use more energy (i.e work harder) 

example: running makes your heart beat faster (therefore work harder) to pump enough blood for your muscles; your lungs require more oxygen for the large amount of blood being pumped through your body and your brain (because it is the thing telling your muscles to move, how to move and keeping you coordinated etc.) 

I feel like puking , my stomach has that weird twisted feeling you get when you're nauseated (it is like in the upper center of my midsection) 

I can't even take my adderrall because taking a small sip of water was enough to give me chills and shivers, blegh!

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3 days of...

Okay so my first protein shake was at the end of Thursday and since then I've only had shakes but my first official day was not until Friday and just listen:

Each shake is only like 120 - 300 maximum and the calories are coming from the powder, fruit, and almond milk..

Okay now keeping in mind I only drink one or two (if i am lucky) a day 

all the events are in order of occurrence 

Friday (Day 1):

-stayed up all night and took half an adderrall at 6am and then 9am 

- cleaned for 12 hours straight (no exaggeration)

-was up until 2 am with neck and back pain

Saturday (day 2):

-had a little over half a shake around 7:20 am (180 calories)

-tested my pee and I am in ketosis

-cleaned my sister's car with her for about 3 1/2 hours

-cleaned her boyfriend's house with her for about 4 hours

-went home to shower and change (1:30 pm - 2:45 pm)

- went to eat with mom and sister (had a few bites of lettuce and broccoli)

-went back to her boyfriend's house for about 1 hour 

-went back home to change into pajamas and pack an outfit for church

-went to pick up pizza with my sister for her boyfriend

-went to my sisters house and watched the big Mayweather vs Canelo fight

-went to bed somewhere around 12 am 

Sunday (day 3):

-woke at 6:40 am and had a shake (200-240)

-arrived at church and went up four story stairs

-spent most of the day walking up and down this long hallway and going in and out of rooms 

-pushed around huge crates with my sister 

-went down the 4 stories to take my sisters phone to her car to charge it (only to have to go back down a few hours later to bring it back to her)

-had to carry these two boxes down the 4 story stairs with my sister and speedwalk/run to catch the guy who had to take them before he left, then walk back up the stair (taking two steps at a time) we both almost passed out one up there and had to do a breathing exercise to regain ourselves.

-grabbed her purse and went back down the stairs and left (so I was at the church working 7am - 1:45 pm and burned approximately 1000 - 1100 calories)

***After "arriving at church" it is not really in order but a 'I did this through-out the day' thing.

I am tired, my feet are like raw, sensitive, and very sore (but on the bright side, very soft)

I am not allowed to weight myself until next Friday  (20 , September)

Ewgh

so I got home not too long ago and basically just

its only 2:53 PM but I don't care

GOOD NIGHT

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UPDATE (9:05 am . 16, September, Monday)

I ended up getting 4 hours into my nap and my sister called and asked if i wanted to come back over to her boyfriend's house (even though she has finally moved back in from where we'd been staying she has yet to sleep her yet because she stays there every weekend and he asked her to stay again even though she told me she wouldn't so she just asked me to stay the night there)

anyway

had a shake around 9:40 pm or 10:20 pm , watched football for an hour or so before going to bed and waking up at 5 am when her boyfriend left, then again at 8 when she was getting ready to take me home then go meet him and his parents for lunch

MY REAL UPDATE::

I have lost 5 pounds (clothes on) and this is day 4 of my diet.