Eat 1873 Calories for Weightloss!

I finally used my trial club membership at teambeachbody.com and one of the useful things I found on the site was the nutrition section. I took a look at Michi's ladder which is supposed to provide a basis for healthful eating. I was pleased to find most of the foods I purchased this week fell into the top two tiers which they say is perfect eating. The only thing from my clean eating shopping trip that didn't make the cut were the whole wheat tortillas. Who knew?
I tried out the body fat calculator and the number it generated was pretty close to the scale I tried out a few weeks ago so it may be fairly accurate.

The caloric needs calculator might be another story. It generated the number 1873 for my daily intake for weightloss. That number seems a tad on the high side. Everything I've been reading says to aim for 1500-1600 calories for weight loss. I've been feeling a constant sense of starvation so I decided to try it today and I couldn't do it. It's one thing to eat that many calories when you are consuming fast food like McDonald's or eating my favorite Cadbury chocolate bar but when eating whole foods this task is daunting. I did get close though, I ate 1,792 calories today. I sort of cheated at the end and had peanut butter covered rice cakes- mostly because I was tired of chewing- and it still was not enough to quite make it to 1873.

I tried this out to see what it would feel like because I haven't really noticed any major results from ChaLean Extreme other than an increse in strength. This week I even added extra cardio to try to get the scale - or my measuring tape- to budge just a tiny bit. I was worried that maybe I was indeed overeating and that's why my body wouldn't release any weight. After today, I am not sure that's the case. I feel like an overstuffed turkey right now and the thought of more food turns my stomach. I think I'll elect to take my chances with 1,600 calories a day and see what happens from there.

I'll be doing a fitness giveaway next week to one lucky reader. Stay tuned for details. Cheers!