How much?

Did you know that it takes eating an excess of 7,700 calories to make one kilogram of fat? How much is that really? Well consider that one bottle of red wine (sorry didn't check for white) is approximately 500 calories, and it doesn't take much in the way of brain power to work out that 15 bottles of wine = 1 kilogram of fat.

According to the book I am looking at (Allan Borushek's Pocket Calorie and Fat counter) says that the average 80 kilo male needs between 2,300 - 3,050 calories per day (age dependent) it is not hard to see that a couple of evenings of moderate drinking can stack on the weight. Or if you are not a wine drinker - beer averages about 140 calories per 375ml can/bottle it would take less than a carton of beer to give you the caloric excess we spoke about.

Given that weight loss is a simple maths equation - consume too much energy (food) than your body can utilise (burn) and you will gain weight, therefore to lose weight, you need to either eat less or exercise more than you currently are. Sounds simple doesn't it, and it is, which makes me wonder why I can never remember it.

So as a simple exercise to find out if you are consuming too much - write down everything that you eat/consume today and then work out the calorie content. It's a very interesting exercise. Go on put down that glass of wine and find that dusty copy of the calorie counter you have sitting on your book shelves. Go on I dare ya.