DocSanae

Your basic calories needs are calculated from your weight. Your ideal weight range (BMI 18.5-24.9, median 22) is calculated from your height.
There is a complicated equation to calculate the exact number, and your doctors/dietitians may or may not calculate your basic calorie requirement with this equation. Plus, the calories for your daily activities have to be added to this, but unless you are math savvy, you will need to bring out a calculator to figure it out. However, here’s a simple...

I wrote this article a few years back, when this site was structured a tad differently. With the major revamp it had a couple of years ago, this got lost, so I am posting it divided in several sections.
The following is the introduction.

“How many calories do I need in a day?” you may be asking. If you are not far out post-WLS, your calorie intake will be close enough to zilch, and will be below what will be your maintenance calorie for a while, so stick to the recommendations...

Long weekend here.
Tomorrow-- Sept 23rd is Fall Equinox, which is a holiday here. Since it falls on Sunday this year, Monday is also a holiday, to make up for the holiday coinciding with Sunday.
I got stuck in traffic yesterday because some people are going out of town for the weekend, and in Tokyo, some people is a lot of people.

Today--Saturday-- I take tennis lessons, but the regular class is closeed and they are having a special two day intensive course instead. So,...

Michael, thanks for the new feature.

It's a very good thing to journalize through this journey.
A lot of our members have their own blogs, but we are sure to have others who are thinking of journalising, but have not started yet. I hope they will use the RR blog to express themselves, share their thoughts, as well as on the board.

HUGZZZ, I hope everyone is having a pretty day.