How to Manage Your Weight Online

Events such as weddings, warmer seasons, or vacations may be the motivation many need to shed extra weight that they carry around. The science to losing pounds relies on a simple formula: burn more calories than you take in. The easiest way to do so is by tracking your daily consumption.

Things You'll Need

• Computer
• Internet access

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Instructions

• 1

  Calculate your basal metabolic rate. This will tell you how many calories you can consume daily to maintain your weight. Subtract 500 calories to determine your daily caloric intake to lose a healthy one to two pounds a week.

• 2

  Join an online calorie tracker. Most people underestimate how many calories they take in by 40 to 50 percent. Ensure you input everything you consume in a day to keep track of how many calories you're consuming.

• 3

  Exercise to meet your calorie goals. Many online food journals allow users to enter exercise activities that will calculate calories burned.