Hey All.

When i'm calculating the amount of calories i'm burning on a weekly basis, do I include the amount of calories my body burns naturally, by doing nothing.

For example: I'm calculating using the amount of calories I burn per week exercising & the amount of calories i'm cutting from what my body needs to maintain my current weight.

( 2000Cal per week burned by exercising, and 5600 burned weekly by cutting 800Cals/day from my diet).

According to Fitday.com my body burns 2600Cals a day by doing nothing pretty much, just normal lifestyle.

Do I include that number in my calorie burned calculations when determining my weight loss?

Um ... I really had a hard time following that. I think you might be overthinking things a bit.

If your maintenance calories are 2600 (what you burn in the course of an average day by just being you), and you exercise, say, another 500 calories, that means your total calorie burn for the day is 3100.

If you eat 2000 calories, then you're in a deficit of 1100 calories each day. (3100 - 2000 = 1100)

It's pretty much that simple.

Umm, isn't that what a scale is for? You know, calculating your weight loss?

I don't think you need to worry yourself with pointless equations and formulas...just get a scale.