Kilojoules

I am attempting to be aware of the Kilojoules I consume during the day. The average female adult requires between 8300 kJ - 10900 kJ to maintain weight.

Obviously, to lose weight, your kilojoules intake must be less than your kilojoules usage.

Today, my kilojoules intake was:

Just Right ½ cup with ½ cup skim milk                  870 KJ            0.8g Fat

Handful of Strawberries                                             120 KJ             0.0g Fat

Multi-grain roll (small)                                            290 KJ            1.0g Fat

         - with tuna in springwater                               325 KJ             1.0g Fat

Orange – flesh only                                                   165 KJ             0.0g Fat

Apple – small Red Delicious                                      210 KJ            0.0g Fat

Tomato Soup (Heinz Big Red)                                  265 KJ           0.0g Fat

         -  Multi-grain roll (small)                               290 KJ            1.0g Fat

                                                            TOTAL:       2535 KJ       3.8g Fat

This means that I should have a deficit of 5,765 KJ that will have to be used by my body from my storage.

My intake won't be this on everyday, as I need to keep my iron intake up (yay for steak!) but by keeping track of what I eat, I can track what I am putting in compared to what comes out.