Wattage-I LOVE YOU! You are so helpful! BTW, your response to my calorie question in my Fitness Journal was fantastic also. I am going to figure my BMR (I hope it is not 5 cal per week! )

To Shimmer and Wattage: Thanks for highlighting the pitfalls of restaurants and coffee beverages. I personally think that if someone is trying to lose weight, they need to avoid those establishments altogether until they get a good grasp on the nutrition/calorie aspect of them. Then rethink how and what they order.

Thank you for the rundown on fats, as well. I had a few questions about them and that nailed it.

Questions:
1. I have heard that you have to burn an extra 3,500 calories to loose a pound of fat; is that correct?
2. Ms. Pixieears brought up the glycemic index. Could you expand on that?

Your post really underlines that as healthy individuals there are only so many calories we should put in our bodies within a day, so it is important to make them count and work with you!