Excuse me? What does this have to do with why my pants won’t fit?

A calorie is also the unit of measurement of energy produced by food when it is oxidized, or used, in the body. Calories are like fuel for our bodies. We need them for our bodies to run. But if we pump more fuel into our bodies than we need for the amount of activity we do, the excess fuel just sits there. Your body will store this excess, unused fuel. It may store it as muscle, if you perform enough physical, muscle-building exercises such as weightlifting, or it may store it as fat.

You need to maintain a balance between the amount of calories you take in (food) and the amount of calories you use (exercise). You “burn” your body’s fuel – calories – when you perform physical activities, and you also burn calories just by sitting still, breathing and living each day.

If you perform enough physical activity, you may increase the amount of calories (or energy units) you burn each day and raise the amount of calories (or energy units) you need each day. So a person who is physically active can eat more calories each day without gaining weight, because this person uses the fuel he or she pumps in, instead of storing it as fat.

Each person is different when it comes to the amount of calories he or she needs each day. The amount of calories a person needs for fuel varies according to age, height, gender, amount of physical activity and other factors.

Please be aware that this is a STANDARD MEASURING CUP SIZE! not a kitchen mug.

Lean Meat: 300 calories per cup (no fat at all grilled/poached)
Fatty Meat: 500 calories per cup (with fat on, coated in crumbs, fried etc)

Vegetables: 100 calories per cup
Fruit: 100 calories per cup
Potatoes:

Pasta: 300 calories per cup
Standerd Breads: 70-90 calories per slice (thin or thick slice)
Heavy Breads: 100-120

Eggs: 60 calories each
Heavy Cake: 500 calories per cup (mud cakes, carrot cakes and most cakes)
Light Cake: 300 calories per cup (Sponge, etc with no icing)

Almost Pure fat items including butter, mayo, chocolate, cheese, etc: 50 calories per table spoon

Drinks: 200 calories per cup. (including cans of soft drink – standard size)

Sorry this isnt a complete list yet, Ill update it when i get more time, Please feel free to add comments