Jun 11 2009

Counting Calories is Not Enough to Lose Weight

It could be really frustrating for us when the scale just won’t budge. You are following diet plan, counting your calories intake, and at the same time cutting back the way you are supposed to. To make it even worse for you, your best friend body is really nice and also slim while it seems she always eats. You probably start to think that being thin and slim is have anything to do with the genes we have. What you don’t really understand is, you probably are eating a wrong food combination. And you slim friend eats the right combination one.

Whether you are thin or overweight,the amount of daily calories you consume is not what decides. Burn the fat as energy before it accumulates on to your things and feed your body with required nutrients for it to function smoothly.

The importance of a well balanced diet and why we need to eat from every food group,we must understand. We can learn how to design a healthy diet that will make it possible to lose weight, once and for all,once we understand the basics of what our bodies need.

There are basically 3 types of calories that we need to eat every day. These are protein, carbohydrates, and fat. Your body requires all 3 types of calories, but not all in the same proportions at each meal. Believe it or not, some fat calories can actually accelerate weight loss, while some of the fat free foods you consume can cause weight gain if eaten too often.

Sugar is commonly found in fat free foods. A sugar-rich diet will result in your body leaving excess calories to be stored as fat.

Many people think that eating fat is taboo and that fat free foods are safe. The truth is that when you consume fat calories they do not turn directly into fat on your body. When you eat fat free foods, you will not automatically lose weight either. To lose weight you must understand this fact and become receptive to a different way of dieting.

Once you understand which foods have fat burning properties and keep your blood sugar at a stable level all day you will begin to lose weight, in many cases rather rapidly. When you eat foods that cause an upward spike in your blood sugar level, you will get a nice boost of energy only to be followed by a crash. This crash occurs when the blood sugar level drops too low, leaving you tired and hungry once again. The higher the blood sugar level rises after eating, the lower it drops after the spike. This is the reason that obese people experience highs and lows in their level of energy.

Keep in mind that you and your body need calories from all the food groups in order to properly feed and fuel yourself. Any calories that are consumed and not used for fuel will be stored as fat. The body doesn’t care where it got calories from (protein, carbohydrates, or fat) — if you don’t use them, they’ll be stored.

For the body to function at its’ peak performance, it’s necessary to eat the right calories in the correct combination and when they can best be applied. Anyone can benefit from the body’s natural fat burning process, as long as he or she provides the body with proper nutrition.

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