How many calories can I eat a day?
February 7, 2012 by Kris Gunners
Filed under Nutrition
I would like to write an article to answer the question on the amount of calories should i eat every day to lose fat?
This is an extremely common question, which isn’t surprising because modern health authorities are constantly saying that people eat too many calories per day and should cut back.
I have a hard time doing this, since, for me, calorie counting isn’t that crucial. This is because the number of people suffering from weight problems are still rising regardless of how much they know about their calorie intake.
While it may be true that calorie count is important, this isn’t too vital for normal people like you and me.
For now, let’s assume that the “calories in, calories out” theory works and that you might just shed weight by just stopping eating your favorite foods (fast foods, for example).
This theory tells us that people are becoming obese since they eat more food than they “burn” food. The calorie content of those extra food are then transformed by the body into fat, giving our body additional weight and will later lead to obesity.
If you want to shed 30 pounds by using this method, and you want to decrease at least 500 calories every day, you’d have to weigh in each and every food you intake and know its calorie content for 7 months.
Let’s consider that you have an insanely strong self-control and are willing to let yourself undergo many months of feeling hungry and energy deprived. Do you think you will be good to go after that?
As if you desire to lose weight, you have no choice but to do this or else, you will gain all the weight that you have lost.
Plus there are a number of other problems with calorie counting:
The body’s metabolism depends upon lots of factors: weight, genetics, age, sex, height as well as other factors.
The metabolic rate changes over time and it will drop during long periods of calorie restriction.
The brain controls body fat levels, and it’ll increase your hunger and reduce your activity levels to try and resist any changes.
Having to weigh every food you eat will be a huge obligation in your life. You won’t be able to eat out at restaurants or other peoples houses, and it is just downright annoying and unsustainable.
Definitely, this is a recipe for disaster. People would not wish to weigh in and count the number of calories they’ll intake on every food they consume, that is required if they desire to lose their weight this way.
Additionally, I believe that the entirety of the human race can not control their desires, and that includes food consumption.
I will discuss a hormone that’s crucial to your body, and I am certain that you’ve heard of it already. It’s known as Insulin.
As you might know, Insulin is used for regulating one’s blood sugar levels, stopping people from being a diabetic.
Not just does it prevent diabetes, but additionally, it acts as a guard to your fat cells.
Once levels of insulin are raised, the body’s fat cells are now “ordered” to store fat, and make sure that the amount of fat inside it doesn’t get out.
With high insulin levels, even if you are taking considerably low calorie content, you will still have difficulty removing the content from your fat cells.
This will make the body feel energy deprived and your brain will respond.
The result: hunger.
What I recommend, is choosing foods that do not cause a big amount of insulin release.
One such example of that content is the macronutrient “carbohydrate”. A drop in carbohydrate intake reduces levels of insulin.
In this way, some of the fat stored inside the body are burnt and the sense of hunger dissipates. The science proves it.
Appetite is reduced and the body starts using its own body fat for energy.
Remember, weight reduction isn’t really affected by calories, but rather, the kind of foods that we eat and foods that encourage weight-loss.
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