Weight Loss - The Very Basics

Now I'm no Shakespeare nor do I produce profound speeches like Winston Churchill that may be quoted for years to come, but nonetheless I figured I would have a go at producing some literary magic in the form of this fat loss quote….

"When trying to loose weight your calorie consumption should be like your collection of tattoos when trying to become a nun....less is better"
Allow me to explain:

Put in its very simplest form; if you have unwanted excess fat on the body and wish to decrease your weight you must be eating less calories (energy) than you are expending. I.e. Energy in (calories in) must be less than energy out (calories out.) Below are examples and explanations of how the body puts 'Energy In' and puts 'Energy Out:'

Energy in:
This refers to anything that contains calories/ energy. Examples include:
- Any Food
- Juices/ Cordials
- Soft drinks

Energy Out:
This refers to ways in which energy is expended in the body, this occurs in 3 ways:

(1) Through the movement of your body. Any movement produced by your body requires energy, a general rule of thumb is the more muscle fibres used to move the more calories you will be using or 'burning'. E.g. Running on a treadmill burns more calories than cycling on a gym bike since the gym bike only requires the leg muscles to move, whereas running requires muscles throughout the entire body to work.

(2) Through the digesting of your food. Few people know the actual eating and digestion of food will result in 'energy out' i.e. you expending energy and burning calories when eating.

(3) Through simply keeping alive. Your body burns calories even when you are doing nothing, this is known as your Basal Metabolic rate, and is the number of calories you expend merely keeping the body functioning at rest. (This can be increased through supplementing your diet with Couture Curves)

Now for those readers who are a little more mathematically minded, I've explained the concept of losing weight below. Consuming less calories than you expend is known as 'Energy Deficit.' This can be shown through the following equation:

Energy Deficit = Energy expended (exercise, metabolism, thermic effect of feeding) > (greater than) Energy taken in (Food + Drink)

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