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Calorie. We have all heard that word, right? Empty calorie, reduced calorie, cutting calories, bad calories, counting calories...but do we even know what a calorie is?
Definition - a calorie is the amount of energy, or heat, it takes to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water 1 degree Celsius (1.8 degrees Fahrenheit). One calorie is equal to 4.184 joules, a common unit of energy used in the physical sciences.
Wow, fascinating, it raises water 1 degree...woo-hoo...(can you get the sarcasm that I'm laying down?) Now, I'm sure that is great information for somebody, somewhere, but to me, it means nothing. What I do like knowing is that 1 pound = 3500 calories. Now that's the good stuff! That's the kind of information on the calorie I need to know!
Weight loss is a very simple equation; more calories get used than go in = weight loss. Let's say you are a woman who normally eats 2000 cal/day. If you reduced your intake to 1500 cal/day you would lose 1 pound in 7 days. Now let's say you also worked out and used an extra 500 cal/day. You would be losing 2lbs/ week! The same goes in reverse. If you are consuming more calories than you are expending, you will gain weight; it's just a fact.
Not sure how many calories you need per day? There are many websites that have calorie calculators to find out just that! All these are just an estimate. To know the exact amount you burn is a little harder. I personally use the bodybugg. The thing is awesome and shows you just how many calories you are burning even while you are sleeping. It takes all the guess work out of losing weight. I love my bugg. Knowing how many calories you need per day is a great step to weight loss and a healthier you. When you know what your body needs, you can supply it with the proper nutrition and the right amount of it!
Remember that achieving the body you want is 80% nutrition and diet, and 20% physical activity. You can exercise hours a day but if you fuel your body with crap that is what you will get. Remember you are what you eat. Summer will be here before you know it and if you want that Bikini body of your dreams start fueling you body with the proper nutrition. Need tips just ask. I have lost over a 100 pounds to I know a little about calorie counting and proper nutrition.
Good luck
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