Showing posts with label lose weight by calories. Show all posts
Showing posts with label lose weight by calories. Show all posts

Thursday, February 10, 2011

There is a Better Way Than to Lose Weight by Calories

Calories, calories, why are they such a bother? If you are going to eat something, do you still stop first and start calculating the number of calorie contents before devouring them? I wonder how you still keep the appetite after sharing math with lunch. You can actually stop that from now on because there is a better way than to lose weight by calories and that is by eating generously.

Diet and dieting have become a torture for many people who want to lose weight. Imagine being asked to eat just fruits and vegetables every single day of your life. And you are ever allowed to eat something else, even a bird would not be satisfied by the amount you are allowed to consume. That is just ridiculous. Eating is a way of life, so you have to enjoy it. This is not to say that you should forget about your figure. If foods can make you fat, they certainly can make you slimmer as well.

Here is how to do it.
-          Identify the good stuff such as the good fat (whole eggs, raw nuts, olive oil, etc) and the good carbs (rice, millet, sweet potato, etc) and eat them. Take note: you need the good stuffs to burn the unwanted fat from the body. If you keep away from them, you will end up storing all the fats inside.
-          Stay away from foods that easily turn to sugar after digestion (whole wheat bread, cereals, yogurt, etc)
-          Refrain from processed foods because their chemical contents can obstruct the functions of the liver making it store a lot of body fats.

If you lose weight by calories, you will definitely be tired of counting even before you have achieved your ideal weight. However, if you implement the above procedure, you may stop thinking of dieting altogether and just let the combination of such foods take care of the fat-burning for you. 

Wednesday, February 2, 2011

Diet and Dieting: Lose Weight by Calories

This is not an article that will encourage you to lose weight by calories rather; it would tell you the truth about this myth about counting calories. Diet and dieting are very unappealing concepts for a lot of people especially because they usually ask you to completely change your lifestyle and would take over your life as soon as they can. You may agree with them that these are necessary but tell you what, that is not true.

Counting calories is not the answer to lose weight. What you need to watch out for is the food that you take in every time you eat. When you know which of them are good and which are bad, you can go on having the usual meals and snacks without having to worry about their calorie contents. Yes, you can lose weight by calories or by counting them, but why bother with that. Is not dieting unattractive enough?

Some studies show that most people are actually not eating enough calories. When you do not have enough of which, your body might reach the starvation mode, which is when insulin has been released in the bloodstream causing the blood sugar level to drop very low. When this happens, the body is alarmed causing it to hold on to fats for sustenance. So, instead of being burnt, they are stuck at where they are. When they accumulate, you become flabby.

When you go for the right stuff, you do not have to worry about calories. Stay away from junk foods, processed foods and sugar. These are your body’s worst enemies. Just go for the good stuff and do not be anxious. The good foods are really good, if you are able to identify them. Just a hint; bacon and eggs and steak are among them.