Its Not
Just Calorie Control
A Little At A
Time
The problem with restricting your calories
too much is the fact that it slows down your metabolism and in
doing so it makes it all the more difficult to sustain weight
loss.
This is one of the reasons why it is suggested that you don't
reduce your calories by an excessive amount on a daily basis if
you want to keep reducing weight over the long-term.
On the other hand when you have excess calories over and above
the energy needs of your body then these calories will be
stored as fat.
You can see by the last two sentences that it is crucially
important for you to get your calorie intake levels correct if
you are to lose weight.
Your daily calorie requirement depends on a number of different
factors including your weight, your age, gender and your
lifestyle as a more active person will need more calories due
to the fact that they will be burning more in the course of the
day.
On average every pound of your body weight represents
approximately 3500 calories. Based on this average, to lose 1
pound you will need to reduce your calorie intake by 3500
calories.
On diet alone, you can see how it won't be possible to lose a
pound a day unless of course you already have a considerable
calorie intake and the reduction will still leave you with
sufficient food and nutrition to remain healthy.
Supplements can certainly help to make up for any nutrition
deficiencies a lot of the time.
By reducing your calories by only 100 calories per day over the
course of the year you would have consumed 36,500 less calories
and that converts to a weight reduction of almost 10 1/2
pounds.
That is an easily accomplished weight reduction with very
little change to your lifestyle and
habits.
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