Fat Loss
Now you may or may not know but I am from a small market town called Grantham, the same town may I add that the legendary Margaret Thatcher was from. Yip, gotta love Maggie.if not for her sweet velvety public speaking voice then maybe for her authoritative and powerful speeches. For instance:
"Plan your work for today and every day, then work your plan."
(Margaret Thatcher)
Amen sister! Now although I am from the same humble town as the great Baroness, with regard to speeches.I'm just no Maggie. Nonetheless here goes, my attempt at a profound and thought provoking quote to do Grantham and Maggie proud:
"When trying to loose weight your calorie consumption should be like your collection of tattoos when trying to become a nun....less is better"
(Ross Edgley a.k.a. Me)
Not too shabby methinks, haha, now allow me to explain:
Put in its very simplest form; if you are overweight 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 any food or drink which contains calories/energy.
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.
Once again lastly just before I finish, I took the liberty of writing down the more complex way of explaining the science of gaining weight for those of you who wish to know the technical side of things. Just because:
- If you use this type of technical language it makes you feel and look really clever
- In my opinion fully empowering yourself with knowledge is key to creating a healthier you
Consuming less calories than you expend is known as 'Energy Deficit.' This can be explained through the equation below:
Energy Deficit = Energy expended (exercise, metabolism, thermic effect of feeding) > (greater than) Energy taken in (Food + Drink)
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