So you want to lose weight, don't you? Me either. For I have got
some unnecessary pounds of harmful fat on. At the same time I would
prefer to gain a couple pounds of muscles. Here's my dilemma: to lose
weight and not to lose muscles. To do it, I must get rid of fat deposits
and preserve my muscles. Well, muscles are just another interesting
topic, and now let's try to clear the situation with body fat.
First of all, here's a bit of basics. Every gram of fat contains 9.3 calories. This is the fact. So, to lose just one gram of fat, you have to somehow spend these 9.3 calories. Any activity will do just fine. Now, let us suppose that we use as much as 2500 calories per day. It is quite natural for a human being. And if we divide those 2500 calories by 9.3, we will get the approximate number of fat, which we are going to lose. And mind, that's just without eating anything else, so not to get additional calories. Don't believe me, count yourself. And now compare with the exact result: 269 grams. That's what we may expect to lose in a day. If you continue the calculation, you can find the number for a week, a month, a year and so on. But keep in mind that we haven't taken any outer calories, only body fat.
Does this mean that we can't lose more weight than just 269 grams a day? Not at all. This calculation shows a simple but very, very important thing. It shows the maximum amount of fat that a person can lose per day under ideal circumstances. Sure, you will lose more weight than that. Just because the body will throw out water and will decompose muscles to get energy. It won't use only fat because the body likes to keep it as a reserve. So, it will be very difficult to lose even those 269 grams of fat per day. And again, remember that we haven't taken any food into consideration.
Why am I writing all this? Do I mean that it is impossible to lose weight and especially fat at all? No, I don't. The only purpose here is to draw your attention to bare facts, so that you could know what to expect.
All of us would like to lose weight and to lose it in the right manner. This means losing fat, not muscles or water, so necessary for body cells. But what about those modern diet plans which promise tens of pounds of body weight lost in just a week? Do they lie to us? Well, yes, at least to some extent. Sure, sometimes we can lose those pounds declared, but always ask yourself a couple of questions: Are we losing what we really want to lose? Is it our body fat that goes away or is it anything else?
Be careful: body FAT is really much harder to lose than body weight, but it is not impossible for sure.
First of all, here's a bit of basics. Every gram of fat contains 9.3 calories. This is the fact. So, to lose just one gram of fat, you have to somehow spend these 9.3 calories. Any activity will do just fine. Now, let us suppose that we use as much as 2500 calories per day. It is quite natural for a human being. And if we divide those 2500 calories by 9.3, we will get the approximate number of fat, which we are going to lose. And mind, that's just without eating anything else, so not to get additional calories. Don't believe me, count yourself. And now compare with the exact result: 269 grams. That's what we may expect to lose in a day. If you continue the calculation, you can find the number for a week, a month, a year and so on. But keep in mind that we haven't taken any outer calories, only body fat.
Does this mean that we can't lose more weight than just 269 grams a day? Not at all. This calculation shows a simple but very, very important thing. It shows the maximum amount of fat that a person can lose per day under ideal circumstances. Sure, you will lose more weight than that. Just because the body will throw out water and will decompose muscles to get energy. It won't use only fat because the body likes to keep it as a reserve. So, it will be very difficult to lose even those 269 grams of fat per day. And again, remember that we haven't taken any food into consideration.
Why am I writing all this? Do I mean that it is impossible to lose weight and especially fat at all? No, I don't. The only purpose here is to draw your attention to bare facts, so that you could know what to expect.
All of us would like to lose weight and to lose it in the right manner. This means losing fat, not muscles or water, so necessary for body cells. But what about those modern diet plans which promise tens of pounds of body weight lost in just a week? Do they lie to us? Well, yes, at least to some extent. Sure, sometimes we can lose those pounds declared, but always ask yourself a couple of questions: Are we losing what we really want to lose? Is it our body fat that goes away or is it anything else?
Be careful: body FAT is really much harder to lose than body weight, but it is not impossible for sure.
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