What's So Scary About Diet Fat Exercise Labels & Calories Anyway?

By A. Anderson

The title pretty much contains the secrets to weight loss. Calories or carbs? What's the difference and connection, and are they important? The differences should be understood, and are explained. That's where the importance of knowing how to read food package labels comes in. By reading food labels you can avoid half the fat before you get started. Three examples are shown, which will make you an expert on labels the next time you go shopping. And for those foods that don't contain labels, there are websites available that can provide information on most any food you'll find--another two examples. Finally, the big question: Can you lose weight on diet alone? Yes. Yet, but the big secret is that fat doesn't burn fat; muscles burn fat. That's where exercise is the key factor in losing weight a whole lot faster. There are practical ways to exercise with less pain and more gain. Discussions include how to maximize your workout to help achieve your goals faster.

 

This is a simple, self-help quick-read in a no-nonsense format that explains weight loss in basic, easy to understand language. A glossary and checklist are included for quick reference. Also provided are source notes and links from established medical and scientific websites reporting on health, nutrition, and exercise. End pages include ideas intended to inspire you to find your niche in exercise, to experience and enjoy without getting discouraged. It's never too late to get started to get that beach body you've always wanted.

• Language: English
• Publisher: A. Anderson
• Release date: Sep 25, 2021
• ISBN: 9798201952174

Book preview

I. We All Have Body Fat

Fat is necessary. Our bodies manufacture and store fat for many reasons. But when our body fat gets excessive, we get heavier and then health and self-esteem issues are likely to set in.

Why we have fat

Fat is an efficient store for energy. In their article The Physiology of Fat Loss, Deyhle, et al: It has been estimated that lean adult men store about 131,000 Calories in fat (Horowitz & Klein, 2000). That is enough energy to sustain life for the average person for approximately 65 days. Fat also helps to protect us. It cushions our internal organs and provides insulation.

Why we get fat

Basically, if you take in too many calories and if they’re not burned up, those calories are stored as fat.

Ever notice how teenagers can eat so much, yet still stay slim? Teenagers have active metabolisms. The foods they eat are used for growth and energy needs. Once they stop growing and their active life styles slow down, things change.

If older people ate as much as teenagers, undoubtedly they’d gain weight since they wouldn’t burn off those excess calories as quickly as teenagers do.

Two basic ways to lose fat

The two ways* to lose fat are:

1) With exercise, or

2) Without exercise

* Excluding invasive procedures such as Bariatric surgery, body contouring or body sculpting surgery, etc.

Exercise helps to speed up the process of losing weight as it speeds up your metabolism and burns calories faster. The added benefits are that your body becomes leaner, more toned, has more energy, and overall, you’ll feel healthier. Once a person experiences those results, then they’re motivated to continue with an exercise program.

You can also lose weight without exercise by watching the foods you eat. It takes longer to see results with this method, but it’s doable. However, it’s important to learn how to count the good (non-fat) calories of the foods you eat. More on that later.

By doing both, you’ll lose excess weight even faster. Although it’s impractical for everyone to be a nutritionist, it’s easy enough to learn basic nutrition.

Body fat seen as a percentage of body weight

Getting on a bathroom scale to gauge how much body fat you’ve lost doesn’t really work. A scale only shows how much total body weight you have, which includes water, fat, and muscle. It’s misleading to gauge fat loss when you might actually be losing water or muscle mass.

It’s your percentage of body fat that should be monitored. Health practitioners and athletic coaches