Most people take a stab in the dark when it comes to weight loss and it's no wonder that they get mixed results.
If you do not know with absolute certainty that what you're doing with your diet and exercise program is going to get you results then the chances are that you're wasting your time.
So how can science help?
Ever heard of the law of thermodynamics? Well to put it simply it states that nothing is created and destroyed it can only change from one thing to another, food turns to body fat and body fat turns to energy, to put it the context of this discussion.
So if you're eating more food than you require in energy you get fatter and if you don't eat enough and exercise at a decent level then you get thinner. Simple right?
But so many people fail to understand this and so do so many modern gimmicky diets. It doesn't matter if you're eating low carb, low fat or high protein, if you are eating more food than you require for energy then you will not get thinner!
It's great to follow a diet when trying to lose weight and I actually recommend a low carbohydrate diet. But you need to know your BMR (the amount of calories you need per day to remain at your current weight) and then aim to eat 500 calories less than it to consistently lose weight.
If you go to my website there is an article there which gives you the equation to work out your BMR or as a guide males require on average 2000 calories per day (aim for 1500 when losing weight) and women on average require 1500 (so aim for 1000 when losing weight)
Get this right and I promise you will lose weight regularly and consistently, good luck!
If you do not know with absolute certainty that what you're doing with your diet and exercise program is going to get you results then the chances are that you're wasting your time.
So how can science help?
Ever heard of the law of thermodynamics? Well to put it simply it states that nothing is created and destroyed it can only change from one thing to another, food turns to body fat and body fat turns to energy, to put it the context of this discussion.
So if you're eating more food than you require in energy you get fatter and if you don't eat enough and exercise at a decent level then you get thinner. Simple right?
But so many people fail to understand this and so do so many modern gimmicky diets. It doesn't matter if you're eating low carb, low fat or high protein, if you are eating more food than you require for energy then you will not get thinner!
It's great to follow a diet when trying to lose weight and I actually recommend a low carbohydrate diet. But you need to know your BMR (the amount of calories you need per day to remain at your current weight) and then aim to eat 500 calories less than it to consistently lose weight.
If you go to my website there is an article there which gives you the equation to work out your BMR or as a guide males require on average 2000 calories per day (aim for 1500 when losing weight) and women on average require 1500 (so aim for 1000 when losing weight)
Get this right and I promise you will lose weight regularly and consistently, good luck!
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