TO LOSE WEIGHT YOU HAVE TO TAKE IN A LOT FEWER CALORIES THAN YOU BURN, RIGHT? WRONG!
A landmark study at Georgia State University found that people who took in A LOT fewer calories than they actually burned were actually fatter than the people whose calories ere more “balanced.” In fact, the study found that the most weight loss occurred when the difference between calories burned was in the narrow range between 300-500 calories.
But here is the real amazing part:
The study found that at any given time, it doesn’t matter if you eat fewer calories than you burn or if you eat more calories than you burn. It only matters that the difference is within this 300-500 calorie range.
That’s right. As incredible as it sounds, the study found that keeping your calorie input and output in “balance” was more important than whether or not you took in excess calories!
How can this be? The answer has to do with how the human metabolism works. I touched on this before when talking about “The Thrifty Gene”. In feast and famine times throughout history our bodies had to adapt to survive. As a result, our bodies are designed to burn fat in times of plenty and store fat in times of famine.
When you go on a diet, your body thinks,”FAMINE”. It stores all the fat it can. The more time you spend eating tiny portions or killing yourself at the gym, the more your body thinks it’s starving!
You are probably thinking, so, how do I do it correctly? Balance… Eating the right foods, eating every 3 hours, and a good exercise program with resistant training and cardio will get you to your desired goal.
Unfortunately, it isn’t as easy to lose as it was to gain, BUT it is a wise choice to make for the One Body we were given. If you choose not to make Wise Choices for your One Body, then you will pay the consequences.
We all can choose. What will you choose for your One Body and One Life?
Contact me for a FREE consultation to see if we can work together to meet your healthy goal size. Beverly@beverlymonical.com
16. April 2010 at 7:39 am
Beverly,
Great points on becoming aware of the effects foods that you consume have on your body. There are better choices, as you point out.
Thanks for sharing these tips that I had not been taking into account.
Val
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16. April 2010 at 11:25 am
This is eye-opening information, Beverly! It helps explain why we get stuck in the “yo-yo diet syndrome,” and points the way out of it too. Thanks for this!
Cheers,
Rosina
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20. April 2010 at 4:09 am
Rosina,
I am glad you liked it.So many people are stuck in the “yo-yo diet syndrome”.That really messes up your metabolism and can increase your fat ratio doing that.Thanks for commenting.
Beverly
25. April 2010 at 11:43 am
Hi Beverly,
This is great information. Many of us when we were younger went into this “starvation” diet mode and old habits die hard! Since I started working with you and now eat every 3 hours or so AND exercise I feel so much better. It is so enjoyable to eat that frequently and it feels so much better than having a huge meal once or twice a day.
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25. April 2010 at 12:52 pm
I am so glad I helped you. I hope you are using your bands.They are AWESOME!.