For an effective weight loss pursuit, you must mind your calorie intake. You must count the calories in different diets that are available to man for you to be able to check what or what not to eat. What are the sources of calories and what is the amount of calorie in each source. This we will try to look into here as a good guide in what to eat.
The source of calories to our bodies is the food we eat. Protein, carbohydrates and fats are the sources of energy to our bodies and therefore let us consider their different calorie contents now.
Carbohydrates: - This food form has been proven to contain 4 calories per gram.
Fat: - Fat in its form contains 9 calories per gram.
Protein: Proteinous foods are known to have 4 calories per gram just like carbohydrates.
With these facts now, we have to check how we eat each of these food substances. Now some types of foods and drinks that we take in daily are good for mention here before we consume them without caring about the implications and some of these are foodstuffs that we do not even need in our lives. For example:
Alcoholic Beverages: - Many folks out there indulge in alcohol intake even as they are conscious to pursue weight loss and healthy lifestyle. The truth is that 1 gram of alcohol contains 7 calories of energy, far above carbohydrates and proteins. Now for an effective weight loss program to be achieved, you must avoid alcohol intake because if you think about this, you can survive without and live better without alcohol. Alcohol consumption should be left to those who are not conscious of healthy living.
Chocolate Beverages: - This is another junk food that is rich in calories. Weight loss pursuers must stay away from chocolate beverages as much as possible. Most of these beverages end up being stored as excess weight in our adipose tissues and just as we have learnt, each gram of fat contains as much as 9 calories of energy.
Fatty food: - Of the three types of food that we mentioned (carbohydrates, protiens and fats), it is now clear that fatty foods are the worst culprits when it comes to calorie menace. Your diet must contain minimum amount of fatty foods if your weight loss plan would succeed.