subject: Losing Weight Without Cutting Calories [print this page] Losing Weight Without Cutting Calories Losing Weight Without Cutting Calories
We all have a different Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR). BMR = calories your body burns in a given day at complete rest (as if you were lying in bed all day). A higher BMR allows you to burn more calories at rest. which will ensure you burn more calories while active.
Many popular diets (Atkins, South Beach, Zone, Weight Watchers, etc) call for restriction of either macronutrients (carbs, fats, protein) or calories. That may sound good but restricting your body of the macronutrients and calories that it needs actually slows your metabolism (your body's engine). A slow metabolism burns fewer calories. The ultimate goal is to burn more calories at rest.
So how do we achieve a high BMR? By adding muscle! Adding just 1lb of lean muscle mass burns an additional 35-50 calories a day, AT REST! 10lb muscle gain = 350-500 cal/day burned without doing anything. So a part of any weight loss plan should be to add lean muscle.
But can't we build muscle while restricting nutrients and/or calories? Fact: restricting calories in your diet will lead to hunger. Your body needs a constant flow of energy. if it cannot find the source in digestion it will break down muscle tissue. This is why when you go on a "low calorie" diet you may lose weight but you feel "flabby".
How do we add more muscle? Eating well and working out on a regular basis is the key to maintaining a healthy beautiful body. Eat a balanced diet consisting of 55% carbohydrates (100% whole grains, cereals, etc), 25% fat (olive oil, fish, eggs) and 30% protein (chicken and other lean meats, nuts, legumes) PLUS weight training 3-4 days a week. This will leave you lighter and leaner without starving your body of the important nutrients that it needs to do its job.
So the bottom line is, simply cutting calories isn't the best way to achieve a great body. The nutrition you feed your body help it work properly. It needs calories to maintain health. No, the weight loss you will see initially will be gradual but it will stop you from the "yo-yo" effect of dropping a quick 10lbs then gaining it back again.
Lasting results will happen when your body receives the proper nutrition on a regular basis. To keep and maintain a great body requires not only physical activity but a lifestyle change which include nutrition.
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