I am sure you have heard your fair share of dieting myths? In one of the other articles we discussed, that 91% of all diets were absolutely useless. Some could even kill you? So to-day we will discuss yet another myth ... Or Not, as the case might be?
Myth Or Not;-"You have to have a good METABOLISM to lose weight?"
And our findings..."Complete Bulxxxxt!"
Listen, it doesnt matter if you are 5 pounds over weight or 300. Any excess weight you want to shed "can and will happen" just as long as you desire it? Everyone but everyone can and will lose weight if they understand just how the body works. Everybody has a metabolic rate and if you understand how this works, you can really benefit from it.
Metabolism is ultimately a collection of chemical reactions that take place in the body's cells. It converts the fuel (food we eat) ... Into the energy we need to live our daily lives. That’s everything from thinking about doing this that or the other. To actually doing it! ...
Our Metabolism is like the engine of your car. We put the fuel in one end (Petrol in this case) for the car to do or go where we want it to? The engine converts the petrol into energy and moves the car. Your metabolism converts your food...
Into energy so that you can move, think, sleep. In other words, do everything you want to? There are literally thousands of metabolic reactions occurring at the same time, to keep our cells in tip top working order. So quickly back to the car idea, some of us are cruisers we just go effortlessly along. Not consuming too much and not burning off to much energy.
And then there are the gas guzzling sort of 4x4`s. They consume lots of fuel (energy) and that’s most of us, You and me. There are 2 main ways in which the metabolism works.
1/...Catabolism;-Means the "Destructive part of the Metabolism". The bit that breaks down the carbohydrates, proteins and fats, which are contained within the food you eat. These more easily digestible forms are then burnt by the body as we produce the energy to work. The fuels for the body as it were. This is called an anabolic reaction which gives the muscles and tissues the power to heat up and move around.
2/...Anabolism;-The "Constructive part of the Metabolism". The bit that’s responsible for all the growth things in the body. This anabolic reaction is for the support, maintenance and regrowth of new cells. And the storage of energy for future usage. These work along side each other, quietly beavering away like a single team. They work in every cell in your entire body, the way they work is governed by both your Nervous system and your Hormonal systems.
The Metabolic rate of your body, Is directly proportional to the energy it uses, and the food it takes in? The body uses far less energy early in the morning, when were not very active. Trying to only take in the food for the conversion into energy we need to move, is the whole key to weight loss or weight gain? It’s all about trying to work out how much you are going to work, sleep, rest and eat!
The bodies’ complexity metabolism can be divided into 3 elements.
1/...Basal Metabolic Rate;- (BMR) Measured in Kilojoules. An average male might have a BMR of around 7,100kJ per day? An average female on the other hand has a BMR of around 5,900kJ per day. Best described as the amount of energy your body uses when resting in order to survive. To keep your heart beating, your blood pumping and you breathing. Between 65-80% of your total energy supply is used when you are resting.
Because the BMR accounts for so much of the energy we use. It's important to preserve muscle mass when you try to lose weight. The reason being muscle mass increases the amount of calories that you burn. That’s why it’s so important that your weight should not be the main measure you use when trying to lose weight.
Sounds daft but as muscle weighs more than fat, its perfectly true. Having good muscle tissue will increase the calories your body burns (or your metabolic rate).
2/...Energy expelled during physical activities;-This is the amount of kilojoules (calories) ...you burn as you move around or exercise. The energy expenditure of the muscles makes up only 20% of the total energy expenditure at rest. During strenuous exercise the rate of energy used by the muscles may go up 50-fold or more. Since the energy that you use during exercise is 50 x more, it would make sense to get moving much more?
3/...Thermic effect of food;-The energy your body uses to fill up with energy. Eating, digesting and metabolizing food. Regardless of what you thought about weight`loss before? Eating actually raises your metabolism. No wonder diet-obsessed meal-skippers burn less calories AND have no energy to move!
The metabolism rises as soon as you start to eat, and peaks 2-3 hours later. It can range between 2-3% and up to 25-30%, depending on the size of the meal, the person and the types of foods eaten? ... Fats raise the BMR by 4%! ... Carbohydrates by 6%! ... Proteins by up to 30%! Hot spicy foods have a significant thermic effect!
So that’s some of the science bit of weight`loss. And the answer to the question. Is a resounding great big "NO"!!... Weight`loss is a combination of things. So now you understand a bit about your metabolism. If you understand your body, you can manipulate it in ways that help you lose more weight. Here are the key metabolism tips that will hep you lose more weight...
1/...Build Muscle Mass;-As we just described mussel mass burns off calories.
2/...Exercise;-Essential and it is the only metabolism gauge you control
3/...Eat Smaller, More Regular Meals;-It has been suggested by some experts including Nutritionists that eating 5 Yes 5 meals a day, exercising and cutting out all the crap. Will jump start your metabolism and speed up your weight`loss goals.
You are now exposed to the reality of diets! Have a superb day!
Till the next time. ...
"May your Christmas weight`loss success, be far more than you expected" David.
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