Jun
16
Weight Loss Trap – You have to cut calories really low
ByIf you have ever tried to lose weight you have probably tried to reduce your calories in some way by 
going on a diet. The word diet here means a specialized TEMPORARY eating plan that will be abandoned when the weight goal is reached. Many diets reduce calories far below the levels deemed starvation level by the World Health Organization.
How many calories do you need to eat to stay alive? The largest expenditure of calories is called the basal metabolic rate and amounts to about 10 calories per pound per day. If you weigh 125 pounds that would be 1250 calories of food needed to stay alive and not gain or lose weight. If you are active, meaning if you get out of bed, shower, dress, walk outside, drive your car and sit up and do some kind of work each day you need more than 10 calories per pound per day.
Now my purpose is to reveal to you the trap of cutting calories too low. Many diets cut calories to 1200 calories per day. Your doctor might even recommend you do that. No matter who recommends it, it is the wrong thing to do. You need many more calories than that in order to stay alive and remain healthy.
What can you do to avoid this and other weight loss traps that trip up so many people?
Get yourself some really good advice. A good doctor, a dietician or diabetic teaching nurse or you could ask a good Wellness Coach like me. Join my Personal Empowerment Plan and get started understanding what you need to know to make the best decisions, make the best plans, set the best goals and then accomplish those goals. I want to help you but you need to click on the link and take action now.
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1. If your goal is weight/fat loss then use more energy (calories) than you put in your gob. On some level, it’s all about the math. And way simpler than many would have you believe.
2. If you’re not ready to change you are wasting your time.
3. Make exercise a daily non-negotiable, not a “when-I-can-fit-it-in” behaviour.
4. It’s hard because you make it hard.
5. Keep an exercise and food diary. Even for a while.
6. It’s all about what you do when people aren’t watching. You know what I mean.
7. Stop procrastinating and talking about what you’re going to do when the time is right. We don’t believe you any more.
8. Exercise early in the day when possible. It’s good for your body and even better for your head.
9. Don’t try to undo years (or decades) of abuse by next Friday. The more drastic and numerous the changes, the less likely you are to maintain any of them. Slow and steady!
10. Finish what you start. Many people spend their life not finishing stuff. If that’s you, change. Now. Today. Don’t be precious, be practical.
Bruce,
A really informative and succinct post – thank you
Lance
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