In a previous article, I talked about how to use your maintenance calories to lose weight. Let’s once again focus on the thumb rule that 1 pound of body fat is 3,500 calories. I don’t want you to learn this rule and use it to unintentionally starve yourself by reducing far too many calories. A lot…
While it’s awesome to know how to find your maintenance calories, or the number of calories required to maintain your weight, the outcome is to have you lose weight. More specifically we want you to lose fat, because when you only focus on weight loss, you can end up losing both fat and muscle. If you don’t do…
Let’s talk about what maintenance calories are so you can manipulate your calorie intake at your will. In a previous article, I talked about basic concepts behind losing weight. I also shared how your body requires energy. Calories are just a measure of energy. You need calories to breathe, to control your body temperature, to circulate your blood,…
What Does Eat Less, Move More Mean? Eat Less, Move More. Let’s start with this. I’m sure you’ve heard this slogan before. It’s the slogan that suggests that losing weight or getting lean is as simple as eating less and moving more. Technically it is. It’s kind of true, but let’s talk about what makes…