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I am adamantly opposed to low calorie dieting because most people lose a good portion of lean tissue (including vital organs like the heart) along with fat stores. There is no nutrition in fat stores, only energy. Most people get impatient and lower their calories and increase their exercise to a point where they lose so much lean tissue that when they return to what was maintenance level eating they are now accumulating more fat stores because their caloric needs have dropped due to the loss of this tissue as well as their metabolism slowing down to work more efficiently on fewer calories & it becomes a vicious cycle of dieting and more loss (including vital organs like the heart). This stress to the vital organs cannot be healthy.

You can lose more body fat eating protein & fat (don’t eat protein alone) than not eating AT ALL. To lose weight fast, eat all you want, but nothing but meat, eggs, healthy oils, mayo, butter & half an avocado a day (for added potassium). Keep the calories high & the fat percentage high, at least 65% of calories. Green vegetables & some cheese will continue weight loss but at a slower pace.

The first 2 weeks eat several cups a day of (mostly) lettuce & celery, cucumbers, radishes, mushrooms, peppers & more variety of vegetables thereafter – add 5 grams per day additional every week (20 grams day first 2 weeks, 25grams 3rd week, 30grams 4th week etc) til you gain weight, then subtract 10grams. That will be your personal carb level (everyone is different & depends on how active you are.)

Start with meat, fats & salads for 2 weeks and then slowly add in more green veg, wk4 fresh cheeses, wk5 nuts & seeds, wk6 berries, wk7 legumes, wk8 other fruits, wk9 starchy veg, wk10 whole grains. You will learn how your body reacts to different foods.

The first week is just water weight but fat is lost thereafter if you keep your calories high enough. Otherwise the body will strip it’s own lean tissue for nutrition. Although that may look great on a scale it will make it MUCH easier to accumulate fat in the future (since all that pesky lean tissue burning up calories will be gone). The body won’t release fat stores if you lower calories below what it needs. It will slow metabolism to compensate & store every spare ounce as fat. If you continue lowering calories, it will continue lowering the set point, til it can survive off nothing & store fat on anything. The body will only release it’s fat stores if it knows there is plenty of nutritious food.

Eating carbs while trying to lose body fat is terribly inefficient. When in glycolysis (burning glucose as fuel) you have to lower your calories (which slows your metabolism) & exercise heavily to deplete your glycogen stores before burning body fat.

The core of Atkins program is converting the body from glycolysis (burning glucose as fuel) to ketosis (burning fat as fuel). Dietary fat levels need to be at >65% of total calories, if not, the body will still remain in glycolysis by converting 58% of excess protein into glucose (via gluconeogenesis).

It takes minimum of 3 days to convert a body to ketosis, (but only one bite to convert back to glycolysis). People feel sluggish the first week but most feel better than ever thereafter.

Simple carbohydrates (sugar, flour, bread, cereal, pasta, potatoes, rice) trigger the fat storage hormone insulin. The more protein the more the fat burning hormone glucagon is released.

Simple carbs are addictive & can be disastrous to health. The best way to break the addiction is NO carbs for 3 days. Make a huge batch of deviled eggs, eat one every time you want “something” – have huge omelets with bacon, sausage, peppers, mushrooms & cheese. Pork chops smothered with peppers, mushrooms & cheese – pork rinds & dip or tuna/chicken/turkey/egg salad – steaks – a huge sugar free cheese cake. Eat so much you won’t feel deprived of anything. By the 4th day, the addiction will be gone & you can start making healthy choices.

High insulin levels promote inflammation, weight gain, hunger & unbalance other hormones. Controlling insulin levels will balance out other hormones & allow human growth hormone (HGH) to be produced naturally so lean muscle will be gained even without exercise.

Ground flax seed (2 Tbsp) 1/4 cup water, artificial sweetener, mix in a raw egg – let sit 10 min. to absorb liquid, put some cream cheese in the middle & nuke 2 min for daily fiber needs.

As long as you have <9grams carbs per hour, you will maintain insulin control & shouldn't gain weight, no matter the calories because insulin, the fat storage hormone is not activated. Many people gain weight on high carb, do low carb to lose weight & then are shocked when they return to high carb & gain weight. Many people can return to moderate carb levels but very few can really eat all they want of sugar & maintain weight or health.

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Question by Pinkster: How much weight can I lose eating 1000 calories a day & exercising?
I weight about 155 but want to be around 125-30. Is it possible for me to lose weight on a steady pace by eating 1000 calories a day and exercising up to an hour a day 4-5 days a week?

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Answer by Sarah F
Yeah. You would probably lose about 10 pounds in 3 weeks.

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Question by ♥kiki☃kiki☺kiki♪kiki♬kiki✌kiki☮: How do you lose weight if you are supposed to have a certain number of calories a day?
I know that 3600 calories equals a pound but every day people are supposed to have some calories depending on your weight, height, age, and excericise level. If you are supposed to have more calories than you burn then how are you supposed to lose weight?

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Answer by bgibbslmt
To lose weight you need to burn more than you eat.

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So it’s been four weeks, and your feeling like doing a little more. Why not start by taking brief walks with your child every day; starting with ten minutes and slowly building up to 20. Slowly is the key to building up the exercise program. Using stairs instead of elevators is a excellent way to work in other forms of exercise, as long as you only have a couple of flights. Park the vehicle further away from the shopping centre entrance, so you ought to walk a little extra. Consume wholesome meals such as lean meats and whole grains. And even though fast food should certainly be avoided, you can swap this with wholesome snacks such as raisins or even popcorn. Right after building up for yet another four weeks, your body should really have recovered and be ready for some real exercises.

Soon after eight weeks you would be used to your child’s evening-time feeding regime and through consuming wholesome meals, have prepared your body for an physical exercise routine. Exercises should certainly be targeted on toning your abdominal and gluteal regions, or your butt and legs. Stretching at the starting and end of the sessions is crucial in preventing injury; remember your muscles need to slowly get used to how you move without baby. Soon after stretching, start your workout with some gentle cardio such as a twenty minute fast stroll, developing up steadily over one to two weeks, to a 20 minute jog instead of the stroll. Immediately after the initial brisk stroll, a series of squatting exercises will strengthen your upper legs. Once again start with 10 minutes of these and build up more than two weeks to a 10 minute squat session. To concentrate on the stomach area, leg raise and maintain workouts will strengthen your abdominal region- begin with 30 seconds of holding your feet in the air while lying on your back, and gradually increase to a minute. Try five of these at first and build up to ten, until after two weeks you are doing 10 leg raise and hold exercises of one minute duration. Next, try 5 sit ups building up to 20 after two weeks. Depending on how you feel you could add some simple upper body work such as a few chin ups or push-ups, but don’t forget easy does it!

Losing weight is very difficult for many of us, but it ultimately boils down to numbers: Eat less calories to lose more pounds. If we could figure out how to lose calories, the pounds would soon follow.

It’s easy to trim your calorie consumption when you know how to do it correctly. You don’t have to feel deprived, and you don’t have to starve yourself. In fact, you can reduce your calories easily and painlessly. These helpful pointers will teach you how to lose calories – and weight – starting immediately.

Also, for those of you who like the occassional drink or two – Here are a number of reasons how and why alcohol can slow your weight loss programme down and affect your weight:

Alcohol is high in empty calories. Alcohol has 7 calories per gram. By way of comparison, protein and carbohydrates contain 4 calories per gram, and fat contains 9 calories per gram. The difference is that proteins, carbohydrates, and fats carry nutrition within their calories. Calories from alcohol do not supply nutrition, and will not satisfy your craving for food. This makes it easy to keep drinking – and racking up a high calorie count.

Alcohol delays the fat-burning process – the human body burns alcohol before any other fuel source. That means your body will burn off all the alcohol you’ve consumed before turning to its store of carbohydrates and fat. This can delay your weight-loss efforts, especially if you drink frequently.

You can make weight loss quicker and easier by increasing your metabolic rate and burning more calories – Metabolic Rate is the rate at which the body burns up calories. Unsurprisingly, a body that consumes 2500 calories a day and burns 2500 calories a day, will remain at the same weight. A body consuming 2500 calories daily but burning only 2000 will gain weight at the rate of about 1lb a week, and vice-versa.

Lose Calories with Healthy Alternatives

You don’t have to give up your favorite flavors, you just have to make healthier substitutions. Let’s say you’re having a craving for something rich and chocolaty. If you satisfy your craving by drinking a pint of chocolate ice cream, you will have added several hundred calories to your daily intake.

But if you pick up a healthier substitute, like a sugar-free fudge pop or some reduced fat chocolate pudding, you will get the chocolate flavor you wish for at a low caloric cost. For Further Information on this Subject go to: healthtrainingandfitness.com.

Other good options include low-fat dairy products instead of whole milk products; lean cuts of meat rather than fattier cuts; air-popped popcorn or rice cakes instead of chips; trans-fat-free margarine instead of butter; and whole fruit instead of fruit juice.

Lose Calories by Eating More

Yes, you read that right! When you investigate how to lose calories, eating more isn’t the first strategy that comes to mind. But studies have shown time and again that you can control your appetite by eating smaller, more frequent meals.

This method reduces your calories in two ways:

First, it keeps you from becoming too hungry. Excess hunger is the number one reason why people stop dieting, and it is also a leading cause of binging. When you control your hunger, you can control your calorie intake.

Second, small meals keep your metabolism active. You will lose calories as your body burns through them faster. There is some evidence to suggest that eating small, regular meals will keep your metabolism going faster than larger, less frequent meals.

There are two reasons why meal frequency may affect your metabolism. Firstly, levels of thyroid hormones begin to drop-off within hours of eating a meal, and metabolism slows. Secondly, it may be that the thermogenic effect of eating several small meals is slightly higher than eating the same amount of calories all at once. For more information, click here.

Provided your small meals don’t degenerate into quick-fix, high fat, high sugar snacks, eating little and often can also help to control hunger and make you unlikely to binge.

Your metabolism will operate better when given a stream of small, nutritious meals throughout the day. You can stay trim and healthy by adding these low-calorie snacks to your diet: Boiled Eggs, Cheese Sticks, Fat-Free Pudding, Jello Cups with Fat Free Whipped Topping, Fruit Cups, Hummus & Veggies, Baked Pita Chips & Salsa, Fat-Free Yogurt, Apples & Caramel Dip, Baked Potato etc.

Lose Calories with Daily Tasks

Ever wondered how to lose calories while being productive? Many of us don’t have time to commit to long workouts, but you can burn off extra calories while you run errands and do chores.

When you run errands, use the stairs instead of the elevator. Park at the far end of the parking lot when you visit stores. These are little changes that add up to big rewards.

Lose Calories with Yoga

Yoga puts you in touch with your body. When you do yoga, you learn to clear your mind of the distractions that prevent you from really listening to your body. By getting back in touch with your needs, you can learn to differentiate between hunger and cravings.

The more you learn about your body and its outstanding abilities, the more you will want to take care of it by avoiding junk food and radical diets.

Yoga is a real stress-buster. By practicing mindful breathing and quiet meditation, you can bring your mind and body to a peaceful state.

Power yoga improves strength and flexibility. Power yoga is a westernized version of vinyasa yoga that combines sun salutations with stretching, strength training, and intense bursts of cardio.

Now that you’ve learned how to lose calories without depriving yourself, it’s time to put these tips into practice. Try to make one small change per week until you’ve grown accustomed to your new lifestyle. After a few weeks, losing calories will be a piece of cake! (the low – fat variety, obviously). For Further Information on this Subject and Other Relevant Topics, Take a Look at the Authors Website.

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The Fat Burning Furnace System by Rob Poulos is based on the theory that you can kick your metabolism into overdrive by eating the proper foods and doing the correct exercises. The book shows how you can raise your RMR (Resting Metabolic Rate) to burn hundreds of calories every day without affecting your eating habits.

With the assistance of this Fat Burning Furnace review, you’ll have all the information you need to decide if this is the right approach for you. Let’s take a look -

Fat Burning Furnace Review – The Good

Pro: Well written and a detailed guide.

Poulos takes an in-depth common sense approach to losing weight. The Fat Burning Furnace System offers workouts described in detail in the guidebook, and photos are given to show you what to do. You can work your way up to the advanced routine as you get in better shape. This could possibly be too much for some people, however, the main guide will provide you with more than enough to get on with.

The basis of this scheme is science. If you gain more muscle and lose fat, you will increase your resting metabolic rate since muscle tissue consumes more calories than fat tissue. By gaining muscle, you can force your body into a metabolic furnace.

Pro: The primary focus of the programme is keeping sessions to under 30 minutes.

For those who don’t relish the thought of working out for hours on end, Fat Burning Furnace has an attractive approach to exercise: Do simple strength training 20 minutes a day, 3 or 4 times a week. Fat Burning Furnace Website.

Only one set of each exercise is needed, which is why the sessions are so short. Also, the exercises are done at a very slow pace to give muscles an extra-effective workout.

The Fat Burning Furnace System replaces the need to carryout long time-consuming cardio sessions. That is not to say that long sessions aren’t enjoyable, but if you have limited time, this could be for you. Poulos makes it clear that his short strength-training exercises give you a better cardio workout than an hour spent on a treadmill.

Pro: You can purchase upgrades.

The Fat Burning Furnace System is available in Deluxe, Ultimate, and Blowtorch levels. The Ultimate level seems to be the best deal of the three, but the Blowtorch upgrade features two hours of videos of Poulos going through the exercise routines. Beginners should work their way up through the basic, intermediate, and advanced workouts before attempting the Blowtorch-level routines.

Fat Burning Furnace Review – The Bad

Con: Not a great deal of emphasis on nutrition, although he does mention what you should be eating to maximise fat loss, and his dislike of fad diets (which by nature, come and go). More Info.

This is principally an exercise platform. Poulos does a good job of explaining the principles of nutrition, but he doesn’t spend a great deal of time telling you what you should eat. He makes reference to a website for you to go to for free recipes for you to try.

Con: The Pressure from Constant Sales can get Boring.

This Fat Burning Furnace review wouldn’t be complete without a quick caveat: Poulos spends the first 24 pages of the book trying to sell you on his logic and ideas.

Fat Burning Furnace Review – The Bottom Line

He does a sound job of going into detail about how nutrition and exercise affect your body. He doesn’t care for fad diets, and he puts many nutritional myths to rest with his sensible explanations. This program is excellent for people who have ruined their metabolism through years of yo-yo dieting, no matter their existing fitness level.

Ultimately, other than work developing your core muscles, the exercises neccesitate the use of weights, and hence, you will need to either join a gym or purchase weights for home use. For Further Information on this Subject and Other Relevant Topics, Take a Look at the Authors Website.

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Answer by oceanlady580
i am on a low calorie diet now and my dietitian has a meal plan set up for me at 1800 calories for you it would be 2000

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