You may have heard that if you expend
more calories than you consume, then you
will lose weight – right?
It’s not always right and this may help you
if you are on a diet, you’re starving and
you’re not losing weight.
Or if you have just started the diet and
you are losing weight but then you stop
and can’t seem to lose any more
Today’s post will go towards understanding
why I don’t count calories or ask clients to
count them as I’m sure I’ve said in previous
posts that I don’t believe in it
a calorie is a unit of energy
1g of carbohydrate has 4 calories
1g of protein has 4 calories
1g of fat has 9 calories
So fat looks like the bad guy out the three
with over twice the calorie count?
but we don’t eat calories or fat or protein
or carbohydrates
We eat food
and from here everything is an estimation
of how much of each are present in
individual foods, so the label isn’t always
right…
However, we do know that some foods are
higher in fat or carbs or protein than others,
if you are not sure then have a look HERE
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Sugar is a carbohydrate and you need 30g
to make candy floss and a can of coke has
35g of sugar in it
Carbohydrate burns fast, which means you
will be left feeling hungry again soon after
eating
Meat is a protein but it also contains fat
a 35g Piece of protein would be about the
size of your palm, depending on how big
your hands are
Protein takes a while to burn which means
you should feel full for a good few hours
I’m not going to say much about fat cause
I’m hoping you are getting the picture but
just so you know fat burns longer than
carbs but not as long as protein
Let’s say you are on a diet of 2000 calories
a day and you want every calorie to count
you want to feel full
you want to feel satisfied
you don’t want to be hungry
you want to enjoy your food
you want to look forward to eating
Well, you do don’t you
and if you are on a diet then more so
will 35g of candy floss suffice?
or would you go for the meat?
You may consume more calories with the
meat but you will be fuller, more satisfied
and it will be a while before hunger strikes
So, I’m hoping you can see that all calories
are not equal and that the quality of calorie
is what matters
choose food, not calories and if absolutely
have to count calories, go ahead but don’t
sacrifice the food quality
Carolyne
