Mim Beim shows you how to shift unwanted weight by calorie counting.
(Q) I'd like to lose a few kilos but I am struggling. I exercise at least three times a week and have a relatively healthy diet, so I'm not sure what to change to shift this weight.
(A) Weight gain may be due to a sluggish thyroid or other hormonal difficulties. However, it is worthwhile first casting your eye over the basics: the equation of calories in versus calories out. Are you consuming more calories than your body uses? Unfortunately, the body stores excess calories as fat.
The body needs about 2388 to 2866 calories a day to perform basic tasks including keeping the heart pumping, maintaining body temperature, brain function and digestion, as well as providing energy.
Consuming an extra 8838 calories over time creates one kilo of body fat. Conversely, not consuming 8838 extra calories will lose one kilo in fat. By forgoing one small treat a day, that muffin top will disappear in a short amount of time. This is not a crash diet. Crash diets cause rapid weight loss and are nutritionally unsound. Once abandoned, they often cause weight gain.
Cutting out these treats also improves the diet, reducing the amount of unhealthy fat and sugar.
The following is a list of commonly consumed treats that add a lot of extra calories. Simply dropping these from your daily routine (and not substituting them with something else) is a healthy way to shed unwanted kilos.
- One 50g packet of crisps is 249 calories. Cut it out and you’ll lose a kilo in 36 days.
- One 375ml cola is 155 calories. Cut it out and you’ll lose a kilo in 57 days.
- One 60g chocolate bar is 286 calories. Cut it out and you’ll lose a kilo in 31 days.
- One 30g piece of brie is 378 calories. Cut it out and you’ll lose a kilo in 23 days.
- One 120ml glass of sparkling wine is 94 calories. Cut it out and you’ll lose a kilo in 94 days.
Weight loss doesn't have to be hard. Lose the chocolate and lose that muffin top in one month. Worthwhile? You do the maths.
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