Calories

Calories are still very important when trying to lose weight. When trying to lose weight, you need to consume the right amount of calories, no more or less than what your body needs. The American Dietetic Association recommends a calorie level of no less than 10x your desired weight. Women should get at least 1200 calories and men should get at least 1400 calories per day.

Calories ten times your desired weight

Recommending getting calories ten times your desired weight means that if you want to be 130lb then you should take in 1300 calories a day.

Getting the right amount of calories help with weight loss

Having the least amount of calories a day does not always mean a good thing. Research shows that getting the right amount of calories a day helps with weight loss. Too few calories makes people unhealthy and will not aide weight loss process.

Too few calories hinders weight loss process

Too few calories is a bad thing! When on a weight loss program, many people trying to lose weight mistook consuming calories as a bad thing. They think the fewer calories they take in the faster they lose weight. They often try to consume less calories than the daily recommended amount. While eating less calories can help with weight loss, taking in too little calories is a bad thing.

By consuming too few calories, you are making your body think you are starving. Therefore, your body will try to conserve energy and calories and will not burn them as it would normally. Soon, your body will start eating away your muscles. This will in turn slow down your metabolism. At this stage, you are not going to lose any weight. You are in effect training your body to conserve whatever little food and calories you have.

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