The science of fat-loss: Why a calorie isn’t always a calorie
I just stumbled onto this thought provoking article by Dr. Michael Eades on fat-loss. The article focus on calorie counting and why it is flawed, in a sense.
Through my own un-scientific experience, I can conclude that calorie counting is definitely not a sure bet. The type of intake as well as the frequency plays a mayor role in weight-loss.
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Got milk?
See this cool article regarding the muscle building and fat burning power of milk.
Don’t know what the ‘dairy free diet’ supporters will have to say about this.
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Too light
I haven’t really been eating much over the last couple of weeks. It is part of an experiment to see how much food my body needs.
It all started out around October 2006 when I started counting the amount of calories I used/needed. After a quick study, I calculated that I burned around 3000 calories per day. (The average 80kg guy, burns around 2200 when not exercising). This figure seems fine, since I burned around 700-1000 calories on a bike ride, which roughly adds up to the 3000 calories needed.
The part where I loose the plot is the way in which one determines the amount of calories in food. Every type of food has a different calorie count per kilojoule, but I’m lazy and only want an average. Again a Google search showed that 1 cal is roughly equal to 4.2 kJ.
So the bottom line is that I need around 12,000 kJ per day. That seems like an awful lot. Usually for dinner I have some microwave meal that has around 1,500-2,000 kJ. Do I really have to eat the equivalent of 6-8 of these per day? Can’t be. I’ll need to enter Sumo competitions rather than endurance events.
After reading this article by Brad, I decided to see with how little food my body could function normally. I still eat 3 meals per day, with a small snack in between. As Brad suggests, you should be hungry at times which is the case. I have gotten used to it now and I hardly notice it anymore.
Furthermore, I lost 3kg in 2 weeks. My body weight hasn’t fluctuated by more than 2kg’s in the last 2-3 years. I guess this isn’t too healthy and I won’t continue with the experiment much longer. However, I don’t feel much different from before. I don’t feel tired or drained. No headaches or anything. This makes me wonder if I shouldn’t cut my diet down just slightly. Perhaps I’ve been eating a bit too much in the past.
Anyhow, it is just interesting to see what happens when you make small changes to your diet.
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