Counting Calories is not the best way to lose weight
What does this mean?
If All Calories Are Equal, Can You Say That
- 450 Kcal Brownie = 450 Kcal Oats?
- 150 kcal Beer = 150 kcal Salad?
- 300 Kcal Chocolate = 300 KCal Butter?
So, Why is Calorie Used as a Method?
Calorie calculation came into the picture in the 1950s to tie together all the different foods on a single measurement scale. Moreover, it was popularized as you getaway to add exercise and burn all the calories you are eating. So, it serves big food corporations to justify their sugary and processed foods. They claim that you can drink their sugary cola and burn all the calories by exercising.
But, all sugary foods/drinks have a very high insulin response which takes your body into fat storage mode. If you eat food in a combination with high sugar and high fat and refined flour, it makes matter worse. Chances are, you are forcing your body to go into a fat-storage mode even if you stay on a calorie deficit diet.
But some of you might be thinking – I reduced by lowering calorie consumption.
How is This Possible?
If you lower your calorie intake, your body has a natural mechanism called metabolic adaptation. By lowering the calorie intake, your body adapts to the new intake and lowers your body’s metabolic rate itself. That’s how when you back to your normal portion size of eating, your weight bounces back in a very short time. Understand how you can improve your metabolism.
