Some stuff I’ve been thinking about…
Here’s some discoveries I’ve made…
- If you eat well and according to what your body needs, you WILL lose weight no matter what.
- If you’re tired/unmotivated, you’re not getting enough nutrients/calories/sleep.
- If you’re not enjoying the exercise you’re doing, DO SOMETHING YOU ENJOY! Ultimately, the thing you ENJOY will stick with you MUCH longer.
- Balance is SUPER important
- If you’re eating the right foods, you don’t NEED to restrict your calories. Calories are YOUR FRIEND!
- Carbs are not evil. Your body NEEDS them!
- If you make it ALL about losing weight, it will be very hard to sustain, especially once the weight is lost.
- If you gain a lot of weight back once you stop exercising, your focus was probably in the wrong place—- unless that was your intent.
- It’s all about patience and sustainability.
- What you put in your body is THE MOST IMPORTANT FACTOR in SUSTAINABLE weight loss.
Like I said, just some stuff I’ve been thinking about…
- Derek
I like this.
![This is for those who think that eating 300-calorie meals has some sort of weight loss advantage over eating large meals, or that the body converts anything over 300 calories immediately into fat. Lipogenesis is very unlikely and only occurs when you consume more glycogen than your body is able to store.[1] Glycogen storage capacity in humans is approximately 15g/kg body weight and can accommodate a gain of approximately 500g before net lipid synthesis contributes to increasing body fat mass.[2] [3] These two studies show that it takes an excess overfeeding of carbs before body fat is effected. They’re talking about a lot alot alot of carbs. To put it into perspective, the 2,000 calories I ate the other day consisted of ~200g carbs. Is that going to make me fat? Nope! If 300 calorie meals work for you, awesome, there’s nothing wrong with that so keep doing what you’re doing. But do understand that if that method isn’t working for you shouldn’t be afraid of carbs, and don’t be afraid to eat more than 300 calories per meal. It will leave you fuller for longer and may actually boost your weight loss if you’ve been in a rut lately.
References: [1] Gropper, Sareen Annora Stepnick., Advanced Nutrition and Human Metabolism.](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4n6luY58n1qjfayao1_500.png)
