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Energy Intake And Lifestyle
Activity Levels:
Why Balancing the 2 Is
Essential for Permanent Weight Control
The energy that we utilize
in order to maintain our lives is derived directly from the food intake
choices that we make. The foods that we eat are assimilated and metabolized
in order to create the energy that we require in order to sleep, sit, stand,
walk, eat, digest, think, breathe, reproduce and everything else. And it's
no secret that in today's overfed, sedentary societies, most of us take in
far too much food for energy - and perform far too little physical activity.
The general result is record levels of obesity - and every other known
preventable disease in existence.
Maintaining an efficient balance between your energy intake and lifestyle
activity levels is imperative!
Any given food source contains a given amount of calories. And while there
are an apparently unlimited number of fad diets in and out of societal
circulation claiming that calorie counting is unimportant, the bottom line
remains that the amount of calories that an individual takes in each day
must not exceed the amount of calories the individual burns. In simple
terms, if you eat too much, you're going to get fat - and nobody really
wants that!
Our bodies are set up to utilize stored fat for energy in the absence of
glucose intake. For millions of years, the human body has changed very
little physiologically and biochemically. What has changed very dramatically
are the types of foods that we consume - and our activity levels. In times
past, humans ate predominantly vegetable-based diets and engaged in loads of
daily exercise.
Now, we eat diets comprised mainly from the saturated fats of animals, and
other food sources that lack quality nutrients for sustaining life. We also
sit at our jobs, sit at home, sit while we're driving - and very rarely
exercise. In fact, health professionals estimate that more than 25% of the
UK population is “completely” sedentary. The result? The average lady in the
UK now tips the scales at over 73 kilos - a weight level that should be
reserved for men. And of course, the gents have increased their weights
proportionately as well.
Chronic physical inactivity causes the body to be unable to oxidize
saturated fats effectively.
What that means is that as we continue to sit around doing nothing - and
taking in more and more saturated fats for energy - we are actually losing
our ability to metabolize those same fats. And so the body stores them. And
so we continue to grow - and develop loads of completely preventable
diseases that we would otherwise not be developing.
So what can we do? How can we balance our energy intake levels (foods that
we eat) with our physical activity levels to effectively maintain optimal
weight levels? Take some time to seriously consider the following tips:
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First of all, you need to
develop an accurate representation of the amount of energy that you burn
each day. Realize that when computing your Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR), most
online calculators do not take variables like bone density and muscular
development into consideration. Be honest and do not over exaggerate the
amount of physical activity that you truly engage in.
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Obtain your required fats
from healthy fat sources such as avocados, salmon, olive oil, flax seeds,
sardines and more. Limit the unhealthy saturated and trans fats found in
animal muscles, flesh and organs.
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Concentrate your food
intake choices on vegetables, fruits and other water-rich foods.
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Eat more small meals every
day instead of one or two big meals.
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Make every effort to
severely limit fast foods, processed foods, canned foods, prepared foods,
frozen foods, fried and deep-fried foods.
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Don't forget that water is
the liquid essence of life. Your body is mainly comprised from water alone.
Stay consistently and healthfully hydrated by taking in eight 16-oz glasses
per day.
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And now - step up your
level of physical activity! Experts agree that the average human should at
least engage in 30 minutes of semi-strenuous exercise or another form of
activity every day. Go ahead and break a sweat; it can save your life!
Do you want to maintain an optimal weight level throughout your life? Do you
want to avoid the onset of almost-completely preventable diseases such as
cancer, heart disease, stroke, diabetes and more? Do you want to look
better, feel better, think better and perform better? If so, then you are
going to need to realize the profound importance of balancing your energy
intake levels with your levels of physical exercise. Enjoy it and thrive!
Energy Balance to Control Body
Weight
Efficient Thyroid Activity
Helps Control Energy Balance
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