18 Weight Loss Tips And Facts You Probably Didn’t Know
1 – According to research, a large portion of the weight lost by dieting alone is active tissue, such as muscle and connective tissue, while a smaller fraction is excess fat.
2 – There has been no conclusive scientific proof that grapefruit burn’s calories more than any other fruit.
3 – Low fat foods have been popular for more than 15 years, but yet our society is getting more overweight as each year passes.
4 – A weight loss food diary is a tried and tested method that will help you lose weight and body fat.
5 – Nutritionists believe that alcoholic drinks contribute to weight problems mainly because they interfere with the body’s way of burning fat.
6 – Approximately 74% of Americans are attempting, most unsuccessfully, to lose or maintain body weight with major emphasis placed on manipulating diet and appetite.
7 – It’s well documented that cutting calories results in a quick reduction in metabolic rate, which in turn makes it harder for dieting to be successful.
8 – Exercising not only helps you lose weight, by burning the excess fat, but also helps to suppress your appetite.
9 -Taking caffeine before exercise has been shown to increase energy expenditure (the number of calories burned) during exercise by around 10%.
10 – If you have increased metabolic levels, then your body will be able to burn fat and cholesterol at a much faster rate.
11 – Digestion actually burns calories so if your body so the more small meals you eat the better. Eating frequently also keeps you from getting hungry.
12 – High fiber food can slow the rate at which calories are ingested. It helps reduce fatty deposits and has a cleaning affect on your cells.
13 – Crunches don’t burn many calories, plus, they don’t even help you get great six pack abs fast.
14 – It appears that people lose some of their ability to use fat as an energy source as they age. In such cases, the excess fat is deposited in reserves in the body.
15 – Certain fruits contain enzymes that help to burn calories rather than add them.
16 – The main weakness of many weight loss programs, even the good ones, is that they do not stress the importance of exercise.
17 – A proven scientific fact is that our bodies will release two types of hormones every time you eat something: 1) Fat Burning Hormones or 2) Fat Storage Hormones.
18 – When at rest, our bodies use about 60 percent fat and about 40 percent carbohydrate to meet our energy needs. However, these energy needs are small, since at rest our bodies use less than one calorie of fat per minute.
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