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How To Lose Weight
It would only make sense to start this off with the one fact that is the basisfor nearly all weight loss related information. All the tips, all the articles,all the methods... they all revolve around making this "one fact" take place.Here now, is that fact:
The One Fact
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Your body requires a certain number of calories per day in order tomaintain your current weight. This is known as your
caloriemaintenance level
. It's the number of calories required by your bodyto do everything it needs to do (intense exercise, brushing yourteeth, pumping blood, keeping organs functioning properly, etc.).Calories are what our bodies use for energy, so in order to do whatneeds to be done, a certain number of calories are needed.As you already know, we supply our bodies with these caloriesthrough eating and drinking. If we end up consuming exactly the
same
number of calories that our bodies need each day, our weightwould remain exactly the same. For example, if your caloriemaintenance level was 2500 calories, and you consumed 2500 caloriesper day, your weight would not change. All of the calories you take inwould end up getting used (or "burned").
This is how you maintainyour weight
, by giving your body only the calories that it needs. Nomore, no less.However, if you do consume
more
calories than this maintenancelevel, your body will store the excess calories as fat. So, for example,if your maintenance level was 2500 calories, and you consumed 3000calories per day, you would gain weight. You are giving your bodymore calories than it would end up burning.
This is what causesweight gain.
On the other hand, if you do the opposite and give your body
less
calories than it needs, your body will convert your stored body fat
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