Losing Weight?…Your Goal Should Not Be to Lose Weight

Your Goal Should Not Be to Lose Weight

I am Obese and tired to be. How many like me out there raise your hand.
So I surf the net in search for solutions and tips that are NOT the usual fast do it by yourself diets, but for healtier advices to a better life-style.
I learned that we must lose fat, not the muscle, and the only way to do that seems to be a good excercise to increase the muscle.
IF WE DIET WE LOSE THE FAT AND THE MUSCLE. WHEN THE DIET FAILS WE RE-GAIN THE FAT BUT NOT THE MUSCLE . THE HART IS A MUSCLE.

So I started running with my bike trough the beautiful country, first slowly 10 20 30 minutes…increasing it weekly…doing it for fun. While on my bike I let my thoughts stumble about, like i do when I surf.

Suddenly a good thought comes about and I follow it like a lifesaver…that thought becomes my meditation for that biking outing and i keep meditating while pressing my feet on the pedals.

My mind gets rid of all the trash….my body of all the fat. My muscle builds.

This happened two years ago. Now I lost 25 kilos (about 50 pounds) in two years, but what I have achieved, is to have a healtier life, a type of exercise I enjoy doing,I meditate while on a bike, and I can ride my bycicle anywhere, even on the mountains where before I started this program, I had hard time even driving my car…

The goal of your diet and weight loss plan should not be to lose weight, but to lose body fat.

Exercise, in particular weight bearing exercise that builds muscle, will help prevent muscle loss and keep your metabolism from slowing. It’s also necessary to eat nutritious, well-balanced meals in order to maintain muscle and support all the bodily functions necessary for weight loss.

But the most important factor in any weight loss plan is how many calories you consume each day, and eating too few is the most common mistake.

In the next group of topics, Making Calculations, you will see how some common formulas categorize your current weight and suggest what might be an ideal weight. You will then learn how to use the calculators to determine your calorie requirements to maintain your current weight. And from this figure you can calculate an appropriate calorie deficit

CREATING A CALORIE DEFICIT

To lose weight, you need to create a calorie deficit. This simply means that you need to eat fewer calories than you burn. In his book Burn the Fat, Feed the Muscle, Tom Venuto suggest a calorie deficit of 15-20%. This should be small enough to avoid the starvation response and any significant muscle loss.

For example, if you are currently eating 2500 calories a day, or if you calculate that to be the amount required to maintain your current weight, you could create a calorie deficit of 15% by eating 375 fewer calories a day. Or you could burn 375 more calories a day, or combine eating less with burning more to achieve the 375 calorie deficit.

2500 x .15 = 375

It is important to understand that the results of the calculators are only estimates. They are only intended to give you a place to start. Over time you will learn how your body reacts to the changes you make, and you will make the necessary adjustments to reach your goals.

WEIGHT LOSS

Weight Loss Calculator
After calculating your daily calorie deficit, you can use the Weight Loss Calculator to estimate of how long it will take to reach your weight loss goal. Choose Calculate Time Required to Reach Goal Weight as the Method of Calculation, enter your Current Weight, Goal Weight, and Daily Calorie Deficit, and the calculator will estimate how long it will take.

Remember that as you lose weight and activity becomes easier, you will burn fewer calories performing the same activities. Because of this, it will be necessary to eat less and/or become more active if you wish to maintain the same daily calorie deficit and rate of weight loss.

Alternatively, you might do better to continue as you are and simply accept the fact that your rate of weight loss will slow as you approach your goal — and rejoice in your progress.

WEIGHT LOSS CALCULATOR

Weight Loss Calculator

Calculator Status:Help: Click on Help for instructions and information on the calculators.
Next: Select a Method of Calculation, below.
Daily Calorie Deficit represents how many more calories you burn in a day than you eat. If you eat 2,500 and burn 3,000, your deficit will be 500.

As you lose weight and activity becomes easier, you will burn fewer calories and it will be necessary to eat less and/or become more active if you wish to maintain the same Daily Calorie Deficit or rate of weight loss.

Methods of Calculation:Calculate Time Required to Reach Goal Weight
Calculate Daily Calorie Deficit Required to Reach Goal Weight
Calculate Weight Loss over a Period of Time