What is metabolism? “Metabolism” is defined as the rate at which our bodies burn calories when we are at rest (basal metabolic rate). It’s your RPMs at the starting line, your decibels when humming, before you burst into song. Oddly enough, the body burns about 60-75% of its energy at rest. The metabolism rises, or ...
Well the answer depends on you. There are many personal factor you must consider when figuring how many calories you need to lose weight ( daily caloric intake) Why should you know your daily caloric intake? I’m going to introduce you to a mathematical formula called the Harris-Benedict principle. The sum of the Harris-Benedict principle ...
Christine Bude wrote that it’s simple to increase fiber in the diet. What if unable to afford expensive processed foods that have been fiber fortified such as General Mills’ Fiber One? If a person can’t or won’t eat a cup and a half of beans a day then what other natural unprocessed foods are high ...
There are some essential facts about losing weight regardless of your age, gender, or whatever diet you have chosen to be on. Each one of us can never change the fact that it takes 3500 calories to essentially make one pound. The huge factor in losing weight is to what extend, plus or minus of ...
Knowing the right daily calorie intake to lose weight for your body is a challenge to many people. Many “fitness consultants” out there give you an exact amount of calorie intake so that you can lose weight by eating within that range. Well, numbers like cutting down 500 calories a day, or perhaps eating only ...
It’s difficult to understand sometimes why some people can eat as much as they want and not gain a single pound, while others easily expand their waistlines with even small food portions. There are a number of reasons why we all differ in the rate we gain pounds, but all these point to one factor ...
