Your Body Matters

YOUR BODY MATTERS

BY DEBBIE CHAPPELL, REVIVAL CLINIC

Losing the ‘difficult’ kilos

Have you ever wondered why those last few kilograms are so stubborn and hard to shift? One myth is that all you have to do to lose weight is to burn more calories than you eat. The equation is simple.

Weight = Calories In – Calories Burned

But this equation and, indeed, this mentality has some fundamental errors,

We want to keep muscle and shed fat rather than indiscriminately reduce all body tissue just to see the scales tell us a ‘better story’.

Not All Calories Are Equal Because those calories can come from three different sources – protein, fat and carbohydrates. Protein and carbohydrates deliver roughly the same amount of energy per gram and fat delivers double that amount. What is most important is that the body will select which one it wants to burn depending on its internal conditions. For example, under normal conditions in Australia, we have normal to high blood sugar levels, plenty of glycogen (like ‘backup’ stored carbs) and so we will burn a majority of energy from carbohydrates during the day. Another example is, if we are malnourished and have an insufficiency of fuel, our body will start to catabolise (break down) those tissues which it deems to be expendable and that are burning too much energy. The result? Your body ‘eats’ your muscle tissue, degenerates your bones and sacrifices your immune cells. Why? To conserve energy and consume the protein they were made up from. This creates a slower metabolism resulting in weight gain, higher risk of sickness, and more difficulty fighting infections.

The solution is to use a FAT BURNING eating plan rather than a calorie controlled eating plan. We want to keep muscle and shed fat rather than indiscriminately reduce all body tissue just to see the scales tell us a ‘better story’.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Debbie Chappell has been a multidisciplinary natural health practitioner since 1992 specialising in cellulite reduction, fat management and preventative nutrition. She founded Revival in 2003 and is devoted to helping people live better, for longer.

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