Stop!
- Too
Many Calories.
There
is no one answer for this type of thing.
Well, that depends on a lot of things. Your age, sex, type of work,
physical
activity, all comes into play.
I have to
warn you, I don't believe the general ideas on how many calories a
person
should have. If you have a 2,000 calorie diet, you are starving
yourself. I don’t
pay attention to a number such as 2,000.
How
is a person who is very active going to
live off of 2,000 calories? I mean, you would end up looking like those
dying
skinny kids in the 3rd world countries forever. I know
that some people live and die by
this number, but I just throw it to the wind.
I think you
get the drift though. I think those numbers are put in place by people
who are
so focused on health, that they are blinded by it. I mean, if you have
3,000
calories in one day, it won't kill you. Though, they might want to make
you
believe that it will.
The rate at
which the body burns calories (metabolism) is different and is
influenced by
many factors, including genetics. Regularly eating even a few more
calories
than your body needs can lead to weight gain.
By consuming only 100 extra
calories a day, for example, you'll gain a pound in approximately a
month (a
pound of body fat equals 3,500 calories). Some
experts think a sedentary
lifestyle influences weight gain even more than eating too many
calories.
Exercise burns calories and builds muscle. And the more muscle mass you
have,
the greater number of calories your body burns at rest.
I'm
not
saying that you should throw all of this stuff to the wind.
That would be
foolish. What I am saying is, you should take it with a grain of salt.
There is
no reason why you should get bent out of shape if you go a few hundred
or even
a thousand over this limit.
I mean, if you are going over
by 5,000 then you
should be worried. Some people do need to be concerned with such a
thing. For
example, people who are on a diet because of heart problems. You should be very
focused on your weight loss program and diet. Also people
with sugar problems would fall into this
category as well.
If you
don't have some sort of health problem, I wouldn't get too bent out of
shape.
Though, if you are eating from the drive through lane every day, then
you might
have a problem.
Understand
where your calories are coming from. If you are eating
3,500 calories and they
are mostly from things that are good for you, don't go ape shit on
yourself. If
on the other hand if it is all from candy and deep fried foods, I would
be
concerned.
You should
be more concerned about where the calories are coming from. If you are
eating
1,500 calories alone of fruits and veggies, that is better than eating
that in
fat. Isn't it all the same? Not really. I know that some
of you will argue with
that. It isn't the same because the calories are coming from a good
source. The
fruits and veggies will help you out in many ways. They will also help
you
fight off cancer and heart disease. This isn't true if you are over
eating on
fats and sweets.
What to do?
Well, all I know is what I have stated above. If you are eating over
2,000
calories and you are eating things that are good for you, I wouldn't be
too
concerned. As always, you
should talk to your doctor. That is the best advice I
can give you. You should always talk to him before you go and do
something new.
You might have a health condition that will require you to go on a diet
that he
tells you to go on.
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