Your New Years Weight Loss Resolution™ by JayKay Bak PDF EBook JayKay Bak Your New Years Weight Loss Resolution | Page 50

consume enough calories to have lots of energy and to enjoy life while
losing weight at the same time. It’s all about balance.
Keeping Tabs Of Your Calories
Know what you are putting into your body. I love knowing that there
are 3,500 calories in a pound of fat. Some people can consume that
amount each day which is not surprising why some people gain 30
pounds in a year without knowing how.
It’s very easy to do. Think about it, a hamburger, fries and soda
(1,200 calories) and there’s most of your daily calorie allocation blown
right there, to top if off it won’t keep you full for long either. Eat that
every day for a year without much exercise and that adds up to some
serous weight gain.
The reason why I love knowing that there are 3,500 calories in a
pound is because it puts it all into perspective. I know that to burn
that off, I will need to do more than 60 minutes on the cross trainer
each day plus a 30 minute walk. So it makes me wiser in my food
choices. The place where you wish you never had that extra donut or
chocolate shake is right in the middle of your intense work out where
you pay in sweat to work it off. Don’t worry if you’re coming to terms
with this, the important thing is now you are aware of it you will start
to see food in a different light and gain a healthier respect for it and
the effect it has on your body.
These days all foods display the amount of calories on their packaging.
This way you can know roughly how many calories you will consume
and if it meets your daily requirements. This is also a great indicator
of foods to avoid especially if they are loaded with empty calories.
Use your knowledge when determining the number of calories a meal
has, be a calorie detective by making it a priority to know what’s going
into your body.
Once you get good at it, figuring out how many calories a particular
food has will become a breeze.
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