want to lose weight...???

Want a flat tummy? Read this article. We will explain everything that you need to know to accomplish your aim! This article explains all the concepts of weight loss and how you can “actually” and “practically” loose weight.If you have tried to loose weight in the past and did not get results, it is probably because you were doing something wrong. There is a LOT of weight loss advice out there! Most of this advice is just a scam! There are a lot of misconceptions about weight loss too. In this article, we will explain weight loss in a scientific and practical way. You will be able to decide what you need to do to accomplish your weight loss aims and you will be able to do it!Okay, lets begin….

Why do you gain weight?

Kilogram is a unit of weight. What do we mean by this? By this we mean that, wherever you go and tell someone that you want 5Kg of something, he will know much you are asking for. Kilogram is a standard that everyone accepts. Everyone knows that when you say “kilogram” there is pre-decided value you are asking for. That is what we mean by a unit. A unit is an accepted or decided value of something.So, when we say that a calorie is a unit of energy, we mean that a particular amount of energy is called a calorie. So, if you eat a sandwich and some amount to energy is obtained from the sandwich, we can say that the sandwich is worth 50 calories or the sandwich is worth 20 calories depending on how much energy is obtained from the sandwich.Why is all this important? All this is important because “counting the calories you consume” is big part of the loosing weight process. You see, as we said earlier, everyday you need a certain amount of energy i.e. everyday you need a certain amount of calories. Now, you generally get these calories from the food you eat. But, if you require 2,500 calories per day and you eat food worth 3000 calories, then you have 500 excess calories per day.
As we said, the body saves all this excess energy in the form of fat. This, is basically why you gain weight! You eat more than your body needs! So if you have to eat just the right amount, you need to know…

The body is a very very “efficient” machine. It is very sophisticated and evolved. One of the main things your body is made for is “survival”. You know, that you need energy to live and do the things that you do. This energy comes from food. The food you eat is converted into energy. When you “feel hungry”, that is the body telling you that you need to take in some food because the body needs some energy. As you probably know, energy is NOT ONLY required for actually doing things. You need energy to walk, talk, push, pull etc. But, besides that, the body still needs energy even if you are doing nothing! Even if you are just lying down on your bed, the body still needs energy. Why? The body needs this energy to keep the heart pumping, keep all the different organs functioning etc. All these internal processes take up some energy. So whether you do something or do nothing you still need a certain amount of energy each day to stay alive. Now, as we said earlier, the body is very sophisticated and made for survival! It prepares for a “rainy day” or a situation where you will have nothing to eat. The average adult can survive for a few weeks without any food before he/she has any serious medical problems. This is possible because the body saves any excess energy that is taken in!Here is the part we are interested in: The excess energy that you take in, is stored in the body in the form of “fat”!To understand all this properly, you need to understand the concept of “calories”..

What are calories? - Why are they so important?

Calories are NOT fat! Calories are energy! Or more correctly speaking, calories are a unit of energy. Just incase you are not sure what a “unit of energy means”, let us try to understand the concept of a “unit”.

How much energy does your body need?

Depending on your age, weight, the activities you do, etc. you will need a certain amount of calories. If you go for a run every morning, you will require more energy and more calories per day. If you are an athlete you will require more calories per day. If you sit, and work on a computer all day, you will require fewer calories per day. How many calories do you require, can be roughly calculated by using a calculator like this one. So, now what? Now that you know how many calories per day you need, then what? Now you got to figure out, how many calories per day you consume. How do you do this? As your day progresses, make a note of everything that you eat. Each and everything, no matter how small it is. Then, after that, use this calculator. Put in all the things that you ate into the calculator. For each thing you put, you will get a “Calorie” value. Note that value. (You will also get a “Fats” value. Forget about that!) After you have noted all the values, add them all up. This will be your total calorie intake for that day.