Education » Nutrition » Losing Weight - Cut 500 Calories Per Day

In our last newsletter, "Losing Weight – Getting Started!" we learned how to calculate our current caloric intake on a weekly basis.  We also learned how to use that information to lose 1lb per week.  To refresh your memories it’s as simple as removing 500 calories per day from your current diet.

Well the easy answer is to stop eating as much, but you don’t need me to tell you that.  In this article I will share one of the tricks that I have picked up along the way:

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There is more than twice the number of calories in 1 gram of fat than there is in 1 gram of carbohyrdrate or protein.  

Simply, that means that you can actually eat more food if your diet consisted of protein and carbohydrates and you cut out the fat in your diet.   

Carbohydrates are the energy source your body needs to functional efficiently on a daily basis.  So as you are working out, your body is converting the carbohydrates to fuel for your body to be able to start and complete that workout.  But your body is smart and saves excess carbohydrates as bodily fat in case you need more energy later.

Protein is the building block your body needs to help repair muscles after workouts.  Our bodies need repair under many circumstances including when we work out.  The soreness our body feels a day or two after our workouts is normal.  It means we strained our bodies and shocked our muscles proprerly.  Protein helps heal those muscles so you are ready the next time you workout.  If your body takes in more protein than it needs though it just spits it right back out.  

We all know fat calories are not good for us.  The calories get stored as bodily fat.  Now we know that excess carbohydrates get stored as bodily fat as well.  So carbohydrates should be taken with moderation, but always remember you definitely do need carbohydrates to fuel your body.  Which leaves us with protein.  This source of calories is useful for the body and doesn’t get stored in any way as bodily fat.  It’s a win-win situation with protein.  

Cut down the fat from your diet and replace it with carbohydrates and protein.  Consume just enough carbohydrates for you body to give you the energy you need on a daily basis.  The rest of your diet should consist of protein.

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