To lose weight and keep it off, it is very important to exercise
daily. The body uses fat as a source of energy during rest, fasting, and low
intensity exercise. So do we do just that to lose weight? The answer to that
question is not known yet, a lot of research is still being done to find the
right answer as certain studies have found that more body fat was lost when very
high-intensity exercise was performed.
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A person's healthful
weight varies acoording to his or her height. To determine a healthful weight,
we must find out the Body Mass Index (BMI). We can do that by applying the
following formula: BMI = Weight (kg)/ Height (m)2
Let us try to find out
the Body Mass Index of a person that weighs 176 pounds and is 6 feet tall. First
we convert the weight from pounds to kilograms by dividing by (2.2) 176/2.2
=
80kg. Then we convert the
height from inches to meters by multiplying by (0.0254) 72 x 0.0254 =1.8288 m
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We usually gain weight
when the amount of food we eat (energy intake) is greater than the amount of
energy we use (through physical activities or rest) and vice versa. So for
anyone that wants to lose weight, eating smaller portions and exercising more is
a must. (Eating less does not mean skipping meals.)
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Our body weight is influenced by our
genetic background, as well as our childhood weight as the environmental factors
present in our childhood can influence our food choices and activity level as
adults, which in turn can cause us to weigh more or less than other people with
similar body type.
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As mentioned before, we gain weight if our energy intake exceeds our
energy expenditure. It was thought that people would gain the same
amount of weight if they ate too much regardless of the type of food
they ate. These days, however, there is evidence that when dietary fat
is overeaten, it is stored much more easily as adpose tissue than when
carbohydrate or protein is overeaten. That does not mean that you will
not gain weight no matter how much you eat of the low-fat foods you
eat. The best way to keep a healthful weight is achieved by maintaining
a balanced diet combining fat, carbohydrate, and protein, and by
reducing the dietary fat to less than 30% of total energy.
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