1000 calories does, indeed, sound very low. As Alison said, your level of activity, age, BMI, are all taken into consideration for a good weight loss/management program.
Oddly enough, we have to eat a little more to lose a little more. If you continually put your body into starvation mode, not only will you fail, but your body will want to start storing calories to survive.
What really makes a difference is what you eat. I'd be willing to wager that a huge contributing factor to Alison's success is that she's eating "real food," whole, natural, unprocessed, unrefined, unbleached and colorful foods. Exercise helps burn off fat and calories and prepare your body for healthy eating, plus increases your energy level.
I'm a marathoner, and I call myself the Slow Fat Runner. My scale reads higher than I would like, but my BMI is actually in a good range for my age (nearly 60). I already eat healthfully, and have to consume a lot of calories - good carbs, especially - to sustain my energy on long runs. So, in order to slim down more, I have to learn how to burn more fat more efficiently and before going into a carb-burning mode.
So, the moral of this story is that each person is different. Nonetheless, eating "real food" and staying active, if even just taking a 20-30 minute walk every day, will make a big difference in how you feel, aid your weight loss, and even make a difference in how you see yourself in the mirror.
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1000 calories does, indeed, sound very low. As Alison said, your level of activity, age, BMI, are all taken into consideration for a good weight loss/management program.
Oddly enough, we have to eat a little more to lose a little more. If you continually put your body into starvation mode, not only will you fail, but your body will want to start storing calories to survive.
What really makes a difference is what you eat. I'd be willing to wager that a huge contributing factor to Alison's success is that she's eating "real food," whole, natural, unprocessed, unrefined, unbleached and colorful foods. Exercise helps burn off fat and calories and prepare your body for healthy eating, plus increases your energy level.
I'm a marathoner, and I call myself the Slow Fat Runner. My scale reads higher than I would like, but my BMI is actually in a good range for my age (nearly 60). I already eat healthfully, and have to consume a lot of calories - good carbs, especially - to sustain my energy on long runs. So, in order to slim down more, I have to learn how to burn more fat more efficiently and before going into a carb-burning mode.
So, the moral of this story is that each person is different. Nonetheless, eating "real food" and staying active, if even just taking a 20-30 minute walk every day, will make a big difference in how you feel, aid your weight loss, and even make a difference in how you see yourself in the mirror.
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June 2, 2009 - 5:12pmThis Comment
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