I had to share

icandoit
icandoit Posts: 4,163 Member
edited September 18 in Health and Weight Loss
For those who know me, I am sooooo against DIET PILLS-they don't work. Here is a little something I had to share. Good ol' Jillian Michaels:flowerforyou:

Friday March 28

Welcome to Losing It with Jillian Michaels, the newsletter designed to help you shed pounds, increase energy, and finally get fit for life!



Still No Magic Pill for Weight Loss
Who doesn't want to be fit and fabulous with little or no effort? Well, as much as we'd all love to have one, there's no magic pill for weight loss. If all of the pills, shakes, and supplements that claim to work really did, everyone would be thin. And even then, we'd still maintain a steady diet of ice cream, chips, pizza, and candy. Let's not kid ourselves, people.
For now (and let's face it, forever), successful weight loss still comes down to a simple formula. You have to burn more calories than you take in. Calories are a measure of the amount of energy provided by the food you eat — the more calories you eat, the more energy you are giving your body. If you give your body more energy than it can use — well, honey, that's stored as fat.

Let's break it down. A pound of fat is equal to 3,500 calories. If you want to lose one pound in a week, you have to create a calorie deficit of 3,500 calories a week, or 500 calories a day. To lose two pounds in a week, you have to create a calorie deficit of 7,000 calories a week, or 1,000 calories a day, and so on. Get the idea?

There are two ways to create a calorie deficit — eat less and exercise. If you want to meet your weight-loss goals, start by comparing your calorie intake against your exercise expenditure. It's not a magic pill, but it's very simple. Find a way to cut and burn more calories and the weight will come off!

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  • icandoit
    icandoit Posts: 4,163 Member
    For those who know me, I am sooooo against DIET PILLS-they don't work. Here is a little something I had to share. Good ol' Jillian Michaels:flowerforyou:

    Friday March 28

    Welcome to Losing It with Jillian Michaels, the newsletter designed to help you shed pounds, increase energy, and finally get fit for life!



    Still No Magic Pill for Weight Loss
    Who doesn't want to be fit and fabulous with little or no effort? Well, as much as we'd all love to have one, there's no magic pill for weight loss. If all of the pills, shakes, and supplements that claim to work really did, everyone would be thin. And even then, we'd still maintain a steady diet of ice cream, chips, pizza, and candy. Let's not kid ourselves, people.
    For now (and let's face it, forever), successful weight loss still comes down to a simple formula. You have to burn more calories than you take in. Calories are a measure of the amount of energy provided by the food you eat — the more calories you eat, the more energy you are giving your body. If you give your body more energy than it can use — well, honey, that's stored as fat.

    Let's break it down. A pound of fat is equal to 3,500 calories. If you want to lose one pound in a week, you have to create a calorie deficit of 3,500 calories a week, or 500 calories a day. To lose two pounds in a week, you have to create a calorie deficit of 7,000 calories a week, or 1,000 calories a day, and so on. Get the idea?

    There are two ways to create a calorie deficit — eat less and exercise. If you want to meet your weight-loss goals, start by comparing your calorie intake against your exercise expenditure. It's not a magic pill, but it's very simple. Find a way to cut and burn more calories and the weight will come off!
  • zenmama
    zenmama Posts: 1,000
    Thank you!!!

    :happy:

    dd
  • obviously, everything in moderation. would hate to see some people take it too far and succumb to exercise bulimia.
  • cmriverside
    cmriverside Posts: 34,413 Member
    obviously, everything in moderation. would hate to see some people take it too far and succumb to exercise bulimia.

    What did I miss?.....there is nothing extreme in icandoit'spost. :huh:
  • auntkaren
    auntkaren Posts: 1,490 Member
    Thanks:flowerforyou: everyday I try to add something new or take the old routine and lengthen it.:smile:
  • obviously, everything in moderation. would hate to see some people take it too far and succumb to exercise bulimia.

    What did I miss?.....there is nothing extreme in icandoit'spost. :huh:

    um... didn't say there was. was just a gentle reminder that OTHERS might take it to the extreme and succumb to exercise bulimia.:wink:
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