Weight Management Flashcards
How to lose body fat
Body must take in fewer calories than it uses
There are 3500 calories in 1 pound of fat. So to lose a pound of fat, you gotta subtract 1,000 calories
So to lose a pound a week, reduce your calories by 500 a day. To lose 2 pounds a week, reduce your calories by 1k a day
How childhood obesity effects adulthood
Fat cells created during childhood stay with the person, wanting to be fed. The fat cells from childhood are always around telling the body to fill them up. So that’s why we wanna eliminate childhood obesity.
Tips to lose weight
Start light- it’s a marathon, not a sprint. You gain over time, you’ll lose over time. You’re weight management choices should be shit you can commit to over time. It can be as simple as walking 30 mins daily
Physical activity
Eat slowly- this allows enough time for your stomach to tell your brain to stop eating. Eating too fast may even block the release of gut hormones that make you feel full
Stimulant weight loss supplements
Thermogenic compounds raise your temperature to increase your metabolism to burn fat. A stimulant AKA thermogenic triggers the nervous system to raise your metabolism to burn fat. They usually contain caffeine
Good for:
Energy
Endurance
Boosts metabolism
Caffeine is in thermogenic and helps cuz it enhances mental focus and Engels your body to better utilize fat
Non stimulant supplements pt 1: glucomann
Fiber. After it’s ingested, it expands to 60x it’s own weight, helping w/ apetite control
Non stimulant pt 2: Tonalin CLA
Long term use of this helps reduce body fat and maintain muscle, studies show.
Non stimulant pt 3 alpha lipoic acid
Reduce carb and sugar cravings
Non stimulant pt 4
L Carnitine helps burn fat for energy
Non stimulant part 5: 7 keto
Boosting your metabolism
Detox and cleansing 101
Our bodies detoxify theirselves. When we inhale bad stuff our kidneys and liver work to flush many of them out.
But, because many people don’t get enough nutrients and hydration, and are around bad environmental air we need cleansers. So whole our bodies wanna get rid of unhealthy shit, it’s like a clogged drain at times
Liver cleanse
Liver is important in ridding our bodies of unwanted toxins. So in that sense It functions similarly to the colon, but it’s also responsible for cleaning our blood.
Milk thistle is a main component in most of these
Juice cleanses
Have a ton of vitamins and people replace all or part of their solid foods w/ these speciality drinks