Do You Have a Slow Metabolism?

When it comes to making excuses about why we can't lose weight sometimes the number one excuse must be “my metabolism is slow” but is that really the case, even though you may tend to think that, it's very often not the case, more a case of too much input and not enough output, as in too many calories in and not enough out. The only time you can really blame a slow metabolism on weight gain is when you may have a thyroid problem.
The way that your metabolism works is this so much energy from food is used in keeping your basic bodily functions working, as in keeping organs working breathing, and other bodily functions.

Some is used for eating the food you eat, which is about 10 percent say then some is due,to activity, walking to the shops, store, walking the dog, washing the car, gardening, and any other sports.

What tends to affect your calorific needs on a daily basis is your overall body mass the more you weigh the more energy is needed to carry around you're heavier body, which is why some people do struggle to lose weight, mainly due to the fact that they still eat as they would normally eat instead of making a few simple changes to the amount of calories consumed and those burnt through physical activity.

You do need a deficit somewhere 3500 calories equals one pound of fat; just remember that figure and you can't go far wrong. And as always is the case simple lifestyle changes don't necessarily mean great big one’s, we tend to think I have to go to the gym, or I have too buy the latest keep fit DVD, or equipment which will probably end up somewhere like a garage or stored away somewhere never to be used again.

All you need to do really is make simple changes into your life and they will work wonders if you have a dog, go out with it for regular walks, if you have children go on the park for half an hour, run around like they do.

Concentrate on building muscle rather than fat mass, muscle is active tissue and burns calories even at rest were as fat is just inactive tissue and just sits there.

Work out what your (BMR) basic metabolic rate is you could probably say that many people don't do this, but it's a good idea to know what your basic metabolic rate is, because one of the things that happens when you lose weight is your basic metabolic rate changes it is a lot less than it would be from what you would weigh from the start of your weight loss programme.

If you can start a calorie journal so you actually know how much you are eating and can make the necessary adjustments as you go through your week, things can be so much easier to see when written down in black and white right in front of you.

The moral of the story is simply, doesn't necessarily mean hard as we tend to think sometimes.

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