Calories, Calories, Calories

We've talked about Calories and making it simple.  We've talked about forgetting the grams of saturated fat & carbohydrates to make losing weight simple.


If you are ready to take the next step...I promise it will be simple....here you go.

A calorie is a calorie is a calorie, right?  Yes...calories, themselves, do not discriminate.



Let's talk about carbohydrates and let's keep it SIMPLE not COMPLEX.

Simple in the topic of carbohydrates are not the good ones.  Remember this, if it is simple; don't overdo it.  Simple carbohydrates are the ones you will find in: biscuits, cakes and pastries, chocolate, honey and jams, jellies, brown and white cane sugar, pizzas, prepared foods and sauces, soft drinks and sweets and snack bars.  You know the food you enjoy.

Complex carbohydrates are found in: bananas, barley, beans, brown rice, chickpeas, lentils, 
nuts, oats, parsnips, potatoes, root vegetables, sweet corn, wholegrain cereals, wholemeal, breads, wholemeal cereals, wholemeal flour, wholemeal pasta and yams.  

I know...where is the white bread fit into all this: biscuits, pastries and cakes, pizzas, sugary processed breakfast cereals, white bread, white flour, white pasta and white rice are refined starches; Complex Carbohydrates.

So what does this mean to you and how is this simple?  

Your body needs carbohydrates for energy.  Cutting carbohydrates out of your diet may help you "lose" weight but will also cause you to lose "energy."  So what do you do?  

It's easy:

If it's SIMPLE: small amounts.

If it's COMPLEX:  If it's made with white flour; small amounts.  If it's not white enjoy in moderation of course.  Everything you eat should be in moderation.

Remember we talked about calories.  1 gram of Carbohydrates are equal to 3.75 calories so the secret is if it is high in fat and carbohydrates...not a good thing to indulge on.

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What is Metabolism anyway?

• Ever watched a thin person eat everything in site and then some?  
• Ever wonder why that person can do that and you can't?

Metabolism is what the difference is.  Metabolism is the process your body uses to get or make energy from the food you eat.

Food is made up of:

• Proteins:  According to Health-Alicious-Ness the foods with the highest protein are Cheese, Mature (Large) Beans, Lean Veal and Beef, Roasted Pumpkin, Squash and Watermelon seeds, Lean Meats such as Chicken, Turkey, Lamb and pork, Fish such as Tuna, Anchovies and Salmon, Fish Eggs such as Roe and Caviar, Yeast Extract Spread, Lobster and Crab, Lentils, Pulses and Peanuts.
• Carbohydrates: According to Dietdecide Bad Carbohydrates: White bread (hoagies, rolls, sandwich bread), Corn cereal (corn flakes, pops, etc.), Simple sugar (gatorade powder, kool aid, raw sugar), Pasta, Pretzels, Potato, Potato chips, Cupcakes, Cookies, Cake, Candies, Jelly, Jams, Pudding, Custards and White Rice.  Good Carbohydrates:   Almonds, Apples, Arugula, Asparagus, Avocados, Bananas, Blueberries, Black Beans, Broccoli, Brown Rice, Cauliflower, Celery, Eggs, Garbanzo Beans, Grapes, Hummus, Oranges, Quinoa (Quinoa Feta Spinach Salad), Romaine Lettuce, Shrimp, Strawberries, Sunflower Seeds, Sweet Potato, Watermelon, Wheat Flour, Whole Wheat Bread, Whole Wheat Hot Dog Buns (Nutrisystem Turkey Hot Dog) and Zucchini.
• Fats:  According to The Food Chart - Fats provide energy to our body. Fats provide more than twice as much energy as either carbohydrate or protein. About 33-35% of our daily calories intake is in the form of fats. Fat is made up of mainly fatty acids. There are three types of fatty acids: saturated fatty acids, polyunsaturated fatty acids and monounsaturated fatty acids. The proportion of these fatty acids, as stated in the fat food chart below, is different in fat-containing food.  Click on the link for a complete chart of fats.

When you have a metabolic disorder you have an abnormal chemical reaction in your body that disrupts the process your body uses to get or make energy from the food you eat.  Diabetes is an example of this.

When you want to loose weight and diet and exercise is not working contact Premier Back Rehabilitation Center, PC for a free consultation to about your body's metabolism.