Losing weight is hard, trust me I know. But what's even harder is to keep the weight off! Those pounds just have a way of creeping back into your life without you even realizing it until you try on those pair of skinny jeans you love. Here's why it's just so damn hard!
To lose weight, diet is very important. By diet, I mean a healthy and nutritious diet that facilitates weight loss. Physical activity is important too, but a good diet is more important. When you are at a higher BMI (Body Mass Index), your REE (Resting Energy Expenditure) is higher. Your REE is basically the calories that you burn just to be you, at rest without doing any sort of activity. So naturally someone who is larger will have a higher REE, to support a larger body. When you lose weight, your REE decreases as well and you have to consume approximately 15% less calories than someone of the same height, weight and BMI but has never been overweight/obese. Physical activity becomes very important to keep the weight off. How many people do you know who keep gaining and losing weight? To keep the weight off, you must increase your physical activity and eat 15% less calories than what is required by someone of similar height, weight and BMI. Unfair? Most definitely. But life's not fair is it?
To lose weight, diet is very important. By diet, I mean a healthy and nutritious diet that facilitates weight loss. Physical activity is important too, but a good diet is more important. When you are at a higher BMI (Body Mass Index), your REE (Resting Energy Expenditure) is higher. Your REE is basically the calories that you burn just to be you, at rest without doing any sort of activity. So naturally someone who is larger will have a higher REE, to support a larger body. When you lose weight, your REE decreases as well and you have to consume approximately 15% less calories than someone of the same height, weight and BMI but has never been overweight/obese. Physical activity becomes very important to keep the weight off. How many people do you know who keep gaining and losing weight? To keep the weight off, you must increase your physical activity and eat 15% less calories than what is required by someone of similar height, weight and BMI. Unfair? Most definitely. But life's not fair is it?
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