Monday 27 June 2011

Top 10 fitness mistakes

How many calories do you need? Well, that depends on a lot of things. Your age,
sex, type of work, physical activity, all come into play. There is no one answer
for this type of thing. I have to warn you, I don't believe the general ideas on
how many calories a person should have. If you have a 2,000 calorie diet, you
are starving yourself. I know that some people live and die by this number, but
I just throw it to the wind. Why don't I pay attention to a number such as
2,000? Only because it is stupid. Yes, you heard me right, stupid. How is a
person who is very active going to live off of 2,000 calories? I mean, you would
end up looking like those dying skinny kids in the 3rd world countries.
I think you get the drift though. I think those numbers are put in place by
people who are so focused on health, that they are blinded by it. I mean, if you
have 3,000 calories in one day, it won't kill you. Though, they might want to
make you believe that it will.
I'm not saying that you should throw all of this stuff to the wind. That would
be foolish. What I am saying is, you should take it with a grain of salt. There
is no reason why you should get bent out of shape if you go a few hundred or
even a thousand over this limit. I mean, if you are going over by 5,000 then you
should be worried. Some people do need to be concerned with such a thing. For
example, people who are on a diet because of heart problems. You should be very
focused on your diet. Also people with sugar problems would fall into this
category as well.
If you don't have some sort of health problem, I wouldn't get too bent out of
shape. Though, if you are eating from the drive through lane every day, then you
might have a problem. What am I saying? Use common sense. Understand where your
calories are coming from. If you are eating 3,500 calories and they are mostly
from things that are good for you, don't go ape shit on yourself. If on the
other hand if it is all from candy and deep fried foods, I would be concerned.
You should be more concerned about where the calories are coming from. Ahhh, now
I think you see what I mean. If you are eating 1,500 calories alone of fruits
and veggies, that is better than eating that in fat. Isn't it all the same? Not
really. I would say that it isn't the same. I know that some of you will argue
with that. It isn't the same because the calories are coming from a good source.
They are coming from things that are good for you. The fruits and veggies will
help you out in many ways. They will also help you fight off cancer and heart
disease. This isn't true if you are over eating on fats and sweets.
What to do? Well, all I know is what I have stated above. If you are eating over
2,000 calories and you are eating things that are good for you, I wouldn't be
too concerned. As always, you should talk to your doctor. That is the best
advice I can give you. You should always talk to him before you go and do
something new. You might have a health condition that will require you to go on
a diet that he tells you to go on.
If you are healthy, base most of your diet on raw fruits and veggies. That is
where the action is. That is where you will get the most bang for your calorie.
Happy eating.

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