tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1439981592218172099.post7615307586134112183..comments2022-09-03T08:36:09.517-07:00Comments on Fitness Gazette: a calorie is a calorie, mostlyButterdadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08342520685811947288noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1439981592218172099.post-46899348574201479072012-07-25T10:23:13.314-07:002012-07-25T10:23:13.314-07:00Graham - good points - thanks for sharing.
With r...Graham - good points - thanks for sharing.<br /><br />With regards to the context of diet, we need to keep in mind the individual's specific needs. For a high performance athlete or somebody who routinely performs hard core, 90+ minute workouts, twinkie-calories will lead to sub-performance and lags in recovery. People pushing their bodies to extremes need to pay more attention to the makeup of their calories than the average Joe.<br /><br />But for those average Joes out there, our bodies have evolved to make use of whatever calories we get - twinkies or protein. (extreme examples, I know. :) Eat extra calories, body stores them as fat for use later; don't eat enough calories, body releases fat to be burned. You don't need a specific calorie intake formula to walk to the morning bus stop.. It's a beautiful thing.<br /><br />As for self limiting - I agree about the protein comment; it's why the Adkins Diet had so many success stories. Eliminate the carbs from your lunchtime meal of cheeseburger, fries and soda, and you're left with a burger patty - of course you're going to consume fewer calories, and therefore lose weight!Butterdadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08342520685811947288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1439981592218172099.post-85092582539514528872012-07-25T09:57:53.043-07:002012-07-25T09:57:53.043-07:00I think calories count within the context of the p...I think calories count within the context of the profile of your diet. 2000 calories of twinkies will effect your metabolism differently from 2000 calories of protein or 2000 calories of vegetables. <br /><br />What you eat determines a lot of the number of calories your body burns. It would be next to impossible to eat 2000 calories/day of protein - the right diet tends to be self limiting when it comes to amount.Graham Lutzhttp://www.theoryofhealth.comnoreply@blogger.com