1. Carbohydrates, protein, fat, and alcohol have 4, 4, 9, and 7
calories per gram respectively.
2. Did you know that a pound of muscle burns approximately 9 calories a
day while a pound of fat only burns 2?
3. It takes a 3,500 calorie deficit to lose a pound.
4. Did you know that it only takes a deficit of 500 calories a
day to lose a pound a week? (that’s like 2 soda’s or 2 carmel macchiatos from Starbucks)
5. Did you know that it only takes 100 excess calories a day to gain 10 pounds in a year?
6. You can eat anything you want and still lose weight – but weight doesn’t always
equal fat. have you ever heard the term skinny fat? yeah, don't let that be you.
7. You can’t target fat loss – fat loss is systemic.
8. Muscle does not weigh more than fat. Muscle is denser than fat. (denser!? more dense?? you know what I mean!)
9. Eating healthy is not more expensive than a junk food diet.
10.
Just
because a box says “whole grain” doesn’t make it healthy.
11.
There’s
a high correlation between the fitness level of the people close to you and
your own physical fitness.
12.
As an adult, fat cells can be created but they cannot be
lost – only shrunken.
13. Snacking at night does not make you fat – overeating does.
14.
Being skinny does not automatically mean you have a low body fat.
15.
The grocery store perimeter is where 90% of healthy food is located.
16.
80%
of people who begin an exercise program will quit - don't let this be you!!
17.
The
more muscle mass you have, the more calories you burn at rest.
18.
If
you don't exercise regularly,
by the time you are 65 you may experience as much as an 80% decrease in your
muscle strength.
19.
You
can lose weight and still gain muscle, likewise, you can also gain weight while
still losing fat.
20.
People
who cross-train with a variety of exercise are more fit and less injury-prone
than those who exercise using only one or two exercise modalities.
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