Alcohol calories storage

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Avatar n tn NOW, all those calories are available for fuel or for storage. If the person exercises, then the calories are consumed for fuel. If the person doesn't, then the calories are stored -- at the rate of 200 calories per day, every day. Gradually the calories will build, and for every 3500 extra calories stores -- the person will gain one pound. So, the "fuel in" vs "fuel out" math will prevail once we get our BGs in line.
Avatar f tn You surely should not drink any alcohol at all while taking pain medication, or any medication for that matter.
Avatar n tn I agree with Ducky. I think your calories are pretty low. Try adding a protein shake or something and you could increase your weight training - building muscle buns more calories than the treadmill. Good luck!! Don't get discouraged.
2061501 tn?1330820318 1000 calories isn't very much. If you're body doesn't have enough calories it goes into starvation & storage mode. This means that by not eating enough you're going to either keep your weight on or even gain weight. I suggest you eat at least another 200 calories, maybe more. What are you eating for lunch? Maybe you can add some nuts, boiled eggs, yogurt, or something else with a good amount of proteins and fats.
Avatar f tn Eating fewer calories than you use makes your body use the fat storage in your belly to provide energy. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends a calorie deficit of 500 to 1,000 calories daily for 1 to 2 pounds in weight loss. To lose belly fat fast, aim for at least a calorie reduction of a 1,000 calories daily. Read nutritional labels to choose healthy food products. Avoid food high in sugar, calories and saturated fat by searching for high percentages on the food labels.
Avatar f tn Your Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR) is 1481 calories. That means you need that many calories to maintain your current weight. 1 pound = 3500 calories, so in order to lose a pound a week, you have to eliminate or use 3500 calories in a week. You can do that by cutting 500 calories/day, but that would make your caloric intake too little (never go below 1200 calories). You can also cut 250 calories/day from your diet and use up 250 calories/day in exercise.
Avatar m tn The later in the day you eat, the less likely it is that those calories will get used, so it goes to storage in the fat cells. Swallowing air will only make you belch or give you gas. Yes, that can cause a certain amount of bloat, but not flab. Swallowing saliva is normal and you need the enzymes for digestion, so that's not an issue either. Eat slowly, chew your food completely and pay attention to what you're eating.
Avatar n tn prichard16 - yes, the types of calories makes a difference. While I agree with caregiver222, that 1000 calories is 1000 calories; if you make that 1000 calories a mix of fruits, veggies, dairy, lean meats, nuts, etc --- you will be much healthier and more likely to lose weight than if you get that 1000 calories from 5 candy bars (200 calories/each) throughout the day........... there's a huge difference........
Avatar f tn Create a calorie deficit through your diet. Eating fewer calories than you use makes your body use the fat storage in your belly to provide energy. To lose belly fat fast, aim for at least a calorie reduction of a 1,000 calories daily. Read nutritional labels to choose healthy food products. Avoid food high in sugar, calories and saturated fat by searching for high percentages on the food labels.
Avatar f tn Any weightbearing exercise, be it walking, running, elliptical, vigorous dancing, running up and down stairs, whatever, can burn calories and tone. Other good exercises include Pilates, yoga, lifting weights, karate, biking ... many choices. Just MOVE. Sweating itself is not the object, although exercise may lead to sweating. Swimming is nice for toning, but it doesn't burn enough calories to cause significant weight loss.
649848 tn?1534633700 In that sense, sugar is like alcohol. It’s got calories, but it’s not nutrition. There’s no biochemical reaction that requires it. And at high doses, alcohol can fry your liver. Same with sugar. Fructose, the sweet molecule in sugar, contains calories that you can burn for energy, but it’s not nutrition, because there’s no biochemical reaction that requires it. In excess, it can fry your liver, just like alcohol. And this makes sense, because where do you get alcohol from?
Avatar n tn So let me ask this....if a man consumes drugs and alcohol would the ingredients of the drugs and alcohol be present in the womans urine analysis after she consumes his sperm?
Avatar f tn Well, if you have 2 kids, I assume you're cooking good healthy meals for them, so you could just eat the same thing. Not sure why you can't eat with them, but you can always heat up food in the microwave, if you have one. I don't know how old your kids are, but now's the time to be cooking good healthy meals for them, so they learn to eat the proper foods, amounts, etc. Teaching them proper eating habits now, will help prevent them from becoming overweight in the future.
Avatar f tn If you do have to purchase something in a package, rather than look at the amount of calories or fats - look at the ingredients list, if it contains the words corn, sugar, cane, syrup, maltodextrin, sucralose, artificial, soy, flavorings or any other word that RHYMES with "gross" - avoid it! Start there. You'll feel so much better, inflammation will decrease and your body wieght will drop.
Avatar f tn I'm a 21 year old and 5'1 and 156 pds, I run 3 miles everyday do strength training 4 days a week and work literally everyday which keeps me on my feet. I also watch what i eat, only consuming 1400 calories a day max and only losing one pound every two weeks?! I have no idea what I'm doing wrong, due to my hieght I feel theres a high standard of being close to 100 to 120 pds to be considered normal and healthy wieght.
362249 tn?1441315018 Alcohol can trick you. It has calories so must be taken into account in your daily caloric counts but it does dehydrate you. Providing you don't drink alcohol the next day you will rehydrate and be back where you should be providing you didn't immensely go over your calorie intake. I just count it as it is since I weigh in daily.
Avatar m tn Hello and welcome to our community. Unfortunately, you can't really "spot reduce", as it appears you'd like to do. When we lose weight, we lose from the whole body. It's important to note, that losing weight, isn't always just a matter of "calories in/calories out"; however, we do have to make sure we don't take in more calories than we need as they will be stored as fat. What those calories consist of, it equally important.
1555116 tn?1294483683 If weight loss comes about by burning more than you eat, how can this be possible, especially on such a healthy diet and exercise plan, and particularly without all those alcohol calories? Any help anyone could give would be very much appreciated.
Avatar f tn t even look at carbs the same way anymore! You can even pass up potato chips. I read an article about alcohol in a diet. It faulted alcohol for being even easier to burn than carbs, so your body stores all your food and burns the alcohol instead, hence the "beer belly". Alcohol, as well as other high carb foods also make you crave more alcohol and high carb foods- a terrible cycle to fall into either way.
Avatar n tn To lose belly fat, aim for at least a calorie reduction of a 1,000 calories daily. Avoid foods high in sugar, calories and saturated fat by. A diet of lean protein, nuts, seeds and complex carbs such as vegetables and fruits. Remember nuts have a lot of calories. Before doing anything get the OK from your doctor!!