Article: Using Calories For Weight Loss
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Using Calories For Weight Loss
Ever wondered what a calorie is? The definition of a calorie is "the amount of energy, or heat it takes to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water to1 degree Celsius".
A calorie is a unit of energy that is associated with food and drink and is a measure of the energy, or heat, that food produces as your body uses it as fuel.
The first step in counting calories for your personal weight loss is to calculate how many calories you burn in a day (your total daily energy expenditure), this is the total number of calories that your body expends in 24 hours, including all activities.
This is known as your maintenance level and will be the reference point (number of calories) from which to start your dieting.
The average calorie maint...
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