Too Many Calories

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Too Many Calories

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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