GGX for Nov.16-21
BOXING CIRCUIT with Jasper is back on Thursday (5:30pm-6:30pm)TRX with Ferleen @ 5pm-5:30pm
TRX/ABS with Ferleen @ 5:30pm-6:30pm
FAQs
by dotfit experts
by dotfit experts
Do excess carbs show up as fat in one area of the body and excess fat in another area?
Answer: No. While it is true that any food (carbs, protein or fat) can be stored as body fat when daily calorie intake exceeds expenditure, where the fat is stored is not determined by the type of food. This is determined by genetics and often gender. Women tend to store more body fat below the waist, while men’s fat deposits often accumulate around the middle, but this can change as we age. And unfortunately there’s no predicting where fat will leave the body first or last. Often where body fat is drawn from during fat loss is not the area you would prefer. For example, most dieting females prefer the body fat leave their posterior and/or legs, but often fat is pulled from the breast area long before the woman is satisfied with overall fat loss.
To prevent unwanted fat accumulation ANYWHERE on the body, be sure to eat fewer calories than you burn (or as many as you burn if your goal is to maintain your current weight) and be as active as you can.
Why do men and women deposit fat in different places?
Answer: Gender & hormonal differences play major roles in the different fat storage patterns of men and women. Some researchers believe the historical roles of men and women in hunter/gatherer societies may have influenced this. Men were typically the hunters, having to run after (or from) prey. Moving fat on the arms and legs would have a much higher metabolic cost (meaning it would have taken more energy), which would be problematic when food was scarce. This is the reason, the theory continues, for a more central, abdominal storage area in men. It is easier and less calorically "expensive" to move. Women, of course, store fat in breast and hip areas with the hips and legs accumulating much of the body fat during adult weight gain. From an evolutionary standpoint, breasts were necessary for successful reproduction and hips were designed to help carry offspring during pregnancy.
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As we age and hormone levels change, body fat may find new, preferential areas to settle. When weight gain continues, as it often does during a major portion of our adulthoods, fat often begins to accumulate intramuscularly and intra-abdominally (also known as visceral fat). An increase in “belly fat” is a sign of this and is considered a risk factor for heart disease and other metabolic diseases such as insulin resistance, high blood pressure, dyslipidemia and Type II diabetes. Because this fat lies buried within the body, it is not measured with devices such as calipers.
As we age and hormone levels change, body fat may find new, preferential areas to settle. When weight gain continues, as it often does during a major portion of our adulthoods, fat often begins to accumulate intramuscularly and intra-abdominally (also known as visceral fat). An increase in “belly fat” is a sign of this and is considered a risk factor for heart disease and other metabolic diseases such as insulin resistance, high blood pressure, dyslipidemia and Type II diabetes. Because this fat lies buried within the body, it is not measured with devices such as calipers.
Will eating after 7 p.m. result in weight gain?
Answer: No. Weight gain is a result of eating more calories than you burn on a regular basis, not when you eat. Due to their preference or schedule, many people eat later in the evening, before bed or even wake up in the middle of the night to take in calories. If one gains weight doing this, it is due to excess calorie intake, not the timing.
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The body does not have an enzyme with a watch that after 7 p.m. preferentially stores items, especially carbohydrates, as fat. We all have a certain number of calories that we can consume without gaining weight. As long as we don’t exceed that number, weight gain will not occur. Imagine this scenario: at your height, weight and activity level, you know that you burn 2750 calories in a 24 hour period. You’ve had a busy day and since your 350 calorie breakfast, you have not had the opportunity to eat. You get home late after a long day and you are starving. At 9 pm you eat an enormous 1000 calorie meal. Added to the 350 calorie breakfast this brings your total calories consumed for the day to 1350 calories. After your late meal you are exhausted and promptly go to bed. Will you gain weight? Simply put, no. You’ve burned 1400 calories more than you consumed. So, the moral here is to figure out how many calories you can have during the day to lose or maintain weight and distribute those calories/foods in a manner that makes you feel your best and prevents hunger.
The body does not have an enzyme with a watch that after 7 p.m. preferentially stores items, especially carbohydrates, as fat. We all have a certain number of calories that we can consume without gaining weight. As long as we don’t exceed that number, weight gain will not occur. Imagine this scenario: at your height, weight and activity level, you know that you burn 2750 calories in a 24 hour period. You’ve had a busy day and since your 350 calorie breakfast, you have not had the opportunity to eat. You get home late after a long day and you are starving. At 9 pm you eat an enormous 1000 calorie meal. Added to the 350 calorie breakfast this brings your total calories consumed for the day to 1350 calories. After your late meal you are exhausted and promptly go to bed. Will you gain weight? Simply put, no. You’ve burned 1400 calories more than you consumed. So, the moral here is to figure out how many calories you can have during the day to lose or maintain weight and distribute those calories/foods in a manner that makes you feel your best and prevents hunger.
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