But when weight loss wisdom cautions us to avoid consuming food with calories
in excess of calories burned, you can't help but wonder whether post-workout binges, during which we often eat more than we normally would, are contributing to our expanding waistlines.
The only thing that can make women bulky is
an excess of calories combined with a strict and intense weightlifting routine.
If a body consumes
an excess of calories without doing something (running, cleaning, yoga) to burn it off, it gains weight.
By this logic,
any excess of calories — whether from protein, carbohydrate or fat (the three main components, or «macronutrients,» in food)-- will inevitably pack on the pounds.
If you incorporate them adequately in your program,
they excess of calories (especially carbs) can help you replenish some of the glycogen stores that you've depleted by hardcore dieting.
An excess of calories from too much food and not enough exercise is what makes you fat.
The body needs that
excess of calories - the very act of eat those calories is anabolic in itself!
They end up being overweight due to
the excess of calories consumed.
Fat does not create body fat unless one has
an excess of calories.
If we consume
an excess of calories then sure we can run into health issues and in America where portions are way larger than they need to be, an excess is not as rare as it should be.
An excess of calories going into the body results in weight gain, a deficit results in pounds shed, and an equilibrium keeps the scale steady.
As you can see from the pictures,
an excess of calories is simply not sufficient to produce fat gain.
Obesity was assumed to be due to
an excess of calories, and fat has more calories per gram than carbohydrates or protein, so eating fewer calories was easier if you cut fat.
The «eat well, do well», Hull school food initiative showed that a packed lunch was more likely to provide
an excess of calories at lunchtime, with more calories from fat, as well as more saturated fat, sodium and sugar.
It is your job, then, to make sure that your dog gets the nutrients he needs without
an excess of calories that might contribute to unhealthy weight gain.