A simple question for an amatuer.

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Hazim

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Okay, I've Googled this for hours and I haven't been able to find the direct answer to my questions.


When you read Nutritional Values, what exactly is the difference between Calories and Calories from Fat? Which ones are the ones you need to burn to see a physical difference in your stomach? When you go on the treadmill and it shows Calories Burned, is that normal calories or Calories from Fat?

Thanks for coping with my questions, they're pretty simple I hope, haha.

Also, is it possible to lose healthily 10 pounds in a month?

Also - what exactly is interval training on the treadmill, I heard it helps burn more. Is it like running high speeds on the treadmill for say 15 minutes, sit down for 5, rinse repeat?

Thanks.
 
Calories are calories

A calorie is actaully just a measurement of heat. It is the energy content of something expressed as heat measured in calories. Fat is just a type of food that is more calorically dense. A gram of carbs or protein contains 4 calories and fat contains 9 calories per gram. Alchohol contains 7 calories per gram.

As an example an ounce of pure fat (28 grams) is 252 calories and an ounce of pure protein is 112 calories. A low fat diet excludes a lot of foods that are fats or contain fats. This will really lower your calorie intake if the volume of food you eat remains the same.

Losing weight means consuming fewer calories than you expend.
 
You're making this more difficult than it is.

If something has 300 calories and 150 of those are from fat, then how are you going to burn only the calories from fat when you exercise? How do you think the treadmill would know if you're burning "regular" calories or "fat" calories?

The answer is, IT DOESN'T.

A calorie is a calorie. Period. When you eat, you consume calories. When you work out you burn calories. There is no "type" of calorie. There are just calories.

Don't make it so complicated. Eat less than you burn and you'll lose weight. That's really the bottom line.

As far as your next questions:
Whether or not it's healthy to lose 10 lb per month depends on how much you weigh. It's healthy to lose about 1% of your total bodyweight per week. If you weigh 250 lbs or more, then 10 lbs per month is pretty reasonable. If you weigh 150 lbs, then 10 lbs per month is not so reasonable.

HIIT is explained here:
http://weight-loss.fitness.com/weight-loss-through-exercise/10275-clearing-up-hiit-guide-hitt.html

I'd suggest you read the sticky posts on the board. They're there for a reason! :)
 
I think the "Calories from Fat" which is listed on nutrition labels probably should not even be there. Back in the 1980's fat was considered to be bad. Low fat diets were recommended, so the Calories from Fat was put on the nutrition labels to help people cut down on fat in their diet. I guess they thought people would understand calories better than grams of fat. Now that fat is no longer the bad guy, it should probably be removed.
 
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