(Diet) I only ate low-calorie foods but I'm not losing weight… Why?

When trying to lose weight, some people calculate their calorie intake, such as 160 calories for three cookies or 220 calories for half a cup of cereal. This is due to the misconception that eating fewer calories than the daily recommended amount will inevitably lead to weight loss. However, if you count your calories while eating, you can initially see the effect of weight loss.

 

However, over time, you gradually regain your original weight, and your health may even suffer compared to before the diet. Why is it that you don't lose weight even though you are carefully counting your calories? We have summarized the reasons based on data from the U.S. health and medical media outlet 'Prevention'.

Just because the calorie count is the same doesn't mean the effect is the same.

 

Calories serve as a standard for measuring how much energy a particular food contains. Also, eating high-calorie foods inevitably leads to weight gain.

 

However, just because the calorie count is the same does not mean the effects on the body are identical. This is because there are high-quality calories rich in nutrients, just as there are calories that are not.

 

Foods such as nuts, eggs, chicken, broccoli, and avocados provide essential nutrients while keeping you feeling full for a long time. They also aid in weight loss by triggering the secretion of hormones that burn fat.

On the other hand, even if you consume only the amount corresponding to your diet calories from refined grains or processed foods, they lack nutrients and provide a lack of satisfaction, leading you to eat more without even realizing it. Furthermore, they do not help with dieting because they promote fat accumulation rather than burning.

 

Calories are biology, not mathematics.

 

Our bodies do not work like mathematical equations. This means that just because you eat 800 fewer calories a day does not mean you will lose that exact same amount of weight.

The body is biology, not mathematics. It operates in harmony with not only calories but also hormones, genes, and appetite and metabolism triggered by the functioning of the brain.

 

For example, if a menopausal woman consumes 1,000 calories a day, looking only at the calories, it might seem like she would lose weight, but in reality, that is not the case. This is because when calories become excessively insufficient, one becomes hungry, and when the body detects hunger, it slows down metabolism and burns muscle instead of fat.

 

If you want to lose weight, it is important to create a healthy diet to avoid starving yourself, rather than blindly cutting calories. Additionally, if you make it a habit to consume nutrient-rich vegetables, protein, and unsaturated fatty acids, you can naturally achieve your weight loss goals without having to obsess over calories.

 

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When you think of dieting, the first thing that comes to mind is calories,

It doesn't seem like I'm losing weight as much as I expected.

 

It is not that you lose weight just by consuming fewer calories,

High-quality nutrients??

Dieting always seems difficult.