Why do we eat?
This is a question that has been around for as long as people have struggled to eat healthier, lose weight, increase their performance during a workout, or just attempt to live a healthier lifestyle.
Take a moment and consider why you start eating. Have you ever started eating due to any of the following?
Now answer this question: Why do you stop eating?
It turns out that we seldom eat simply because we are hungry. According to the American College of Sports Medicine, you will make more than 200 decisions about food on a daily basis, some conscious, many subconscious. They include:
Testing your metabolism
One of the most effective ways to manage your weight is to take a Resting Metabolic Rate test.
During the simple, 10-minute test, the air you breathe out is analyzed to determine exactly how much oxygen your body consumed and measure your metabolic rate. Once completed, your metabolic rate is then used to calculate your Target Caloric Zones. These zones reveal the maximum number of calories you can eat each day and still lose weight, leaving your body healthy, happy and satisfied.
“Understanding your body’s unique metabolic rate will allow the fitness professionals at AMP Fitness to customize your weight-loss or maintenance program around your needs.” – Larry Tedor, AMP Fitness Owner
“When it comes to weight loss, there is no such thing as ‘one size fits all.’ Many factors affect a person’s metabolic rate: age, weight, body composition, hormone levels, gender and fitness level combine to create a highly unique number,” said Larry Tedor, owner of AMP Fitness. “Similarly, each person gains weight for a variety of physical, emotional and environmental reasons. Charts and averages are not always effective ways to construct a diet plan.
“With the CardioCoach you receive specific data so that we can customize a plan just for you. No gimmicks, no empty promises. Just real science that leads to real results. Understanding your body’s unique metabolic rate will allow the fitness professionals at AMP Fitness to customize your weight-loss or maintenance program around your needs.”
Food environments
Even if you don’t realize it, your food decisions are not solely up to you. Your food environment (i.e., the food experience that surrounds you), plays a decisive role in your eating behavior. These are the factors that motivate us to eat and, at times, to eat more. Your food environment is shaped by:
Dining atmosphere
Small changes, big improvements
Your food environment is always with you. Even though you may know what to eat and how much to eat, research has shown that it is difficult to stick with diets or other dramatic changes to your food consumption. It’s simply too hard to say no when in the moment of decision-making.
But if you can make some simple improvements to your food environment, you can take the decision making out of the process and take the right steps to making healthier choice. Examples include:
By creating positive food environments you are putting yourself in the best possible situation for success, no matter your goals. The more you can say no to junk food and yes to healthy options increases if you surround yourself with healthier food options. In turn, wise choices, when combined with exercise and an active lifestyle, will lead you to a healthier life.
For more information on taking a Resting Metabolic Rate test, or if you are simply just ready to start working on living that healthier lifestyle, contact AMP Fitness at 216-831-3674 or email us at
info@ampfitness.com.
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