Television is a remarkable thing. It has brought untold amounts of entertainment into our lives. It has also brought the ability to "veg" out as a way to relax. Gone are the days when exercise was used to reduce our stress.
Now don't get me wrong. I, too, own a tv and do enjoy watching movies and specific shows. And no this is not an anti-tv post.
With tv our world became smaller. We could now learn of what was happening in other parts of the world through news, documentaries and advertising.
And some companies use advertising as a means to create awareness of what is going on, on the other side of this world and ask us to consider helping those less fortunate.
And in doing so, they show pictures of malnourished children.
And somehow those pictures have seeped into our mentality and provided people with the idea that starving yourself (much like the malnourished children/adults/families), is an option for weight loss.
However, that is not the case. And truth be told, eating is what helps you lose weight. HONEST. See what happens is this, when we regularly consume 6 small meals a day, we are keeping our metabolism up and running. Not only does that give us more energy but it effectively burns more calories. How many times haven't we seen people with high metabolisms that do not seem to have an inch of fat on them? High metabolism burns calories.
Now the other side of this myth. But if you don't eat it , then ti cannot increase your weight. Right? Wrong. See what happens when you don't eat enough is that your body goes into starvation mode at which point it hangs onto fat. And if you starve long enough, then not only will your body hold onto it's fat, it will actually start to eat away at your muscle because muscle use expends more energy and your body is trying to conserve that energy in order to keep you alive.
So, in effect, by starving you are essentially causing your body to hold onto it's fat stores and telling your body to eat away at your muscles.
Whereas, by eating, you are telling your body that it is getting what it needs to live, increasing your metabolism which is what burns the stored calories in our fat.
If you want to lose weight? EAT don't starve!
