What is a calorie and how does it relate to weight loss and weight gain? The calorie is a way to describe energy and it is a way we measure the energy we ingest and the energy we use.
2. Little Gremlins that live in your food and make you fat
Attracted to you and not your thin neighbor
They do not depend on your circumstances
Calories are Not?
3. A Calorie (kcal) is the amount of energy it takes to heat 1
kilogram of water 1 degree Celsius
Calorie is a Unit of Energy
The calorie is a word we use to describe energy. The energy we
put into our body through food and drink and the energy we use to
move, think, and breathe.
4. Food and Drink = Gasoline
Cars needs Gasoline
Humans need food and drink
A calorie is energy like gasoline
1 Gallon of Gasoline is the same as
31,000 Calories
5. Calories In Calories Out
Energy Added Energy Used
We take in calories (energy) through food
and drinks
We use calories (energy) through doing
nothing, digesting and moving
6. Calories In – Energy Added
We Need Different Type of Fuel
Three basic nutrients with different amounts of energy
Fat is 9 calories a gram
Protein is 4 calories a gram
Carbohydrates are 4 calories a gram
Alcohol is 7 calories a gram no nutrition
Other Items Found in Foods
Fiber, Water, Vitamins, Minerals
7. Calories In – Energy Added
Food – Chew Your Food
Food Serving Calories
Wheat Bread 1 Slice 75
Double Quarter Lb w/ Cheese Each 734
Dry Roasted Pecans 1 oz. 201
Corn Oil 1 tbsp 124
Baked Potato 1 large 278
Cooked Spinach 1 cup 41
8. Calories In – Energy Added
Drinks - Try Some Water
Drink Serving Size Calories
Whole Milk 8 ounces 145
Coca Cola Classic 8 ounces 97
Cranberry Juice 8 ounces 120
Vanilla Latte 8 ounces 110
Regular Beer 8 ounces 90
Water 1 million ounces 0
9. 3 Ways to Burn Calories
1. Basal Metabolic Rate: BMR or our body at
idle
BMR is around 60% of total calories
2. Food Digestion - uses 5 to 10 percent of our
calories
Calories Out – Energy Used
How Do We Burn Calories?
10. Calories Out – Energy Used
Movement
NEAT – All Other Movement
Aerobic Exercise
Resistance Training
12. We gain a pound if we eat and drink 3,500
calories more than we burn assuming we only
gained fat
453 grams in a pound and 9 calories per gram of fat = 3500
calories (stored energy) per pound of fat
You only need to eat and drink 32 more calories a day to
gain 50 pounds over 15 years
Think of the calorie as energy. If you take in more than you
need, you store it. Fat cells are designed to store energy so
the excess calories (energy) are usually stored as fat.
How Do We Gain Weight?
13. Weight Control
Food and Drink Metabolism, Movement and
Exercise
Energy in (calories
ingested) minus
Energy out (calories
used) is weight gain
or (weight loss)