Losing weight is a journey; meaning, you can’t decide one day that you want to lose unwanted weight and wake-up the next day with a slimmer figure. And while there are various ways to lose excess fat or unwanted weight, from surgical to non-invasive procedures like SculpSure body contouring treatment, maintaining results for most ultimately mean making a few lifestyle changes; starting with their diet.
Counting calories: Does it work?
Some say counting calories works. Others believe it’s a waste of time. As with anything in life, diet or otherwise, there will always be believers and naysayers. With counting calories, suffice it to say that those who successfully shed pounds by watching their daily calorie intake are the most ardent advocates for the effectiveness of counting calories.On that note, here are a few things to remember about counting calories to maintain results from your SculpSure body contouring treatment:
1. Good calories vs bad calories
Limiting your daily calorie intake isn’t enough; you must learn to distinguish between good calories and bad calories. Why? Simply put, bad calories will not give your body the nutrients it needs. Bad calories also give you the wrong energy boost, which means your body won’t have enough energy for the day to function properly.
Good calories come from healthy foods, which are generally foods that are nutrient dense. These foods do not contain high amounts of refined sugar and they are not foods processed. The more “natural” the food is, the better source of good calories it is.
Sources of bad calories on the other hand, are basically all types of junk food. These contain small amounts, if any at all, of nutrients. Even if the primary ingredient is plant-based, the moment it goes through different processes and gets mixed with a variety of artificial ingredients, from dyes to flavorings, then you can be sure that the plant has already been stripped of its nutritional value.
2. Going from “white” to “brown”
As mentioned above, refined sugar is basically one of the main ingredients of bad-calorie foods. When choosing foods, you’d want to make sure they still contain most of their nutrients and one way to ensure that is by switching refined foods to more natural ones like whole wheat bread over white loaves or brown pasta over white pasta noodles.
3. Get off the couch
It won’t do your body good if you limit your calorie intake but sit on the couch all day. You need to get your body physically fit as well if you want to maintain results from your SculpSure body contouring treatment. If you’re not too keen on following a strict exercise regimen, do household chores. You’d be surprised how many calories you can burn by doing chores.
Got questions about SculpSure body contouring treatment? Please feel free to call Rejuvé at (408) 740-5320 to schedule an appointment with Dr. John Tang. Rejuvé is proud to serve the San Jose Bay Area CA and the surrounding communities of Saratoga, Los Gatos, Campbell, Cupertino, Los Altos, Gilroy, Morgan Hill, and Boulder Creek..