DemonKia
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Joined: 10/13/2007 From: Chico, Nor-Cali Status: offline
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Alcohol is essentially condensed sugar from a calorie perspective. Carbohydrates & proteins contain 4 calories per gram, alcohol 7 calories per gram, & fats 9 calories per gram. Also, one's metabolism slows down with age so either activity levels have to increase or calories decrease to maintain the same weight . . . . & the reason I say diet pills are a lousy way to lose weight is that either way, with or without the pills, one needs to basically make permanent changes in one's calorie intake & / or activity level to see long-lasting changes in body mass & fat versus muscle ratios. Might as well just focus on the life change stuff without the assistance of the pills. Things like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, support groups, or hypnosis are probably more effective, & safer, assists for major life change . . . . My opinion, of course . . . . Ah. & since your concern is the tummy chub, note that spot toning won't do much, you'll need to reduce your overall body-fat composition thru aerobic exercise & / or caloric reduction. Fat increases or shrinks all over. How it deposits is based on genes more than anything else . . . . My suggestion would be to focus way more on increasing your activity level, as it has all kinds of cumulative benefits above & beyond the body size / shape ones . . . . . & it can be as little & as simple to start up as taking stairs instead of elevators, parking at the edge of parking lots, & walking a coupla extra blocks to get where you're going (pick a more distant parking lot or get off the public transit a stop short), that kinda stuff . . . . . Increasing muscle mass also raises metabolism, & thus counteracts the decrease in metabolism that accompanies aging . . . .
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