Learn More About Calorie Intake To Lose Fat And Build Muscle. It’s The Most Important Component.

A very important step in the processes of losing fat and building muscle is analysing your existing diet to see which nutrition changes that you have to make to confirm to the requirements of fat loss and muscle building. The truth is this, most people will need to make some sort of change to their existing diet as part of their fat loss or muscle building program requirements. Even if you think that your diet is already healthy, it may still fall short of certain nutritional requirements for muscle gains and fat loss.

One of the most important nutritional component that you must pay attention to in order to gain or lose weight is your calorie intake. You must be consuming more calories that you are burning daily to gain muscle mass. The other end of the spectrum, burning more calories than you consume daily must be established in your diet to lose fat.

How To Adjust Your Calorie Intake To Lose Fat And Build Muscle

First, you have to calculate to find how many calories your body needs to maintain itself daily. This will be the number of calories you’ll consume without gaining or losing weight. So once you know this calorie maintenance level you’ll be able to create a calorie deficit and a calorie surplus by including the right amount of calories in your diet. Therefore, unless you know how many calories that you are eating on a daily basis you will not be able to make the correct adjustments.

Your existing diet could be anywhere up, down or within your calorie requirement for gaining or losing weight. The only way to find out the actual amount is to learn the nutrition information about the foods you eat regularly, look at their calorie content and then you'll know how to adjust to fit your goals.

The equation is simple. If you want to build muscle, which is a form of weight gain, you have to make sure that your calorie intake is above your maintenance level. About 500-1000 calories above maintenance level is a good starting point for most people to build muscle. On the other hand, you must be consuming calories below your maintenance level to lose weight. 500 calories less is also a good starting point. However, it’s up to you to analyze your existing diet properly and make the respective changes to your calorie intake based on your goals.

I recommend getting a notebook, computer, iPad, iPod or phone to start writing down everything you eat and drink daily. then look up the nutrition information of these foods to find out where you are with regards to your calorie requirements for putting on or dropping weight.

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