Hannah Lynn Fitness

Hello my friends! The last post was going over some of the basics of calories. Today is focused on fat loss, and how calories figure into that picture. So, we have learned that there is a balanced equation when it comes to calories: calories in vs calories out (Check out the last post if you haven't read it already!). To gain weight, you need to eat more calories than you burn, and to lose weight, you must eat less calories than you burn. But is there all there is to this? Yes and no. When it comes down to it, yes.  You need to be eating less calories than you burn to lose weight. Plain and simple. But, there are so many different factors that can affect how your body burns and uses calories. This is where hormones are a huge part of weight loss. Not only do hormones affect you mentally, but can also physically mess with how your body uses the food you give it (think insulin). Another thing happens along the weight loss journey as well. Your metabolism "slows down,...

Hola, and welcome back to my blog! Happy Monday Everyone!! Today we are gonna talk about calories- some people love them, others hate them. But no matter what your take is on them, there is no getting rid of the fact that they exist (no matter what you call them). So let's understand this "thing" that seems to dictate our eating habits (or not). The definition of a "calorie" is the amount of energy needed to raise one gram of water one degree Celsius. However, since the calorie as we know it is actually a kilocalorie, our definition would be the amount of energy needed to raise one kilogram of water one degree Celsius. The simple math equation we use to understand calories is a balanced equation- calories in vs calories out. If we want to lose weight, we need to have less calories in than calories out. If we want to gain weight (usually muscle), the opposite is true- we need to take more calories in than calories out. "Calories in" comes from ...

Hello friends! Happy Summer!! I'm SO happy the sun is out today!!! 😃 So I have been feeling a little bloated the last couple days, which was the inspiration for this post! Years ago bloating REALLY bothered me and I tried everything to stop it. Now I have just accepted that it's normal, I'm fine when it happens, and just wear a looser shirt to be more comfy 😉 There are hundreds of explanations under the sun as to why you could be bloating. Many common reasons are: Not eating enough fiber Dehydration Food intolerances That time of the month for females "Swallowing" air - more on that later If you are a human, you are going to experience bloating- there's no way around that. Even if you are avoiding all of the common reasons stated above, you are still going to deal with bloating at some point in your life. Even if it's just the end of the day, your stomach will be full of food, and will never be as flat at the end of the day as it is in the morn...