that as you go through your daily routine, your body burns calories. even though calories are generally considered evil little monsters that make you fat, a more balanced – and healthy – way to view them is as fuel.
and that’s exactly what they are. calories power everything your body does on a daily basis. you even burn calories as you sleep. which is pretty cool, when you think about it.
but, when you take in more calories than you need, your body stores them away for any future emergencies. and that’s how we gain weight.
at its most basic level, then, weight loss is about burning more calories than we take in.
okay, 