‘Diet Tips’ Archives
STEP FAR AWAY FROM THE CHEESECAKE
A caloric deficit of approximately 3,500 calories (kcal) is needed to lose 1 pound (lb) of body fat. If your goal is to lose 1 to 2 lb per week (a reasonable goal for most overweight individuals), this would require a caloric deficit of 500 1,000 kcal each day! For most people, this would mean 30 to 60 minutes of intense exercise daily. [...]
Supplements for Weight Loss
Weight loss products are the Holy Grail for the supplement industry. Aside from multivitamins, weight loss is the largest (no fat jokes!) category in terms of sales racking up several billion dollars in 1999 alone. Around the world, the prevalence of overweight and obesity has been steadily increasing over the past fifty years, and studies in [...]
Give Yourself Six Weeks
It's not always easy to start an aerobic walking program. With a million other things to do every day, it takes motivation to get in the habit of exercising on a regular basis. Set yourself a goal of working out regularly, ideally six days a week, for six weeks. In six weeks' time, you'll notice so many positive changes in your health and your [...]
Coordinate Your Meal and Exercise Times
The question always comes up as to when you should exercise. Is it before or after eating? How long before? How long after? Many professional athletes schedule their day's activities around their meals. Also, many fitness enthusiasts become fanatical and inflexible about the time sequence of exercise and meals. Although the average exerciser [...]
Why You Should Not Skip Meals
You may think that skipping breakfast or lunch would be a good way to cut calories it's not! Skipping meals lowers your blood sugar, which brings on cravings for high carbohydrate, high calorie foods. It is far better for you and your diet to eat three to four, even five small meals a day than one or two large meals, because the smaller meals [...]
Curb Your Appetite with Exercise
Many people hesitate to start an exercise program along with their diet because they fear that exercise will stimulate their appetite, causing them to eat more. Contrary to popular belief, moderate exercise actually decreases your appetite. It does this by several mechanisms: 1. Exercise regulates the brain's appetite control center (appestat), [...]
Fast Food Doesn’t Have to Be Fat Food
Most fast foods are so high in calories, saturated fats, and sodium that they not only make us fatter, but they also cause the buildup of fat in our arteries, causing heart attacks, strokes, and high blood pressure. But just because you are eating on the go doesn't mean you have to sacrifice your diet and your health. Keep this helpful list of the [...]
Don’t Fall for the Net Carb Scam
Net carbs, or non-impact Carbs, are popular with low Carb diets and dieters. The net Carbs of a food product are the number of grams of Carbs contained in that particular food minus the Carbs from artificial sweeteners and fiber. The concept is that the Carbs from fiber, artificial sweeteners, and sugar alcohols don't count as Carbs because they [...]
Fad Diets And The False Promise
The diet shelf is full of fad diets that promise incredible weight loss in minimal time. They all sound too good to be true. Well, they probably are! Take the low carb plans that stress low carb, high fat, high protein diets. These diets promise weight loss from a calorie intake that is up to 60 percent fat. In addition, these diets put no [...]
Stay Away From These Diet Wrecking Foods
Here's a list of some of the most common diet sabotaging foods. Next time you're tempted by one of these, opt for a healthier, lower fat alternative: Potato Chips and French Fries Potato chips are high in saturated fat, trans fats, and salt. These crunchy morsels can provide the body with dangerous levels of omega 6 fatty acids, which can [...]
