| Cut back your calorie consumption to lose weight! | | | | calculator that gives an idea about the calories you |
| Most likely you have enjoyed the good life and nice | | | | may spend for maintenance. The online calculator only |
| food a bit too much? Some pounds have piled up and | | | | require you to put in data like your weight, height, |
| now you need to lose weight! Our western diet offers | | | | gender, age and activity level. Be careful not to |
| easy availability of junk food, unhealthy snacks and | | | | overestimate your activity level as this will only give |
| other food that is simple too high in calories for our | | | | half an idea and your are speculating why you can't |
| apathetic life style. The amount and type of food that | | | | lose weight. |
| we eat we usually learn from our parent and | | | | Eat 500 calories less per day to lose 1 pound per |
| grand-parents, but daily life has changed dramatically. | | | | week! |
| We are neither a post war generation any more that | | | | If you limit your daily calorie intake to about 500 |
| understandably appreciates plenty of food, nor do we | | | | calories below that level you will lose one pound per |
| have to do any hard manual labor that would burn | | | | week. You can either search for meal plans of that |
| significant amounts of calories. | | | | daily calorie level or look for ways to cut those 500 |
| We are eating too much of the wrong foods! | | | | calories out of your daily food. Replace your worst |
| Consequently we are eating too much and too much | | | | food choices with healthier options and you are nearly |
| of the wrong foods because all the fat and sugar | | | | there. |
| tastes too good to pass anything up. Today many | | | | Eating less does not mean you have to eat like a |
| foods consumed are tremendously refined and of little | | | | rabbit! |
| nutritional value. Sadly, most people do not even know | | | | Now, that doesn't mean that you are confined to |
| how many calories they consume per day and to | | | | carrots and green lettuce, often good old portion |
| what limit they should stick to just to maintain their | | | | control goes a long way when done consistently. |
| weight. It looks like we need to go back to the basics | | | | Studies show that a few changes in your eating |
| and re-learn these simple things. | | | | behavior towards a reduced calorie intake outperform |
| Inform yourself and find out how "bad" things are! | | | | crash diets easily and your are more likely to keep off |
| A first step to break through that cycle is to educate | | | | that weight permanently. And that should be our |
| yourself and find out about the above values. An easy | | | | ultimate goal. |
| tool to use is an online BMR (basal metabolic rate) | | | | |