I received a telephone call from a lady last week. Her first word was heeeelp! She was on a weight loss program and only losing about one half pound per week. She wanted to speed things up but didn’t want to do anything that was unhealthy. Here’s what I told her: If you’re interested in losing fat, you’re objective is to create a daily caloric deficit. For example, If you’re consuming 1700 calories per day, and expending 2000 calories per day, your caloric deficit is 300 calories. So, if you’d like to increase your daily
The statement above holds good for some of the very happening reasons. The mortality rates especially in the west are rapidly increasing due to the irregular and junk dietary patterns. Every region has its own specialty regarding the food styles. The concept of fast food has become very popular these days and therefore each one heartily consumes good and tasty food. These foods are made up of high level calories and carbohydrates which often lead to diseases like coronary heart disease, diabetes, obesity etc. The health authorities are nowadays actively taking measures to inculcate discipline regarding food habits. They are creating advertisements through the various channels such as radio, TV ads, billboards etc.
In January a lot of people decide to go on a diet. This is not the only time of year that happens. A few months before summer (the bathing suit season) starts, many women decide to lose weight. There are so many diets around. It seems to me that too many of them are extreme diets: You cannot eat any carbs. You need to eat mainly protein. You can eat all the fats you want. I am afraid I do not go for any of these extreme diets. They are too radical. At first you are all excited and follow the diet. You might drop a few pounds quickly. Then the weight loss slows down and you lose your enthusiasm. Does that sound familiar?
Unfortunately, America ranks to be one of the highest I mean, honestly, think about it. Everywhere you go, you
If you are thinking about losing weight Let me first start off by saying that meal |