Eating healthy doesn't mean rabbit food stay within the healthy calorie allowance to maintain your weight look up caloriecounter or seek nutritionist advice
Juices
Lean Meats
Nuts
Seeds
Chickpeas
Eggs
Avocados
Whole grains
Olive Oil
Peanut Butter
Full cream Yogurt
2006-10-20 20:45:46
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answered by Anonymous
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how about you try this...what ever your body wieght. multiply that by 10. that is about your normal calorie intake to keep you at your current weight. So if you just lower it by 500 you can lose about a lb a week. I know 1 lb dont sound much but you didnt get "fat " over night so you wont get fit over night eitgher. but change your deit to be more whole good foods. more fruits vegitbles ..more grains..more water. take amorning walk or a walk after dinner. 30-90 min. of exersise is all a body needs at least 3 times a week..so everyday go for a walk..eat a salad...but set small resonable goals. You can do it just have faith in yourself.
2006-10-20 20:41:01
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answer #2
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answered by ashtonw05 3
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No need going to gym! Just eat a healthy foods.
See what you can do and what you can eat for healthy diet and healthy eating. Have a try!
http://healthydiettips.blogspot.com/2006/10/tips-7-25-easy-diet-tips.html
http://fruitsvegihealing.blogspot.com
2006-10-20 20:47:41
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answer #3
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answered by raffiia 2
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Low-Fat Diet
WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW
High levels of cholesterol in the blood (readings above 200) increase your chance of developing heart disease. The excess cholesterol tends to build up on artery walls, eventually reducing the supply of blood reaching your heart muscles and increasing the odds of heart attack and stroke. High fat intake tends to increase cholesterol levels; so if you have a cholesterol problem, your doctor may recommend a low-fat diet. Saturated fat is the worst offender; that's what you'll need to concentrate on lowering. Generally speaking, if a fat is solid at room temperature, you can consider it saturated. Prime examples are the fat in meats, butter, lard, and coconut or palm oil.
WHAT YOU SHOULD DO
Bake, roast, boil, or broil meat, fish, and poultry. Do not fry these foods. Before cooking, remove fat from all meats and remove skin from poultry. If you buy packaged foods, make sure no more than 30 percent of their total calories come from fat. Always buy low-fat or fat-free dairy products. You may eat fat-free foods as often as you like as long as they do not have too many calories. If you buy margarine, choose one that is soft, low in fat, or made with liquid oil. Lose weight if you are overweight. Talk to your doctor about the best weight loss plan for you.
FOODS TO AVOID
Do NOT eat foods from this list until your doctor gives the go-ahead. Then, eat no more than 4 servings each month.
Fats
Bacon (1 slice)
Butter (1 teaspoon)
Coconut (1 teaspoon)
Coconut oil (1 or 2 teaspoon)
Cream cheese (1 tablespoon)
Lard (1 teaspoon)
Margarine containing lard (1 teaspoon)
Mayonnaise (1 teaspoon)
Palm kernel oil (1 or 2 teaspoons)
Shortening (1 teaspoon)
Dairy
Cream (1 tablespoon)
Evaporated milk (2 tablespoons)
Half and half (2 tablespoons)
Hard or semi-soft cheese (1 inch cube)
Ice cream (1 or 2 cups)
Sour cream (1 or 4 cups)
Sweetened condensed milk (2 tablespoons)
Whole milk (1 or 2 cups)
Meats and Protein (A serving is 1 to 2 Ounces---the size of 1 or 2 decks of cards.)
Cold cuts
Fatback or ham hocks
Fish canned in oil
Hot dogs
Liver, sweetbreads, or organ meats
Sausages
Soups
Soups made with cream, half and half, or whole milk (1 or 2 cups or 4 ounces)
Fruits and Vegetables
Any prepared with butter, cream, or other sauces (1 or 2 cups or 4 ounces)
Breads and Cereals:
Cakes, pies, pastries (1 serving about size of the palm of your hand)
Cookies (2 small [2 inches across] or 1 medium [3 inches across])
Egg noodles (1 cup or 8 ounces cooked)
Granola (1 or 2 cups or 4 ounces)
FOODS YOU SHOULD FAVOR
Fats (2 to 3 Servings a Day)
Diet or low-fat margarine (2 teaspoons)
Canola, corn, olive, peanut, safflower, sesame, soybean, or sunflower oil (1 teaspoon)
Margarine or salad dressing made with above oils (1 teaspoon)
Peanut butter (2 teaspoons)
Dairy (2 to 3 Cups or 16 to 24 Ounces a Day)
Fat-free or low-fat cottage cheese, ricotta cheese, sour cream, or yogurt
Skim or 1 percent milk
Sorbet
Meats and Protein (2 to 3 Servings a Day)
Skinless chicken, fish, lean beef, or pork (2 to 3 ounces [the size of a deck of cards])
Cooked dried peas, beans, lentils (1 or 2 cups or 4 ounces)
Fat-free egg substitutes (1 or 2 cups or 4 ounces)
1 egg (do not eat more than 4 a week)
Soups (No More Than 2 Cups or 16 Ounces a Day)
Broth, bouillon
Cream-style soups with skim or 1 percent milk
Fat-free or low-fat packaged soups
Fruits and Vegetables (5 to 7 Servings [1 or 2 Cups Cooked or 1 Cup Raw] a Day)
All types made without margarine, butter, cream sauces, or frying
Breads and Cereals (6 to 8 Servings a Day)
Whole grain or white bread (1 slice)
Cooked rice or pasta (1 or 2 cups or 4 ounces)
Cooked cereal (1 or 2 cups)
Cold cereal (1 cup or 8 ounces)
2006-10-20 20:49:59
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answer #4
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answered by Sweptwing57Dodge 2
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Just eat healthier foods. Its pretty much common sense on what you will pick to eat.
2006-10-20 20:40:57
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answer #5
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answered by Flyer 2
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Hi there !
Dont worry !
"Eat a lot" .."no problem" !!..."as long as you are taking only vegetarian diet" !
Result guaranteed !
2006-10-20 20:41:28
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answer #6
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answered by suresh k 6
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You dont really HAVE to count calories (it helps some people depending on how aware you are of your eating habits) you would be suprised how much you can lose by just reducing the junk you eat (treat yourself that chocolate bar or icecream sandwich once in a while)
When going on a diet you might be tempted to cut out all carbs
or all fats to limit your calorie intake. Instead, cut out all bad fats and bad carbs. Start by avoiding saturated fats - those from animal products. Eat low fat meats such as chicken, turkey, fish and lean cuts of beef. Try low fat or fat free cheeses and milk. Also avoid baked goods, vegetable shortenings and margarine as these contain trans fat. Next, get rid of simple sugars - those found in candy, sodas and a lot of junk food. Cutting all these foods will drastically reduce your calories allowing you to lose weight and become healthier.
With all the negative publicity recently, you might be afraid to eat any carbohydrates. Carbohydrates are our main fuel source. Our brain can't use anything else to power itself with and our muscles will work the best on it. Don't deprive yourself of it. Carbohydrates that you should stay away from are simple sugars that are found in candy, sodas and many snacks. Good carbohydrates such as whole wheats and fruits will keep you energized throughout the day and avoid sugar highs and lows.
Fats are also very important. Without fat, our body wouldn't be able to utilize some of the vitamins we consume. Fat is found in our cell walls and make up a big part of hormones. Fats you should avoid are saturated fats that come in meat, milk and dairy products. Every one should consume good (unsaturated fats) that come from plant sources such as nuts and olives.
With the low carbohydrate craze, many people have turned their attention to fats. They eat more of it and think its fine. Depending on what kind of fat you are consuming and how much of it you take in, fats can be beneficial or detrimental to your health.
There are three main types of fat. They are saturated, unsaturated and trans fats. Saturated fats come mainly from animal sources such as meat and dairy. At room temperature, saturated fats are solid. Unsaturated fats come mainly from plant sources such as olives and nuts and contain no cholesterol. They are liquid (oil) at room temperature. Unsaturated fats are broken down further in monounsaturated (one double bond) and polyunsaturated (more than one double bond).
You might be asking yourself what a fat is saturated or unsaturated with. A fat molecule (without getting into too much chemistry) is made up of carbon atoms that have hydrogen atoms attached to them.
In saturated fats, all carbon atoms have a single bond to another carbon atom and are also bonded to hydrogen atoms. In unsaturated fats, not all carbons are saturated with hydrogens so double bonds form between carbons. Depending on what carbon the double bond is formed determines the fat's properties.
Trans fat is man made fat. It is made by taking an unsaturated fat and putting hydrogen through it in a process called hydrogenation. Trans fat is very bad for your health. Whole saturated fat increases LDL (bad) cholesterol and very slightly increases HDL (good) cholesterol, trans fat increases LDL cholesterol and decreases HDL cholesterol.
Knowing how to properly read a nutrition label is very important. It not only gives you calorie content, but can also show you some ingredients that you may want to stay away from such as hydrogenated oils, refined flour and high fructose corn syrup.
Serving Size
The first piece of information listed on the nutrition label is the serving size. This label is for a potato that weighs 148 grams. It is very important that you measure out the serving size correctly for the label to give you accurate details on what you are eating. If your serving size is bigger than the 148g listed , you will be eating more than 100 calories.
Amount Per Serving
Next, the label will tell you the amount of calories (and calories from fat) per serving. In this case, a potato that weighs 148g will have 100 calories of which 0 are from fat.
% Daily Value
Percent Daily Value gives you a percentage that tells you how much of a certain nutrient you are getting relative to your daily intake of calories. For example, if you are eating 2000 calories in a day and a food has 10g of fat (90 calories of fat) the percent daily value would be 5% since 90 calories is 5% of 2000. The bottom of the label tells you what diet they are basing this number on. In this case, it was 2000.
Fat
Fat will be listed as, total fat and as the types of fat contained in the foods. All foods will have saturated fat content and have recently added trans fat amounts on their labels. Sometimes, unsaturated fat is not listed. In this case, add up saturated and trans fat. Subtract the number you get from total fat.
Cholesterol
Cholesterol is listed under fat. In recent years, the emphasis has been taken off of cholesterol and moved onto your total saturated fat intake. Some foods such as shrimp (which are healthy) are high in cholesterol and low in saturated fat.
Sodium
In some, sodium intake is very important. It can raise blood pressure to levels that are considered hypertensive.
Potassium
Potassium, listed under sodium, has been shown to be very healthy for your heart.
Total Carbohydrate
The number beside total carbohydrate will tell you just that. Under, the total carbohydrates are broken down into sugars, fiber and sometimes other carbohydrates.
Protein
Protein does not have a daily value because it differs from person to person depending mainly on weight.
Vitamins and Minerals
Vitamins and minerals are listed at the bottom of the label. Since there are different recommendations for vitamins and minerals for different age groups, the amount that is listed on the label may not be appropriate for you. To be sure use the Daily Vitamin Needs Calculator.
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On foods that contain more than one ingredient (eg: peanut butter, bread and cheese) the ingredients are also included at the bottom. They are ordered according to how much of that ingredient is in the food. The first ingredient is the most while the last is the least.
Carbohydrates are our main source of fuel, especially for our brains. Completely eliminating them from your diet isn't a very good idea. Simple carbs such as soda, candy and other snacks that provide our body with no vitamins and minerals, justpure energy are known as empty calories. Too many of these can lead to obesity and diabetes.
On the other hand, complex carbs provide us with an abundance of vitamins, minerals and antioxidants. Some examples of foods that contain complex carbs are 100% whole wheat breads, cereals made from 100% whole wheats, fresh fruits and vegetables.
A major source of these good carbs are whole wheats. The more a food is processed the more nutrients are taken out of the food. When white bread is made, it is processed thereby removing nutrients. Some vitamins and minerals are added back into the flour but most of the fiber is not. Fiber has been shown to protect against colon cancer and lower cholesterol levels, so it is very important in your diet. A major source of fiber, vitamins and minerals are fruits, vegetables and whole wheats.
Failed diets and out of control obesity may lead you to believe that losing weight is difficult but it is quite easy, at least on paper. The only thing you need to do is keep the calories that you burn greater than the calories that you eat. So why is this article so long?
Your first step is to figure out how many calories you are burning each day. There are a few formulas that have come out over the years that estimate how many calories you burn per day based on your sex, age, weight, height and physical activity. When using these formulas, keep in mind that the number you get gives you an estimate not a number that never changes day to day. It will fluctuate.
Safe weight loss is considered 1-2 pounds per week. While it is possible to lose more, it is extremely unhealthy to do so. So how many calories do you actually have to cut out of your diet? One pound of body fat equals about 3500 calories. If you want to lose one pound in a week, you need to cut 3500 calories out of your diet per week. While this might sound like a lot, per day it comes out to a 500 calorie deficit.
Your next step is to ask yourself how you want to get rid of any unwanted weight. You can cut 500 calories out of your diet per day, or increase the amount of calories you burn by 500 calories per day. A combination of these two methods is the best way to go.
2006-10-20 22:02:45
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answer #7
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answered by terra_chan 4
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