2007-04-21 15:11:42 · 8 answers · asked by kelcie s 1 in Health ➔ Diet & Fitness
There is no exact answer. How much you eat depends on how big you are and how much you exercise each day.
I once worked with a guy who was a marathon canoe champion. When he was in training he would walk into the lunch room with a plate piled dangerously high in food....mind you, this guy didn't have an ounce of fat on his body.
General rule, if you follow the food pyramid you will be doing well. Eat lots of carbohydrates (rice, bread, potatos etc), a little less fruit and vegetables and less proteins.
If you do a lot of exercise, or live in a cold place, they you will need for carbs (cold weather means you burn more energy, so you need more carbs in you daily diet).
Salt, is a tricky one. For most people we have more than enough salt added into the food we eat. But if you live someone hot, you will sweat a lot, and you may find you don't have enough salt in your diet (you get more cramps without enough salt). Then you need to add salt to your diet.
Following the food pyramid is your best best, but vary this according to any special needs. For example, if you are planning to lose weight or exercise more.
Don't be obsessed with any particular plan or exact amount. Just have a balance diet.
2007-04-21 15:27:14 · answer #1 · answered by flingebunt 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
People who plan their weekly meals will be more successful at losing weight than those who don’t. Plan your dishes to incorporate healthy carbs such as sweet potato and wholegrain pasta, green vegetables and lean proteins, buy each of the ingredients in advance and don’t be tempted to eat out or order in.
2016-04-26 01:34:21 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As far as caloric intake goes, it's broken into carbs, protein and fat. If you have about twice the carbs that you do protein, and limit your fat to incidental fats, you're doing fine..
Sodium is in everything. If you don't add salt to anything you'll still get plenty incidentally in the foods you eat.
2007-04-21 15:16:42 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Use spray oil instead of pouring. One squirt contains just one calorie compared to 120 calories coming from a tablespoon. If you use oil in your cooking daily, this small change could lose which you stone over the year.
2016-02-17 15:45:41 · answer #4 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cold showers: They not only burn 500 extra calories daily, studies from The New Britain Journal of Medicine cite that this icy water also activates ‘brown fat’ – the nice type of body fat of which creates body heat, increases fat burning capacity and burns off naughty whitened fat.
2017-03-11 17:02:10 · answer #5 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Time your having and exercise appropriately. Never eat prior to work out, and wait 30 to 60 minutes after training to make certain you catch your metabolism on its highest.
2016-07-02 19:38:36 · answer #6 · answered by eliseo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Warm side up please. Two eggs for breakfast surpasses a bagel when it comes to managing your weight, says a written report from the International Journal of Obesity.
2016-02-25 07:53:09 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Choose spinach over every other green veg: it packs in double the fibre that will help you process fat more quickly.
2016-01-28 09:01:23 · answer #8 · answered by Enid 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋