| One of the oldest tried and true methods of | | | | for heavy activity. This figure will tell you how |
| weight loss is a low calorie diet. A diet low in | | | | many calories you require per day. Multiply that |
| calories, when combined with a regular exercise | | | | figure by 7 for your weekly caloric intake |
| regime, can be very effective in helping you to | | | | requirement. From this amount you need to |
| lose weight. There are some basic guidelines you | | | | subtract 3,500 from your weekly caloric |
| can follow, but the most basic is to read nutrition | | | | requirement for each pound of weight that you |
| labels on the foods that you eat. Of course, fresh | | | | want to lose. (It is suggested that you lose no |
| fruits and vegetables have very few calories, as | | | | more than 2 pounds a week because more than |
| do chicken breasts and lean meats. If you are | | | | that can be unhealthy and can cause you to look |
| counting calories, you should have an idea of how | | | | flabbier even if you lose the weight.) Divide this |
| many calories you want to restrict yourself to | | | | figure by 7 and that will tell you how many |
| daily. For health reasons, you should not allow | | | | calories you need each day in order to lose the |
| your daily caloric intake to drop below 1200. This | | | | pounds you want to lose. |
| can be unhealthy. | | | | What are Some Low Calorie Foods? |
| What are Calories? | | | | There are many low calorie foods on the market, |
| Technically, a calorie is the amount of heat that is | | | | but your best bet for the healthiest, lowest fat |
| required at the pressure of one atmosphere to | | | | and lowest calorie choices are the fresh foods. |
| raise the temperature of one gram of water by | | | | Steer clear of canned and processed foods. They |
| one degree Celsius. This is equal to about 4.19 | | | | can contain hidden sugars and fats and can cause |
| joules. To us regular folk, a calorie is a unit of | | | | you to gain weight. Fresh fruits, vegetables, |
| energy in the foods that we eat. A burger with | | | | meats and dairy products (the "horseshoe" of the |
| 500 calories offers 500 units of energy. Of | | | | supermarket) are your best bet. Learn to read |
| course, too many calories can result in an excess | | | | labels for other foods that you eat. You may find |
| and then your body stores it as fat. Additionally, | | | | yourself choosing brown rice over white and |
| low calorie foods can still be high in fat which could | | | | whole wheat pasta over flour because of the |
| defeat the purpose if your goal is to lose weight. | | | | health benefits and lower calories. A low calorie |
| So, simply put, calories are energy. | | | | diet can be healthy and easy to follow - just keep |
| How Many Calories do You Need? | | | | it fresh. |
| Different people have different caloric | | | | The Perfect Business |
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| difficult but it is fairly accurate. You first need to | | | | Everybody needs good health and more energy. |
| determine your BMR, or basal metabolic rate. This | | | | Ever heard of glyconutrients? Improve your |
| is how much energy your body expends at rest. | | | | wellbeing and thereby helping you to naturally lose |
| For men, add 1.0 kcal per kilogram of body weight | | | | weight. And since glyconutrients are so new, and |
| per hour. Women use .9 kcal per kilogram of | | | | are easy for anyone to start including into their |
| body weight per hour. | | | | diet on a regular basis, there is a huge growing |
| Once you have determined your BMR, add 20% | | | | demand for glyconutrients distributors. If you |
| to 4 0% of your BMR if you are sedentary. 55% | | | | would like to become a local representative for an |
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| activity and 80% to 100% is added to your BMR | | | | |