Wednesday, June 4, 2008

Weight Loss and Nutrition Go Together!

Weight Loss and Nutrition Go Together!
Nutrition and weight loss are certainly important subjects
and ones that you would love to learn all that you can and
then jump in and start on your diet so that you can lose
the weight you desire. However, I sincerely believe that
dieting is not the best approach to losing weight nor knows
everything about proper nutrition going to help you do what
is necessary to lose weight. Nutrition and weight loss are
plausible solutions to losing those unwanted pounds.
Meditation, visualization and prayer also help. We are in
the 21st century and have the luxury of liquid vitamins to
keep us healthy. Proper nutrition also helps keep the
process of your body functioning normally and the best part
is that these vitamins taste good!

Whereas a nutritious diet can rectify underlying causes of
diseases and restore one to wholeness of mind and body.
Once we realize the connection between a wholesome diet and
good health, our food will be our medicine and maintaining
good health will be a matter of making the right food
choices and leading a healthy lifestyle. Try cutting 500
calories from your diet and burning 500 calories with
vigorous exercise every day. The average woman will lose
weight on a 1,500-calorie-per-day diet, while men can lose
weight on about 1,800 calories per day. Permanent healthy
weight loss requires permanent lifestyle changes

Dieters who also exercise are more likely to succeed for
obvious reasons. They burn a lot more calories than
sedentary dieters who attempt to lose weight without
initiating a work-out program. Diets that provide less than
800 calories per day also could result in heart rhythm
abnormalities, which can be fatal. Diet plans are commonly
found in magazines as well as the more common weight loss
centers which some supply you with foods to eat and others
inform you and assist you in making wise food choices.
Whatever weight loss program is chosen the consumer will be
required to move more and eat less which can be a common
misconception in overweight people wanting to lose weight.

The reason these foods are thought to be fattening is that
people tend to eat large portions and add toppings such as
sour cream, butter and mayonnaise, which are very high in
fat. Dieters can eat smaller portions of starches flavored
with herbs, spices and other low-fat toppings and still
lose weight. The old cholesterol-laden version used whole
eggs, full-fat whipping cream and half-and-half, and about
276 calories, 15 grams of fat, 9 grams of saturated fat and
184 milligrams of cholesterol in just one serving.
Modified, this tangy dessert has only one-tenth of the fat
and 100 calories fewer than the original. Because there are
so many, it can become confusing when trying to select the
best wrinkle cream possible. One important factor is read
the labels.

Five ounces of wine or 1.5 ounces of 80-proof distilled
spirits provide 100 calories. But alcohol provides few, if
any, nutrients, so if you drink alcoholic beverages and
want to reduce your weight, consider reducing or
eliminating your alcohol intake. Vegetarian diets can
provide the recommended daily amount of all the key
nutrients if you choose foods carefully. Plants, especially
fruits and vegetables, are the main source of nutrients in
vegetarian diets. If you have questions not answered here,
or if you want to lose weight, talk to your health care
provider. A registered dietitian or other qualified health
professional can give you advice on how to follow a healthy
eating plan, lose weight safely and keep it off.

Eating reasonable amounts of natural fats coming from foods
like avocados, nuts, and seeds may help you lose more
weight by getting you fuller faster and providing the
healthy fats your body needs. Joslin Diabetes Center and
the Joslin Clinic recommend a diet that provides 40% of
total calories from carbohydrate, 30-35% from fat and
20-30% from protein for overweight/obese patients who are
at risk for diabetes or who have diabetes. Weight loss for
people in these groups is very important for their health
yet it can be very difficult for people with diabetes to
lose weight. A basic nutritional knowledge tells us that
proteins repair and rebuild cells, carbohydrates energize
cells and fats provide hormonal foundation for cells.
Though the macro-nutrition must remain balanced to maintain
optimum health, the calories must cycle to keep the
metabolism from slowing down.

All the above are examples of what can affect the way you
lose and/or gain weight. No matter what we do in life, the
key to your health is nutrition. Please think about the
foods you eat and if you can digest them. Whether it is
through food and/or supplements, you need to make a
decision and follow it through to the end!


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Another informative article from Chuck Arnone dealing with
our health & nutrition.
http://www.provitaminliquid.com

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