Chief Longwind Of The North
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My youngest daughter loves to cook, and loves to eat. She also loves to be in shape and maintain a healthy weight. Currently, she is completing her first year of university study is sports medicine. She has learned an enormous amount of information about what makes diets work, how the body reacts to foods, and how to exercise properly. This is the stuff that personal trainers learn, you know, the people the stars use to help them attain their weight goals.
To some up what she has shared with me; both low carb, and low fat diets work. They both give you daily calorie levels of about 2000 calories and encourage regular exersize.
The average male sedentary body requires about 2000 calories to maintain itself at an even level. Consume more than this and you gain weight. Consume less and you generally lose weight. Women need fewer calories than do men, as a general rule.
The types of food you eat play an important role in health. Though dietary cholesteral isn't as significant as is genetic disposition, limiting cholesterol rich foods does help prevent heat failure. Also, fats are contain more calories per unit volume than any other food source, including sugar.
Veggies and fruits, especially those with bright colors, contain vitamins, minerals, phyto-chemicals, isoflavones, and a host of anti-oxidents and other nutrients vital for proper body function, and to help it naturally fight cancers, viruses, bacterial infections, and repair damaged tissue and bone.
Processed foods usualy contain excessive sodium, simple starches, and fats, all of which stress the body. It is best to cook fresh veggies, meats, and to use whole grains whenever possible.
Including foods that are rich in soluble fiber, like beans and whole grains helps maintain a healthy digestive tract, reducing the chances of developing nasty things like colon cancer, and help maintain healthy blood glucose levels.
Most diets, and diet suplements address only the calorie issue, and don't give you complete and healthy nutrition.
The best, and easiest way to lose weight, and my daughter is proof, is to adopt a lifestyle that includes movement, and healthy eating habits. When you learn to control protions, and get off the couch to change the TV channel, you are half way there. She gets up every morning and does Pillotes before school and work. She also maintains a running and wieght-room schedule. She mightl not always have enough time in the day to get it all in, but when she does have time, she doesn't waste it. And yes she does get in time to watch her favorite TV shows, and still getw to bet about 10 p.m each night.
We know the right answers are there. We usually try to find an "easy" method to control weight, and frequently, it doesn't work.
The diet industry is making millions by telling us they have the magic bullet for weight control. It's in their best interest to mislead us into buying their products. And they do a lot of advertising toward that end.
We are only kidding ourselves thinking we can change our bodies without effort, or intelligence. As long as we let others do our thinking for us, then they will keep on taking advantage of us.
I say it's time to put the quick-fix diet makers into retirement and eat and live as God intended. we know how to do it, but as with every worthwhile thing, it takes effort.
Seeeeeya; Goodweed of the North
To some up what she has shared with me; both low carb, and low fat diets work. They both give you daily calorie levels of about 2000 calories and encourage regular exersize.
The average male sedentary body requires about 2000 calories to maintain itself at an even level. Consume more than this and you gain weight. Consume less and you generally lose weight. Women need fewer calories than do men, as a general rule.
The types of food you eat play an important role in health. Though dietary cholesteral isn't as significant as is genetic disposition, limiting cholesterol rich foods does help prevent heat failure. Also, fats are contain more calories per unit volume than any other food source, including sugar.
Veggies and fruits, especially those with bright colors, contain vitamins, minerals, phyto-chemicals, isoflavones, and a host of anti-oxidents and other nutrients vital for proper body function, and to help it naturally fight cancers, viruses, bacterial infections, and repair damaged tissue and bone.
Processed foods usualy contain excessive sodium, simple starches, and fats, all of which stress the body. It is best to cook fresh veggies, meats, and to use whole grains whenever possible.
Including foods that are rich in soluble fiber, like beans and whole grains helps maintain a healthy digestive tract, reducing the chances of developing nasty things like colon cancer, and help maintain healthy blood glucose levels.
Most diets, and diet suplements address only the calorie issue, and don't give you complete and healthy nutrition.
The best, and easiest way to lose weight, and my daughter is proof, is to adopt a lifestyle that includes movement, and healthy eating habits. When you learn to control protions, and get off the couch to change the TV channel, you are half way there. She gets up every morning and does Pillotes before school and work. She also maintains a running and wieght-room schedule. She mightl not always have enough time in the day to get it all in, but when she does have time, she doesn't waste it. And yes she does get in time to watch her favorite TV shows, and still getw to bet about 10 p.m each night.
We know the right answers are there. We usually try to find an "easy" method to control weight, and frequently, it doesn't work.
The diet industry is making millions by telling us they have the magic bullet for weight control. It's in their best interest to mislead us into buying their products. And they do a lot of advertising toward that end.
We are only kidding ourselves thinking we can change our bodies without effort, or intelligence. As long as we let others do our thinking for us, then they will keep on taking advantage of us.
I say it's time to put the quick-fix diet makers into retirement and eat and live as God intended. we know how to do it, but as with every worthwhile thing, it takes effort.
Seeeeeya; Goodweed of the North
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