Hey, I was just wondering..On a
diet...Would you look to the calories or
fat grams on the food boxes?..And how much
calorie intake to you think a person
requires if they are superrrr desperate to
lose weight fast?..Thnx
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KariM18
Extremely EHEALTHy
Joined: 13 Jan 2004 Posts: 1436 Location: Grand Blanc, Michigan
Posted: 06-01-04 05:34am
U gotta look at both. But not all fat is
bad fat. And u need some fat grams in
order to lose weight surprisingly. If u
want to lose weight healthily, that will
stay off,i wouldnt go below 1,500 cals a
day. Otherwise, your body will go into
starvation mode and it will be hard to
keep the weight off. A healthy 'diet'
can be 1,700-1,800 cals a day to lose
weight (depending on ur height and weight)
as long as the calories are healthy for
the most part. And try to avoid too many
carbs at night time. When I dieted to
lose weight tho, I did around 1,500
calories a day. Includ a lot of fruits
and veggies as snacks throughout the day
too and try to split meals up to 5-6
smaller ones instead of 3 big ones.
Keeps ur metabolism running good and burns
off cals quicker. But u of course cant
expect to lose much weight without any
excersize. The more excersize u do tho ,
u need to increase calories if ur doing a
ton. Also, u cant just decide to have
1,500 cals a day, and eat a candy bar,
chips, and french fries and only have
1,500 cals still .It does matter what u
eat. U gotta eat healthy foods of course
but im sure u know that. But, even when
dieting, still allow yourself a special
day or something where u can have some
sweets or sometihn off ur diet plan, so
you dont feel too deprived. (leads to
anxiety, and bingeing) the only way to
permantly keep the weight off is to change
your lifestyle, eat healthy for the most
part from now on and include routine
excersizing when u got the time.
Goodluck!
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meen_bao
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 28 Apr 2004 Posts: 13
Posted: 06-01-04 05:55am
karim18
wrote:
u gotta look at both. But
not all fat is bad fat. And u need some
fat grams in order to lose weight
surprisingly. If u want to lose weight
healthily, that will stay off,i wouldnt go
below 1,500 cals a day. Otherwise, your
body will go into starvation mode and it
will be hard to keep the weight off. A
healthy 'diet' can be 1,700-1,800 cals a
day to lose weight (depending on ur height
and weight) as long as the calories are
healthy for the most part. And try to
avoid too many carbs at night time.
When I dieted to lose weight tho, I did
around 1,500 calories a day. Includ a
lot of fruits and veggies as snacks
throughout the day too and try to split
meals up to 5-6 smaller ones instead of 3
big ones. Keeps ur metabolism running
good and burns off cals quicker. But u
of course cant expect to lose much weight
without any excersize. The more
excersize u do tho , u need to increase
calories if ur doing a ton. Also, u
cant just decide to have 1,500 cals a day,
and eat a candy bar, chips, and french
fries and only have 1,500 cals still .It
does matter what u eat. U gotta eat
healthy foods of course but im sure u know
that. But, even when dieting, still
allow yourself a special day or something
where u can have some sweets or sometihn
off ur diet plan, so you dont feel too
deprived. (leads to anxiety, and
bingeing) the only way to permantly keep
the weight off is to change your
lifestyle, eat healthy for the most part
from now on and include routine
excersizing when u got the time.
Goodluck!
