Weight Loss Question and Answer Weight Loss Answers

1. 

   Betty B
   November 12th, 2010 - 05:00

   I’m assuming you’re a guy, Mr. Right, so a 1,200 calorie diet would not be a healthy one (you’re not a 60 years old, 5’5, and 120lbs woman!).

   You should eat enough to cover your Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR) or your body will adapt to a low caloric intake and lower your metabolism, making it very hard for you to use your fat reserves. And then, as soon as you would eventually start eating normally again, you would make fat reserves very easily, because you would have a lower metabolism and therefore regain all the weight you lost and keep going up, unless you exercise A LOT.

   Men’s Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR):
   66 + (6.23 x weight in pounds) + (12.7 x height in inches) – minus (6.8 x age in years)

   For info: Women’s Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR):
   655 + (4.35 x weight in pounds) + (4.7 x height in inches) – minus (4.7 x age in years)

   Do not have a “diet” diet, where you’re told what to eat, just eat healthy, have a simple healthy diet, so you can satisfy your cravings and you can answer your body’s need for some missing nutrients. Like if I’m building muscle mass, I’ll need a lot of carbs to do the weight training (because it’s anaerobic and fat burning shuts down) and then I’ll get huge cravings for eggs, nuts or a good juicy filet mignon (need for proteins for the “repairing stronger” part) otherwise, I would only eat eggs or meat like once a week.

   Eating healthy is about avoiding the unhealthy food as much as possible. Once you stay away from fast food (any restaurant food, really), packaged and boxed food (except for bread, pasta and rice, if you don’t make your own bread/pasta), canned food, prepared and processed food, then you’re left with the fruits/veggies, whole wheat food (the brown kind of bread, pasta), brown rice, lean meat and the good kind of oil (olive, avocado, nuts, fish). You can have any of the bad stuff occasionally so they don’t become forbidden obsessions. Have some French fries, or one slice of pizza (with your favorite veggies) or a cookie, once in a while. Just don’t do it every day and watch for portion sizes.
   Also the cooking method can double the calorie content of a meal, so learn about healthy cooking without having to add extra fats, like using a steamer (using water), a rotisserie (using heat and herbs), a slow cooker (using homemade broth and herbs), a pressure cooker, a grill…

   Once you cook your own meals, you can control the calorie content because your control the cooking method and all the ingredients. A lot of people are overweight because they keep eating food that they did not cook.

   You do not lose weight by eating less. You lose weight by exercising for 3,500 calories for each pound of fat reserve that you need to lose (and make sure you eat enough to cover your BMR).
2. 

   memoriablye
   November 12th, 2010 - 05:00

   Stop visiting Mcdonals would be the best solution
3. 

   mark
   November 12th, 2010 - 05:00

   1200 is not the healthiest option.
   Best is -500 calories per day. So 1800-2000 range is best.
4. 

   inboxfull
   November 12th, 2010 - 05:00

   To many factors. You havent given us enough information about yourself or your goals. What you can do is decrease caloric intake by 200cals every week untill you reach a comfortable level where you have enough energy to workout to burn fat and increase exercise intensity every week. Fresh cuts of lean meat. Fresh veggies. Whole grain bread. Oats and flaxseeds. Skip the packaged stuff. I don’t know what you need to work on so I can’t go into detail.
5. 

   Weight Care
   November 12th, 2010 - 05:00

   You can check this out
   http://www.body-care-blog.blogspot.com

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