Showing posts with label LCD. Show all posts
Showing posts with label LCD. Show all posts
Sunday, December 23, 2012
9 Foods You Should Be Eating for Type 2 Diabetes
Healthy eating for type 2 diabetes is about losing weight and preventing dangerous spikes in blood sugar. Nutrition and health expert Joy Bauer explains how these nine foods can help.
Foods for Diabetes
Friday, October 8, 2010
How Many Calories to Lose Weight Effectively?
This has always been the puzzling question, how many calories do I need? You hear to lose weight less is more! But than on the flip side you hear if it is too low than your body fights back. I never understood that because if you have gastric surgery, you end up eating less than some LCD diets suggest and lose a ton of weight. I know my greatest sucess has been doing LCD type diets. Below is what I tweeted today.
Usually when we want to lose weight, we exercise and diet right away without ever developing a program for ourselves, or consulting a weight loss expert. We think that by merely sweating it out on the track or flexing our muscles in the gym, we can achieve weight loss results right away.
There is some truth in that because a little exercise is better than no exercise at all. Time spent in each exercise is really time well-invested in improving your physical health and prolonging your life.
However, if you are really serious about losing weight, it is beneficial to understand how your body responds when eating and with each exercise done. It pays to find out how the body spends and loses energy, and how we can leverage those processes to our advantage. In your weight loss program, it's important to know and monitor how many calories have been gained (through the food we eat) and how many have been lost (through constant exercise). Correct weight monitoring saves you a lot of time and makes your weight loss program more efficient and less redundant.
There are things you should know about losing calories and just how many calories are contained in the fatty layers.
To start off, the total energy stored in one pound of body fat is roughly around 3,500 calories. What this means is that, for you to burn one pound of fat per week, you will have to burn around 3,500 calories, or create an equivalent calorie deficit. A calorie deficit is the amount of calories that are burned off by exercise and constant activity -- over and above the amount of burned calories that came from the food you ate. So, in a week, you will have to do work and exercise that amounts to 3,500 calories burned off so that you can lose just a pound of fat.
Yes, that is simple math, but 3,500 calories may be too much for the weight loss enthusiast. Assuming you plan to exercise everyday, try to divide the amount by seven. So for each day, you have to burn off around 500 calories to reach your goal of one pound less at the end of the week.
The math is easy at the outset, but there are also factors that affect weight loss and calorie burning, like the growth of muscle, the amount of food and water in your body, and everything in between. However, this number gives you a good starting point to work with, and simplifies our understanding of how many calories should be lost.
But be careful; do not try to engage in weight loss programs that take off to many pounds in a week. Do not try to get overconfident that you can lose more than 3,500 pounds in the span of seven days. The routine will leave you feeling exhausted, deprived, and burned out. Too much exercise also builds up more muscle mass than you planned to have. How many calories can you burn off all depends on you.
Usually when we want to lose weight, we exercise and diet right away without ever developing a program for ourselves, or consulting a weight loss expert. We think that by merely sweating it out on the track or flexing our muscles in the gym, we can achieve weight loss results right away.
There is some truth in that because a little exercise is better than no exercise at all. Time spent in each exercise is really time well-invested in improving your physical health and prolonging your life.
However, if you are really serious about losing weight, it is beneficial to understand how your body responds when eating and with each exercise done. It pays to find out how the body spends and loses energy, and how we can leverage those processes to our advantage. In your weight loss program, it's important to know and monitor how many calories have been gained (through the food we eat) and how many have been lost (through constant exercise). Correct weight monitoring saves you a lot of time and makes your weight loss program more efficient and less redundant.
There are things you should know about losing calories and just how many calories are contained in the fatty layers.
To start off, the total energy stored in one pound of body fat is roughly around 3,500 calories. What this means is that, for you to burn one pound of fat per week, you will have to burn around 3,500 calories, or create an equivalent calorie deficit. A calorie deficit is the amount of calories that are burned off by exercise and constant activity -- over and above the amount of burned calories that came from the food you ate. So, in a week, you will have to do work and exercise that amounts to 3,500 calories burned off so that you can lose just a pound of fat.
Yes, that is simple math, but 3,500 calories may be too much for the weight loss enthusiast. Assuming you plan to exercise everyday, try to divide the amount by seven. So for each day, you have to burn off around 500 calories to reach your goal of one pound less at the end of the week.
The math is easy at the outset, but there are also factors that affect weight loss and calorie burning, like the growth of muscle, the amount of food and water in your body, and everything in between. However, this number gives you a good starting point to work with, and simplifies our understanding of how many calories should be lost.
But be careful; do not try to engage in weight loss programs that take off to many pounds in a week. Do not try to get overconfident that you can lose more than 3,500 pounds in the span of seven days. The routine will leave you feeling exhausted, deprived, and burned out. Too much exercise also builds up more muscle mass than you planned to have. How many calories can you burn off all depends on you.
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
Center for Medical Weight Loss
I found out about this program on an ad that was on this blog. I went through the list of available doctors in my area. There was one real close. Called and left a message. Doctor called within 15 minutes. I asked if insurance covered the program. He said no unless your BMI is over 41. I'm 37.4.
I guess I'm not obese enough!
I guess I'm not obese enough!
The Right Amount of Calories For You
Calorie counting can be very confusing because there is no one right way of doing it. We are all a little different, and we can fit into any category at any point in our lives. So, how do we decide what to do? Your doctor can help you in this matter, but there are a few categories that may require a closer look.
Active: Very active people are going to require more caloric intake. This includes athletes, marathon runners and those who have very physical jobs. Parents often fit into this category, especially if the kids are still very young. Carrying a twenty pound toddler up the stairs to bed can be quite a workout. Take your weight and multiply it by seventeen to get your daily caloric needs.
Children: Kids need different amounts at different stages. As an example, toddlers need from 1000 to 1400 while teen boys need from 2200 to 3200. That may explain why a teenage boy can eat through the stored groceries like a cloud of locusts.
Male/Female: Women and men need different amounts of calories, mostly based on body type. A woman should not carry as much weight as a man of the same height. An example is this: at my age, weight and activity level, I need about 3200 calories per day to maintain my current weight. Changing only gender, I would need more than 3500.
Overweight/Obese: Knowing how many calories I should take in to maintain my current weight gives me a point of reference for how many calories I need to lose weight. By deducting ten to fifteen percent, I know that my daily caloric intake should be about 2100. However, to make sure that this is right, I will still use a calorie calculator. Even if these estimates are accurate, I still won't lose weight if I consume more than I burn.
Pregnancy: This is somewhat individual, but the rule of thumb is that during the last six months of the pregnancy, you should consume about 2500/day. This may differ if you are underweight, overweight or carrying multiples.
Underweight: This will require a calculator, just as being overweight can benefit from one. Such information as your age, current weight, desired weight and gender will all change the calculation slightly. Also as with being overweight, it's a good idea to check the numbers with your actual caloric intake and output.
The internet has made dealing with calories a lot easier. However, you still need to put in the time and effort if you want to arrive at or maintain your ideal weight. Your doctor and a nutritionist are good allies in this endeavor, so make an appointment today so that you can live your new, healthy lifestyle.
Active: Very active people are going to require more caloric intake. This includes athletes, marathon runners and those who have very physical jobs. Parents often fit into this category, especially if the kids are still very young. Carrying a twenty pound toddler up the stairs to bed can be quite a workout. Take your weight and multiply it by seventeen to get your daily caloric needs.
Children: Kids need different amounts at different stages. As an example, toddlers need from 1000 to 1400 while teen boys need from 2200 to 3200. That may explain why a teenage boy can eat through the stored groceries like a cloud of locusts.
Male/Female: Women and men need different amounts of calories, mostly based on body type. A woman should not carry as much weight as a man of the same height. An example is this: at my age, weight and activity level, I need about 3200 calories per day to maintain my current weight. Changing only gender, I would need more than 3500.
Overweight/Obese: Knowing how many calories I should take in to maintain my current weight gives me a point of reference for how many calories I need to lose weight. By deducting ten to fifteen percent, I know that my daily caloric intake should be about 2100. However, to make sure that this is right, I will still use a calorie calculator. Even if these estimates are accurate, I still won't lose weight if I consume more than I burn.
Pregnancy: This is somewhat individual, but the rule of thumb is that during the last six months of the pregnancy, you should consume about 2500/day. This may differ if you are underweight, overweight or carrying multiples.
Underweight: This will require a calculator, just as being overweight can benefit from one. Such information as your age, current weight, desired weight and gender will all change the calculation slightly. Also as with being overweight, it's a good idea to check the numbers with your actual caloric intake and output.
The internet has made dealing with calories a lot easier. However, you still need to put in the time and effort if you want to arrive at or maintain your ideal weight. Your doctor and a nutritionist are good allies in this endeavor, so make an appointment today so that you can live your new, healthy lifestyle.
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