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Healthy well balanced eating, and exercise!
Ok, this may seem like a pretty stupid question, but I have a simple little question about having a well-balanced, healthy diet and exercise...I want to lose weight, but I know that simply eating too little or not eating the foods you need is very bad for you and simply will lower your metabolism...I'm getting 30 minutes of cardio exercise in a day, but does anyone have a well balanced diet plan that would be good to follow? Something that will keep you functioning and won't lower your metabolism, but will still keep you losing weight (nothing low-carb please...that's so bad for you because you need carbs for energy)...and also, about how many calories a day do you need to function? 1600 is the lowest, or at least I've heard? Thanks!
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Don't bother counting carbs, it doesn't always work, and to few carbs will make you tired and slow your metabolism. Don't eat anything that you can see the grease running off of! Like McDonalds or those Totinos oven pizza's. (they're really greasy) Have you thought about a vegetarian diet? I know that if you type in 'Vegetarian food pyramid' that you will find a lot of information about it and a food pyramid. Or just follow the regular food pyramid. Sometimes I drink an energy drink called 'Boost' that really boosts your energy and is a good morning starter. Drink only water for about 45 minutes after you exercise. Cardio is really good for you! I think you're on the right track though! Good luck!!
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Sure. Eat a lot of protein and carbs and don't worry about the 1600 calorie thing. If youre a girl,which I think you are,work more than 30 minutes of cardio in there. Work maybe 45 or even an hour. Run for 30,bike for 15 and jump rope for 15. Up it to 2000 or 2500 and you'll do fine.
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my fav is allways one of those salads from mcdonals with the crispy chicken its really good i think you should try it and if you want somthing you should drink water or gaterade it gives you energy so you can burn off all the calories i hope i helped please rate
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you need to eat healthy and exerice more than just you heart.
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If this is hard to read, please go to my column (it is much less jumbled there). I have always been told by health and fitness trainers that you determine the calorie intake for a diet by multiplying your weight by 13 and keeping your daily intake 200-500 calories less than that sum. For example, if you weigh 145 then you would multiply 145 by 13 which equals 1885. You would keep your daily calorie intake between 1385 and 1685. Doing that (as well as switching to diet drinks, staying away from fried foods and bagels) helped me lose in total about 68lbs. You must be dedicated in making this diet a lifestyle or else it just wont work. Stay positive, keep working out. If I can do it (and I am a major couch potato) then I have total faith that you can too. Below I have listed several websites that I have found helpful in the past and think might be helpful to you. Best Wishes!
P.S. I am not a doctor so before beginning a new diet or work out routine you should check with your doctor.
Below is a sample menu that can be found at this website:
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Breakfast -
1 Serving of oatmeal. Use fat free refrigerated butter spray, fat free sugar, 1/2 cup of skimmed milk, 1 Tablespoon of light brown sugar.
1 Small orange
1 Cup of hot tea or coffee. For creamer, use powdered creamer (10 calories per teaspoon)
Snack -
1/2 of any of the following: Hershey Bar, Hershey's with almonds, Nestle's Crunch, Kit Kat OR any candy bar that contains about 200 calories per bar.
Lunch -
1/2 can of your favorite soup. The total should come in around 200 calories.
10 saltine crackers
1 cup of steamed veggies - add as much of the fat free butter spray as you desire; salt and pepper to taste.
Smoothie - Take 1/2 cup of skimmed milk, 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla, 1/4 cup of ice, and any of the following: 5 frozen strawberries OR 1/2 a banana OR a small handful of raspberries or blackberries OR 1/2 cup of frozen peaches. Next, use either a blender, your mixer or a stick mixer to combine the ingredients.
Dinner -
1 small chicken breast that has been roasted in your oven. Add a bit of lemon and rosemary, if desired.
1 piece of fresh bread, warmed if desired. A nice trick is to spray your bread with butter flavored cooking spray, then sprinkle with garlic salt. If you don't like garlic salt, then omit. Pop the bread into your toaster until warm and crisp.
1/2 baked potato - add as much of the no calorie butter spray as you desire, as well as parsley, then add salt and pepper.
2 cups of steamed veggies - add as much of the no calorie butter spray as you desire; salt and pepper to taste.
1 baked apple topped with 1 Tablespoon of light brown sugar, no calorie butter spray and a dash of cinnamon
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Low Fat Recipies :
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How to read food labels :
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Weight Loss Articles :
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