Calories are very significant to any weight loss program. Not many people realize that their weight problem is likely due to a massive consumption of calories on a daily basis. How can we begin to be successful at any weight loss program when we are not willing to give up those foods that cause us to gain weight.
Don't get all worried, I'm not suggesting that you need to count calories and get out that little food weight scale to measure everything you eat in ounces. That's the last thing I would want to do as well.
However the difference between having to count calories and just being aware of your calorie counts, is doable and can easily be accomplished.
Educating yourself on the different food groups and getting to know the calories that are in each food group, will help you to keep within your daily calorie limit in order to lose weight.
Losing weight is all about calories...even fruits and vegetables in the lower calorie food group have different calorie values. Did you know that a medium banana is approximately 105 calories, a medium apple is approximately 71 calories and a medium orange is approximately 61 calories? I know your thinking, big deal.
People are clueless to the fact that even fruits and vegetables vary in the amount of calories they have. Did you know that a banana has the most calories coming in at 105 approximately for a medium size, an apple 71 calories for a medium size and an orange approximately 61 calories for a medium size? This comparison shows that even when it comes to fruits and vegetables you have to pick your foods wisely if you are wanting to lose weight.
Learning to eat sensibly doesn't have to mean that you are deprived of anything. It simply means making better food choices for your body and when you find yourself not being able to make a healthy choice calorie wise, you will need to adjust your diet the next day few days to compensate for it.
Calories play a major role in weight loss and once you learn to be more aware of the nutritious value in what you are eating, the pounds will start falling off for you as well. - 15343
Don't get all worried, I'm not suggesting that you need to count calories and get out that little food weight scale to measure everything you eat in ounces. That's the last thing I would want to do as well.
However the difference between having to count calories and just being aware of your calorie counts, is doable and can easily be accomplished.
Educating yourself on the different food groups and getting to know the calories that are in each food group, will help you to keep within your daily calorie limit in order to lose weight.
Losing weight is all about calories...even fruits and vegetables in the lower calorie food group have different calorie values. Did you know that a medium banana is approximately 105 calories, a medium apple is approximately 71 calories and a medium orange is approximately 61 calories? I know your thinking, big deal.
People are clueless to the fact that even fruits and vegetables vary in the amount of calories they have. Did you know that a banana has the most calories coming in at 105 approximately for a medium size, an apple 71 calories for a medium size and an orange approximately 61 calories for a medium size? This comparison shows that even when it comes to fruits and vegetables you have to pick your foods wisely if you are wanting to lose weight.
Learning to eat sensibly doesn't have to mean that you are deprived of anything. It simply means making better food choices for your body and when you find yourself not being able to make a healthy choice calorie wise, you will need to adjust your diet the next day few days to compensate for it.
Calories play a major role in weight loss and once you learn to be more aware of the nutritious value in what you are eating, the pounds will start falling off for you as well. - 15343
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Shana Leslie is a freelance writer who has a passion to help people lose weight. She has now become successful in losing her weight and offers some of her tips, tricks and smart ways to lose weight with her blog readers. More of her articles can be found here. Please post in the comments section of each article, any tips, tricks and ways you might know of to help others at Get Rid of Fat.org.
