The Calorie Calculator and DietingCounting how many calories we consume in one day can tend to make one obsessive over calories. Counting calories is not an adequate way to diet. One good reason for this is because some foods may be loaded with calories but actually be very good for your health and not make you gain weight.
Healthy Foods For A Healthy DietThe avocado has a lot of calories compared to other fruits and vegetables, but eating an avocado at least three or four times a day is considered a very important addition to your diet. Avocadoes are loaded with good fats that your body needs.If the food is whole and natural, it burns right off through normal activity. If you participate in an extra cardiovascular activity, then you will obviously lose weight. So what’s wrong with that? Absolutely nothing. Natural foods don’t make you gain weight. It is kind of fun to play around with the calorie calculator just to see how many calories you are eating in a day, but leave it at that. Go ahead and eat as many organic, whole foods as you want. Combine your food groupsfood groups properly and you won’t gain weight. The reason why most people gain weight when they don’t eat very much to begin with is because the food they are eating does not burn off as readily as natural, organic food does.
The Calorie Calculator and Compulsive OvereatingIt is possible to become so obsessed with calories that you make yourself miserable and begin to overeat and binge on foods that are not conducive to losing weight. Such foods are empty calorie foods that are mostly devoid of any nutrition.The worst culprits are deep fried foods, donuts, potato chips and soda pop. If soda pop and potato chips were taken away from the American diet, what do you think is going to happen? Some people are going to lose weight without even trying. That’s what’s going to happen. Low fat frozen dinners will not help you lose weight. Ok, so maybe you’re not getting very many calories in that lean cuisine frozen dinner, but are you going to eat lean cuisine for the rest of your life? My point is, these types of diet foods don’t satisfy you. They certainly won’t supply your body with the needed nutritional support to sustain itself for very long. Eventually your body is going to get sick. The ideal way to lose weight is to eat only whole, natural foods and make sure you receive some form of physical activity. Perhaps you like to walk, swim, hike, jog, or play tennis. You pick the activity. Eat right and lose weight!
Childhood ObesityIf your child is obese, it probably is a good idea to use the calorie calculator until your child is at a safe and healthy weight. The biggest reason for obesity in America is lack of knowledge.Perhaps you eat in the same way your parents did, which was not an ideal way to eat, especially if you’re trying to lose weight. Perhaps you believe that being fat is a disease? Being fat is not a disease, it causes disease! Or perhaps you don’t know what the difference is between a whole food product and a refined food product. I’ll tell you the difference. In a nutshell, if man messed with it, it’s refined and processed and is probably bad for your health. If a food product is still in its whole state, then it is good for you. Eat all the whole, natural foods that you want and lose weight.
Sources: http://www.my-calorie-counter.com/Calorie_Calculator.asp
http://www.avocado.org/healthy-living/nutrition
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