Diet Information
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Regular Eating Habits Cause Weight GainIt's not eating binges, it's our daily eating habits that do the most damage to our diets and our weight. For example, how many times have you heard someone say:
So why is this person overweight? Because of their daily eating habits, that's why. Because their calorie-intake is too high. Sure, they may not overeat, they may never go on a binge, but each day they put high calorie food into their mouth. High Calorie Daily Eating HabitsIt's easy to fall into bad (high-calorie) eating habits. For example, a daily diet which includes: regular butter (35 calories/tsp) and mayonnaise (100/tbsp), too much cooking oil (120 calories/tbsp), snacks of tortilla chips (150 calories/11 chips), a soda (100 calories/cup) or a donut (350 calories/3oz) and before long you've added 700-800 calories without even realising it. This explains why we gain weight even though we may not "overeat." Find Out About The Calorie Content of FoodKnowledge is power, and knowing how many calories a food contains will definitely raise your awareness of what to eat. But find out about nutrition, too. There are lots of higher calorie foods that are fine to eat because they are also nutrient dense. Whereas, some foods and drinks may be lower in calories yet contain zero nutrition - so-called "empty-calorie" foods - in which case, you should avoid them. One Good Daily Eating Habit to Lose WeightIf you want to lose weight, a great daily eating habit to adopt is to stop ADDING calories to the food on your plate. For example, stop adding butter, cream, mayonnaise and ranch dressing to your meals or snacks. This alone might save you 200 calories a day, which adds up to 73,000 calories a year - the equivalent of 20 pounds of body fat. |
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