Calorie Intake

Counting calories to loose the weight!

 A calorie isn't a nutrient, but nutrients provide calories. For example one gram of

1. protein contains 4 calories   
2. carbohydrates contains 4 calories
3. fat contains 9 calories
4. alcohol contains 7 calories

Water, minerals and vitamins do not provide calories. When dieting it is a good idea to track how many calories you eat and how many calories you burn. The best thing I have found is to keep a journal with what you eat at what time a day and how many calories it was. The problem with many people is that they consume more calories than there body needs to perform at a optimal level. Your calories needs are based around age, sex, metabolism and activity levels. To calculate how many calories your body needs just multiply your weight by 15. As you grow older your numbers will change as muscle usually turns into fat and the body does not burn as many calories. Keeping a journal will not only help you to lose weight but after a while you will begin to understand what foods are best for you personally and ultimately it leads to a healthier life style.

Count those Calories

Men tend to burn more calories because women are usually smaller and have smaller muscle mass. I am going to list a few foods that are great to start eating with a diet and also the nutrition information.