Chefs Don’t Count Calories

Tuesday, June 16th, 2009

If counting calories is the last thing on your mind when eating out, then you’d hope the chef is an ally in your fight to lose weight. Unfortunately that’s not the case. In fact, counting calories is more often the least important decision for a chef. According to research by Barbara Rolls and her team [...]

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Calculate Your Daily Calorie Requirements

Thursday, May 14th, 2009

The first step to effective weight loss is calculating your daily calorie needs. A way to approximate calorie requirements is to use the Harris Benedict Equation (HBE). What Influences Your Daily Calorie Needs? Age Gender Height Weight Activity Level The only factor missing from this equation is lean body mass. A very lean person will [...]

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Diet Defined

Tuesday, May 12th, 2009

Start thinking differently about the way you diet. When you stop thinking of dieting as a fad, and more a lifestyle choice is when you’ll see results.

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