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Cutting Calories and Burning Calories
Home » Weight Loss » Counting Calories » Cutting Calories and Burning CaloriesPosted by Your Guide on June 28, 2006 9:49 PM
There are plenty of ways to cut calories in your diet. Some are big changes, and some are small, but all of them will make a difference in how you feel. Be sure when you adopt a low-calorie diet that you are still eating a wide variety of foods. This will help you get the vitamins and nutrients you need, and it will keep you from getting bored. Be sure to eat plenty of fruits, vegetables, and whole grains. Avoid drinking alcohol, or at least drink less. Choose foods labeled that advertise “Low”, “Light”, or “Reduced” calories or fat. Replace milks, ice creams, and cheeses with fat-free or reduced fat versions. Choose lean meats, such as fish or poultry, and broil or roast them as opposed to frying.
Another way to lower the effects of calories in your diet is to burn them off. There are three ways in which your body burns calories. Your Basal Metabolic Rate is the calories you burn just by being alive. Calories are also burned through activities, such as walking across the room, or riding a bike. The third way is through dietary thermogenesis, which are the calories burned during the process of eating, digesting, absorbing, and using food. All of these factors can be influenced. Building muscle will increase you metabolic rate, which will cause you to burn calories faster. Increasing your activity level is another way to speed up the process. Eating spicy food raises your metabolic rate up to 50% for up to 3 hours after you’ve eaten. It’s also been suggested that eating several small meals instead of 3 large ones will keep your metabolism moving faster.
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