Principles Of Healthy Eating for WLS

WolfyOne · 03-11-2010, 10:36 PM

Calories

Most of us are used to thinking about food and diet in terms of calorie counts. but, have you ever wondered just what a calorie is? Simply put, a calorie is a unit that measures the energy a food contains.The number of calories you need each day ranges from 1600 to 2800, depending on various factors including age, sex, height, metabolism, activity level and whether you have a weight problem or are pregnant or breast feeding.The average adult should consume about 2000 calories per day. One way to determine your individual caloric needs for weight maintenance is to multiply your ideal weight by 13.2 if you are a woman or by 13.5 if you are a man.

As you age, the number of calories you need decreases. As part of the aging process, The proportion of lean muscle mass to fatty tissue in your body declines. Because muscle burns more calories than fat, it is easy to gain unwelcome pounds if you are not vigilant about calories and exercise. And as you eat fewer calories, make sure that the food you choose delivers the nutrients you need.

WolfyOne · 03-11-2010, 10:38 PM

The next thing I'll write about is fat in our diets.

Until then, anyone should feel free to add anything they can about Healthy Diet.

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WolfyOne Magically Delicious How Do You Identify?: Gentle Butch Relationship Status: Single and content Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Minnesota Posts: 6,558 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 22,052 Thanked 15,391 Times in 4,138 Posts Rep Power: 21474859	Calories Most of us are used to thinking about food and diet in terms of calorie counts. but, have you ever wondered just what a calorie is? Simply put, a calorie is a unit that measures the energy a food contains.The number of calories you need each day ranges from 1600 to 2800, depending on various factors including age, sex, height, metabolism, activity level and whether you have a weight problem or are pregnant or breast feeding.The average adult should consume about 2000 calories per day. One way to determine your individual caloric needs for weight maintenance is to multiply your ideal weight by 13.2 if you are a woman or by 13.5 if you are a man. As you age, the number of calories you need decreases. As part of the aging process, The proportion of lean muscle mass to fatty tissue in your body declines. Because muscle burns more calories than fat, it is easy to gain unwelcome pounds if you are not vigilant about calories and exercise. And as you eat fewer calories, make sure that the food you choose delivers the nutrients you need. __________________ Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength; loving someone deeply gives you courage --- Lao Tzo

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WolfyOne Magically Delicious How Do You Identify?: Gentle Butch Relationship Status: Single and content Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Minnesota Posts: 6,558 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 22,052 Thanked 15,391 Times in 4,138 Posts Rep Power: 21474859	The next thing I'll write about is fat in our diets. Until then, anyone should feel free to add anything they can about Healthy Diet. __________________ Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength; loving someone deeply gives you courage --- Lao Tzo