5 EASY WAYS TO CUT CALORIES
One easy way to slim down is by making small changes in your diet. Cutting 500 calories per day can result in 1 pound per week weight loss, since it takes 3500 calories to equal one pound. Just by reducing each meal and snack by 100 calories, and burning an extra 200 calories by staying active, a gradual, healthy weight loss can be achieved.
Use this as a guide to cutting back:
1. Choose one fat source per meal. Instead of using mayo, cheese, and bacon on your sandwich, pick one instead.
• 1 Tbs Kraft Mayonaise= 90 calories
• 3 medium slices of Bacon= 103 calories
• 1 American Cheese slice=94 calories
2. Use non-stick cooking spray in place of butter or margarine to cook with.
• 2 Tbsp Country Crock spreadable butter=102 calories
3. Use 2 Tbsp Balsamic vinegar and 1 tsp extra virgin olive oil in place of regular dressing.
• 2 Tbsp Kraft ranch dressing= 148 calories
• 2 Tbsp Ken’s Steak house zesty Italian dressing= 80 calories
4. Eat half a bagel with low fat cream cheese and a piece of fruit instead of a whole bagel.
• 1 cinnamon raisin bagel= 287 calories (1/2 bagel=143 calories)
• 2 Tbs Philadelphia Cream cheese= 90 calories; 1/3 Fat Cream cheese=60
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5. Drink Water instead of juice or soda!
• 12 oz can of soda= 160 calories
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of your calories from protein, 30 percent from fat, and 40 percent from carbohydrates. The carbohydrates favored by the Zone diet include beans, most fruits, whole grains, and vegetables. In contrast, many diets heavily emphasize carbohydrates and cut back on fat.
The Zone Diet has involved professional athlete endorsement as well as celebrity endorsement by Madonna, Demi Moore, Sarah Jessica Parker, Jennifer Aniston, Sandra Bullock, Rene Zellwegger, Charlie Sheen, Ben Stiller, Bill Cosby, and Cindy Crawford.
In a study that compared the nutritional elements of the Zone diet with 15 other popular weight-loss diets, the Zone ranked as one of the top five, tied with the diet based on the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Pyramid. The Zone diet is a popular, high-protein diet that can yield weight-loss results, although you may have to pay attention to overall nutritional requirements while following it.