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Calorie Counter - Calories in Food and Calorie Counting to Lose Weight
Our Calorie Counter shows calories in food and drinks that
are regularly eaten. Calorie counting is the best way to
lose weight, if you eat less calories than you burn in a day
you will lose weight, and you can include your favourite
foods. To find out the calorie and fat values of a more
comprehensive range of popular foods visit the calorie
counter at
Weight Loss Resources.
CALORIE CHART
Why Calorie Count?
Nutritionists, dieticians and other health professionals
involved in helping people to lose weight, tend to agree
that healthy eating and a low fat diet are essential for
long term healthy weight loss. Losing weight by calorie
counting helps to build your knowledge and awareness of
what's in what you eat, and what your body really needs.
Calorie counting is flexible enough to fit into most
lifestyles and can accommodate personal taste, likes and
dislikes. There are no forbidden foods when you calorie
count - everything is allowed - as long as you eat less
calories than you burn up each day you will lose weight,
that's a scientific fact.
How to Lose Weight by Calorie Counting
First you need to work out how many calories you need each
day to maintain your weight. For women, this averages around
2000, for men around 2500 (more if you are very over weight,
very muscular - or very tall!). To lose weight you need to
create a calorie deficit by consuming fewer calories than
you burn. If you eat 500 calories less than you need each
day you'll lose weight at the rate of one pound a week. If
you eat 1,000 calories less than you need each day you'll
lose two pounds each week. Your body will have to turn to
its fat stores to make up your calorie deficit. It's
recommended that you combine exercise (burning more
calories) with healthy eating to create a calorie deficit.
Calories in Food
You'll need a comprehensive chart or calorie counter
to look up the calories in food and drinks. Then jot down
what you eat and drink each day and add up the calories. We
recommend the
Calorie, Carb & Fat Bible calorie counter
which lists calories in over 22,000 UK foods. Jotting down
what you eat will help you to see where you can make changes
to reduce the number of calories you consume. Most people
find they have a fairly small number of favourite items that
they eat or drink habitually, or in large amounts, which
take up a big portion of their daily calorie needs. Calories
in alcohol are a good illustration; alcohol has 7 calories
per gram and little or no nutritional value. The trick is to
reduce these high calorie items - don't cut them out all
together, making yourself feel deprived is
counter-productive when trying to lose weight - even those
calories in alcohol are ok in moderation. Try to concentrate
on healthy eating and a low fat diet that leaves some room
for treats. For tips on reducing fat see Ten Ways to Reduce
Fat for a low fat diet a helpful article by State Registered
Dietician Christine Fenn.
Calorie Counting On Line
You can find out how many calories you need to lose weight,
access an online calorie calculator and keep food and
exercise diaries at www.weightlossresources.co.uk
Calorie Counting at Home
Everything you need for losing weight by calorie counting
can be found in the weight loss resources kit including
calories in food, an exercise calorie chart and
comprehensive tools for setting goals and monitoring
progress.
Good Nutrition
Visit the
British Nutrition Foundation for more information on healthy
eating.
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