Your Healthy Lifestyle
Health and fitness isn’t just about counting calories or cutting fat. Getting in great shape and staying fit means eating right, exercising regularly, and monitoring your weight and body fat together.
Eat Smart!
Never say "diet!" Did you know you can actually get "fatter" by losing weight too quickly on crash diets? Why? Because radically reducing your calorie intake makes you lose muscle not fat.
Instead think "smart choices." Set realistic goals and reduce the total number of calories you eat or drink, regardless of where they come from (protein, carbohydrates, etc). Remember, your body stores the calories you don’t use throughout the day as fat.
Helpful Eating Tips:
•Make sure no more than 30% of your daily calories come from fat, with no more than 10% saturated fat.
•Never skip meals! Instead, eat sensible portions at every meal and use small, low calories snacks between meals to help
control hunger.
•Learn to read food labels and follow recommended serving sizes.
•Balance your calorie intake with your activity level. Eat less on low activity days than you do on days where you enjoy rigorous exercise.
•Follow the USDA’s Food Pyramid as your guide to a healthy, bal- anced eating plan.
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