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Health &
Fitness Tips Newsletter,
May 30, 2000
In this issue
- Tip of the Week
- Featured
Question of the Week
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Week - Low-Fat, Low-Cholesterol
Cookbook by American Heart Association
- Special
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Tip of the Week
DON'T CUT CALORIES TOO MUCH WHEN TRYING
TO SHED POUNDS
National studies have shown that most
people try to lose weight by consuming too few calories. By
popular opinion, the operative calorie count seems to be about
1,000 for both men and women trying to lose weight. Cutting
calories to fewer than 1,200 calories a day, however, may be
sabotaging your effort to lose. If you don't feel satisfied,
you're going to cheat. Also, it undermines your vitamin intake of
such important nutrients as magnesium, zinc, B vitamins and folic
acid. If you want to lose weight, up your calories to 1,200 and be
satisfied with slower weight loss but longer-lasting results for a
healthier you.
Question of the
Week
Question:
After having a baby 14 weeks
ago, I have gone from a size 12 to a size 18, and have around four
stones (56 pounds) to lose. I have started going to the local
sports center but only once a week, as time is precious, so do you
have any advice on how to help me lose some of this weight?
Answer: It
is admirable that you have started going to the gym after having a
baby. New babies are very time-consuming so we understand your
tight schedule. The most important thing to keep in mind in losing
weight, however, is your diet. And that can be controlled at home.
Exercise will help and it is essential for good fitness. But the
biggest influence on weight loss is diet.
Increase your intake of fresh
vegetables, fruits and whole grains. Check the fiber content on
processed food such as cereals, breads and crackers. The higher
the fiber, the fewer calories you'll absorb. Try eating five small
meals a day rather than three large ones. For healthy snacks, try
air-popped popcorn with no butter or oil, melba toast with a thin
spread of all fruit jam or fat-free cream cheese, vegetable soups,
celery and carrot sticks, fat-free puddings and Jell-O with small
amounts of fat-free whipped topping and salad greens with fresh
ripe tomatoes. With summer almost here, we have an abundance of
fresh produce to eat. Reach for an apple or orange instead of a
donut. Suck on a hard candy instead of grabbing a cookie.
As for exercise, you can do much
at home if you are pressed for time and baby sitters. Invest in
some inexpensive rubber exercise bands at the sports store. They
come with directions on how to make them effective
strength-training tools. Get a "papoose pouch" and haul
your baby on your back for some nature walks. Better yet, invest
in a baby carriage jogger that can transport your baby while you
walk or jog, a great modern conveyance for new mothers. Try
joining a young mothers exercise group or start one yourself. It's
a cooperative type gathering where you trade off baby-sitting with
one another so each can get out to the gym or wherever for a
much-needed break.
Check our Health & Fitness
Home Page for more health tips on exercise and weight loss and
just plain healthy living. And let us know how you're doing. Good
luck.
The
HFT Staff
NOTE: If you would
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