It's All About The Calories

My first post to this blog a week ago was all about portion size and learning how to recognize the number of calories on your plate and how many you consume in a day. Our diets adjust each day and we need to know how many calories we take in each day in order to maintain, lose or gain weight. If you follow one of the fad diets out there, the meals associated with the diets usually keep your calorie levels at a lower number then what your body probably needs to maintain its weight. The truth is, no matter what you eat, it's all about the number of calories you eat in a day. Here is the research article that shows this. The subjects in this study were divided into 4 groups and assigned one of 4 diets to follow. Whether you skip the bread, stick to fish and chicken, or go vegetarian, it all comes down to the number of calories you eat each day. Take note of the tips in the article about how to cut out excess calories in your diet. The importance of portion control and being aware of the number of calories you eat in a day is a great start if you are trying to lose weight. I will post tips this weekend on how to recognize how many calories are on your plate.