| Weight loss advocates will tell you that you should | | | | your total weight. However, calories are not |
| eat five to six small meals per day. That is a lot | | | | created equal. |
| of food once you think about it, even if they are | | | | Having nutrition supplements in your diet will not |
| small quantities that you would normally eat. | | | | do anything for you if your diet includes fattening |
| Fortunately, you can get the same nutritional | | | | foods such as chocolate cake, cookies and pop all |
| benefit by including nutrition supplements along | | | | day. You need to include plenty of fruits, |
| with real food to help you get your daily | | | | vegetables, lean meats and more natural foods |
| allowance of the calories you need. Vitamins and | | | | into your diet. These types of foods should |
| nutrition supplements should be included in any diet | | | | comprise about ninety percent of your daily food |
| of someone who is looking to lose or maintain | | | | intake. However, you may substitute some of |
| their weight, or for anyone who is just looking to | | | | your meals with nutrition supplements, such as |
| get healthier. You do not have to spend a fortune | | | | vitamins, protein shakes, protein bars and many |
| on nutrition supplements. In fact, less is more, but | | | | other products that can give you the nutrients |
| with a little help from your local nutrition center, | | | | that you need. |
| you can become healthier than you have ever | | | | The healthy way would be to eat a breakfast |
| been before. | | | | packed with carbohydrates and protein in order |
| In order to balance your daily nutrition, you should | | | | for you to get through the day, such as your |
| find out how many calories you are supposed to | | | | favorite good old fashioned breakfast cereal with |
| eat each day to either lose or maintain your | | | | skim milk. For a snack, have a protein shake or |
| weight, whichever happens to be your goal. | | | | some other nutrition supplement and some fruit. |
| To find out your daily calories needs, take your | | | | For lunch, have some lean meat such as chicken, |
| weight (in pounds), and multiply it by 13 if you are | | | | vegetables and some brown rice or whole wheat |
| typically sedentary, 14 if you are moderately | | | | bread. Add another nutrition supplement for |
| active, and 15 if you are very active. This will give | | | | another snake and then have a piece of lean |
| you your daily calorie requirement per day to | | | | meat and vegetables for dinner. You may have |
| maintain the weight you are currently holding now. | | | | another supplement just before you go to bed, |
| To lose weight, subtract five hundred calories | | | | but be sure you tailor back your calorie intake |
| from that total and that is your calorie intake limit | | | | before you go to sleep, because you might risk |
| for each day. Likewise, if your goal is to gain | | | | those excess calories turning into fat while you |
| weight, you should add five hundred calories to | | | | sleep. |