There exist many diets which are great help for those who decided to lose weight. One of such is calorie diet . As it is obvious from its name, calorie diet is based on certain amount of calories you can consume during a day. It includes a thorough work: calorie counting. The rule is simple: eat less calories than your body needs or in other words than you burn and you will start to lose your weight. Of course it is not so simple as it seems from the first sight. It will require a lot of will and strengths and probably the advice of nutritionist, because the diet, which suits to one individual, can be completely in no use for another person.
Calorie diet terminology
First, let’s touch some terminology. What is a calorie? A calorie is a unit of energy-producing potential supplied by food equal to the amount of energy required to raise a temperature of 1 kilogram of water by 1degree of Celsius at one atmosphere pressure. When the food burns, the energy is released in the form of heat. The amount of heat given off show how many calories the food has. The biggest part of calories is used for keeping us a live. We take calories from food and burn them in the process of living. These calories are called Basic metabolic rate (BMR). The second part of calories is used for physical activity. The rest of them are used to process the food. It is suppose to be 10 percent of calories intake, for example if you eat 1800 calories, 180 calories of which are used to absorb the food.
Estimated BMR formula: convert your weight in pounds to kilograms (1kg = 2.2 pounds); women need to multiply this number by 0.9 and then by 24 while men multiply weight in kilograms just by 24. Furthermore nutritionists take the estimated BMR and multiply it by an activity factor. The latter varies from 1.3 for sedentary lifestyles, to 1.7 for moderate activity and 1.9 for heavy activity. To continue with in order to begin loosing your weight you need to deduct 500 calories from the total number of calories needed to sustain your weight.
Calorie diet requirements
Some general things to take into consideration if you decide to try a diet. First, your calorie diet should include more vegetables and fruits. The portions should become smaller. Things to avoid: foods that are high in fat and calories as well as the ones which are high in sugar. Make a plan of what you eat a day before. Take your time, do not watch TV or read newspapers at the time of eating.
Depending on all things mentioned before, also your gender and age, you are entitled to choose one of these popular calorie diets : low calorie diet , 1000 calorie diet, 1200 calorie diet and 1500 calorie diet. Also it will be mentioned some things about negative calorie diet.
