| If you want to get in shape, exercise is a great way, | | | | Fatty foods include red meat, cream, avocadoes, oil |
| perhaps the best to start. However, if you really | | | | and plenty of other foods that we enjoy eating. If |
| want to improve your body, then losing fat will often | | | | you want to make sure that you reduce your fat |
| be an integral part of your plans. While there are | | | | intake then the best place to start is to cut down on |
| literally hundreds of diets and eating plans out there | | | | butter and oil. Fried foods are a definite no-no. You |
| that claim to help you lose weight, two of the most | | | | should also keep a close eye on your red meat and |
| popular diets have for a long time revolve around | | | | try only to eat high quality meat like steak, and less |
| eating less carbohydrates and eating less fat. | | | | low quality meat like hamburgers and sausage. Many |
| The problem with these diets however, is that if you | | | | salty snack foods such as chips are also very high in |
| really adhere to them for an extended period of | | | | fat. |
| time, then you run the risk of failing to get all the | | | | Carbohydrates are important energy providers but |
| proper food you need to have a balanced and | | | | reducing the intake of these is a great way to |
| healthy diet. There is little point in getting in shape if | | | | reduce weight. White bread, white rice and pasta and |
| you are harming your body by eating an unbalanced | | | | sugar are high carbohydrate foods. Reducing these is |
| diet so you have to pay a lot of attention to what | | | | the best way to make sure that you aren't over |
| you are cutting out and making sure that you are | | | | eating carbohydrates. You should also be aware that |
| getting everything that your body needs to remain | | | | many very healthy foods like fruits and vegetables |
| healthy. If you are exercising a lot you will also want | | | | are high in carbs but most nutritionists do not |
| to make sure that you have the energy to really | | | | recommend that you drastically reduce your intake |
| exercise and repair your body after intensive | | | | of these. If you find that you are losing weight very |
| workouts so that your muscles have what they | | | | quickly or are out of energy then review your eating |
| need to grow and develop. | | | | habits. |
| Most diets therefore recommend that you eat plenty | | | | As always, please consult your doctor before taking |
| of protein but cut down on fat or carbohydrates or | | | | any big steps towards changing your diet or exercise. |
| both. | | | | |