Monday, July 30, 2007

Watch out for those calories

It is not easy to stay healthy and slim. With all the new types of food that is fighting to get our attention, eating proper nutritional food would be a challenge. The fast food industries are growing as we are getting accustomed to getting everything done fast, including our food. But generally fast food is not the best choice of healthy food. In fact it is one of the worse kinds of food if you want to stay healthy. Okay, I would not go into the debate about fast food versus healthy living. I too at times prefer to go for fast food. Hey… the nutrition may not be there but the taste is good.

What I want to say is that we need to have a good balance of food diet. We must know what is good for the body and what is not. We need to know how much calories each of our bodies need daily. The good rule of the thumb is that we should not consume more calories than the amount of calories burned by our bodies daily. That of course will depend on the types of activities that you normally everyday. The more active lifestyle you have, the more calories you will need to take. If you are not sure how much calories you are taking everyday, check out the calorie counter website. It is easy to use and is very useful to help you monitor your calorie intake. Another tip that I myself found useful is to drink lots of water everyday, at least 2 liters of water everyday for me. All the best in staying healthy and slim.

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