What Counting calories can do

Before, I don't really care how many calories I eat. All I think about is how good the food is. I also thought about adding more butter, mayonaise, and margarine to it which totally adds a lot of fat calories. My parents always take me to a good treat every night in our house especially the holidays. Once the food is served, I feel really excited to be the first in line to stick the fork on it. When there is a buffet in some events, I go for 5 rounds. A few months before, after being in that kind of lifestyle, I finally decided to lose weight. It started with counting calories. This type of thing is really boring at first. I feel stupid in front of people whenever we are dining out with my fingers calculating how many calories the food has. I got used to it a few weeks after.

Right now, I don't count calories anymore. All I do is just estimate the calories in the food I eat. If its a burger, fries, and soda meal, I estimate that to 1000 - 1800 calories (depending on the burger size). Whenever I cheat my diet, I always go for some big burger. A slice of 18 inch pizza has 550 -780 calories. If its a steak meal with vegetables and mashed potatoes, I estimate it to 800 - 1400 calories (especially if you eat the fat in the steak). If I crave for a Lay's potato chips, I count it to around 1200 calories per bag. Sodas do have 100-180 calories so I just stick to diet soda or water which has zero calories. If its a healthy meal like salad and fruits, I estimate it to 80-300 of good calories(cause most of its calories are from it's vitamins,clean carbs, and fiber). I always take note that these calories from healthy foods also burns calories. A cup of rice is around 250 calories. A cup of brown rice has more calories but its the healthy choice. When I was totally serious in losing weight, I sticked to the good calories.

What I learned about counting calories is that you're not going to be afraid to gain weight as long as you know how to balance your meal. I also noticed that most calories are found from fats on junk foods although I don't need to worry about it as long as I eat it in a balanced way. I spoil if I want to but there are also days that I only eat the healthy ones. Calorie counting is important for weight gain(if you want to gain weight the right way) and weight loss as well. You just don't need to look like a weight conscious person when doing it.

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HIIT cardio for fat loss

I wanted to gain some muscle weight and lose the remaining little fat on my tummy at the same time. Im actually thinking how Im gonna do it. I did a lot of research today online. Most of it tells me that its hard to gain weight and lose tummy fat at the same time. Some say its impossible so I think I'll just go in maintaining muscle and losing fat. I just wanted to lower my body fat percentage to 10%. Right now its 17% and that means I still need to reduce it by 7% so I can start doing some situps and form that 6 pack. Im thinking of doing cardio after weight loss because cardio alone will deteriorate the muscles I have which I've been working out for 3 and a half months now with whey protein as my muscle supplement. I didn' t do any workout before. All I did was cardio and it did gave me weight loss in a bad shape. I stopped doing cardio for 3 months and went to weight lifting to gain some muscles. Im satisfied with my muscles now. I just wanted to eliminate the remaining fat in my tummy.

Im planning to do the HIIT (High Intensity Interval Training) cardio to prevent muscle loss and focus more on losing fat. To explain it carefully, the pattern of it is like this: Walk for a few seconds, Jog for a few seconds, and run for a 25 seconds or more, then walk again. Redo the pattern over and over. Just don't overdo it so that you can maintain your muscles. I did it before and I noticed that the burning effect is focused on your stomach. I'll be doing it after workout. Probably 3-4 times a week. I'll probably start in a few days cause the weather is not really good at the moment. For my diet, all Im gonna do is replace some bad carbs with good ones and add more protein on it.

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Brown rice for weight loss

I've been substituting my white rice with brown rice for almost 2 weeks now. I noticed a lot of differences in it. Its preparation is not as hard as the white rice preparation as long as you are cooking it the old fashioned way. I don't use rice cooker. In case I use rice cooker, I'll wash the brown rice first three times, soak it for 30 minutes with water rice ratio of 2:1, then start cooking it. The old fashioned way is just wash it three times, have a water cup/rice ration of 4:1, then cook it. My digestion is much better and my tummy has reduced an inch. What I love about this brown rice is that its very healthy. It does have carbs but these are complex ones (what the pros suggest as good carbohydrates). Although its kinda hard to eat at first cause its a little bit rougher than white rice. I also made a research on it and I found out that its really good if you're trying to lose some weight. It simple targets the tummy although many experts suggest that your tummy loses the weight the last. I heard its also good for diabetic people. Most doctors suggest diabetics should prevent themselves from eating white rice. I will continue eating this stuff eventhough its a little bit expensive than white rice. I just felt a pound heavier when after I had a meal with brown rice. After a few hours, I felt 3 pounds lighter. I believe that the fiber and vitamins in it, which is not available in white rice, cleaned my tummy.

For more info about brown rice, you can go to this site.

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12000 calories a day

My limited calorie in a day for me not to gain weight is 2250 calories. Click here to find out yours . Michael Phelps eats 12000 calories a day. Thats a combination of good and bad food. Here is a video.

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9 minute marinator for your diet

Its really hard to choose healthy foods especially when you're on a very strict diet. Its because junk foods taste so good that its hard to replace them with healthy ones. I was looking for some information on how I can enjoy eating the right foods. Good thing I turned on my TV. I was flipping the channels on my television until I found out this channel promoting the 9 minute marinator that makes a gourmet meal in just a few minutes. The ad even said that it can soften beef in 9 minutes where a spoon can even slice it as is. I was kinda skeptical at first because in my opinion, most advertising channels like that scam people. Remember those weight loss products that didn't work at all? Anyway, Im a big fan of food that is why I decided to give it a try. I called the number on the screen and ordered one. The day after, it was delivered in my home, and I got excited in trying it right away. I planned to prepare some steak on it. I followed the instructions carefully and a few minutes later, my steak is completely marinated. I grilled the marinated steak and when I decided to eat it, I noticed that its not soft at all. I was kinda disappointed at first but then decided to try it again some other time.

I tried to make my own instruction on how I can create a perfect steak still using the 9 minute marinator. What I did was I added the ingredients in the container, put the steak in it together with the meat tenderizer, closed then pumped the marinator to open the steak's pores, released the pressure again, then closed and pumped it another time in a different steak position. After that I put it in the machine where the container rotates. It auto stopped 9 minutes after. I grilled the steak after that. I was kinda worried that the steak might be hard again but when I eat it, it wasn't anymore. It really taste good this time.

So whats my opinion about the 9 minue marinator? All I can say that its worth buying. It really saves you time in cooking a gourmet meal. The only scam thing about it is the way the instruction was delivered in the ad and in the booklet. But in case you follow what I suggested above, you won't regret buying this simple machine. If it worked on the steak, it probably will work on other type of meat and vegetables as well. I'll be giving this product 2 thumbs up. Its also good on vegetable salads if you're on a diet. Its also fun to mix chicken and tuna combined with some natural fruit juice.

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