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Old 12-31-2007, 01:28 AM   #7 (permalink)
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Eat more, and eat more fat. Fat and fiber keep you fuller longer. So eat meals that pack a rounded punch of protein, fiber, and fat--unsaturated, good fats, like the kind found in tuna fish, peanut butter, olive oil, etc. Eggs are good. Nuts are also good. You need to eat some fat every day, or else your body will go into starvation mode, and cling to the fat, as will suggested. A number of women hit this problem when they "plateau" with their weight loss. Their body has lost all the weight it feels it can handle at its current calorie intake, and they hit a wall.

Furthermore, recent research has shown that most cardiovascular exercise machines overestimate the number of calories burned when exercising, so try not to base your calorie calculations off of what the machine tells you. There are a number of fitness trackers online that can be more accurate and personalized, and will also allow you to input your meals and track your calorie intake as well those burned.

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/20/he...549&ei=5087%0A

Some fitness and nutrition resources I've found helpful:
Women's Health magazine and their website has been a great resource for me in my weight loss endeavours. I imagine Men's Health might be similarly helpful. WebMD also has some helpful fitness tools. FitDay is a free fitness tracker I found and recommend--it's free, which is nice. I did end up shelling out the money to buy a program called DietPower, which is easier to use than FitDay, but like I said--it isn't free after the two-week trial.

Oh, and if you're in university, an appointment with a nutritionist may be covered under your student health program. At my university, we get two visits free, and it's $5/appointment thereafter. Additionally, a lot of traditional insurers cover appointments with nutritionists as it qualifies as preventative care. So check it out. It may be helpful.
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