3 Ways To Manage Your Daily Calorie Budget - Part 4: Weekends
In our “3 Ways to Manage Your Daily Calorie Budget” series, we look at how you can divide your daily calorie budget so that it fits in with your day to day life.
In the fourth part of the series, we look at how we can divide our daily calorie budget on weekends. For this guide, we’ll be assuming that your Daily Calorie Balance Target is 1,900 Calories.
Weight Management Issues Common on Weekends: Read more
3 Ways To Manage Your Daily Calorie Budget - Part 5: With Shift Work
In our “3 Ways to Manage Your Daily Calorie Budget” series, we look at how you can divide your daily calorie budget so that it fits in with your day to day life.
In the fifth part of the series, we look at how we can best manage our daily calorie budget with shift work. For this guide we’ll assume that your daily calorie target is 2,000 calories.
Common Weight Management Issues Associated with Shift Work: Read more
15 Ways To Beat The Freshman 15 - Part 2
8. Is it Really Something to Worry About?
At 18, you’re still growing. If you gain a pound or two, it may only be your natural weight gain. So unless you see your belly protruding - Don’t worry about it.
9. Save the Drinking for the Parties:
Try and see if you can limit the alcohol consumption to parties. If you can do that, it’ll make your weight management much easier.
10. There Shall be Fast Food!
It’s college. Because of time and cost reasons, eating fast food is almost inevitable. It’s important to learn to manage your weight while keeping the fast food option.
Check out our guides to making better choices at fast foods to help you do this:
McDonald’s | Subway | KFC | Pizza Hut | Taco Bell | Burger King | A&W | Long John Silver’s | Panera Bread | Starbucks
11. Make Like-Minded Friends:
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15 Ways To Beat The Freshman 15 - Part 1
The first year of college often brings unwanted weight gain for many freshmen. In this 2-part series, we look at simple ways to avoid the “Freshman 15″. While our focus will be on the freshman year, many of these tips can help you manage your weight throughout your stay at college.
1. Avoid the Temptation of Joining the Gym:
Yes! That’s exactly what we just said.
What Should I Eat When Managing My Weight?
Here’s the simple answer: Anything you like.There are no “Doomsday” foods at all.
Here’s why: Every food has calories. If the total calories in all of the foods you have in a day are less than your Daily Calorie Requirements, you lose weight. Of course if you’ve gained weight, it can only mean 1 thing:
You’ve Been Consuming More Calories Than Your Daily Requirements
After you find out what your daily calorie requirements are, the next step is to keep track of what you’re eating. So let’s assume your numbers look like this:
Your Daily Requirements: 2,500 Calories
What you’re consuming right now: 2,700 Calories
What you’d like to consume: 2,000 Calories
And now we get to the real question:
How can I comfortably make the switch from 2,700 Calories to 2,000 Calories?
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What Is Your Weight Management I.Q.?
How much do you know about managing your weight? Take our quick 15 question Weight Management I.Q. Test to find out. Here are the rules:
- You have the freedom to research the answers on Zlimmer.com
- There is no time limit
- The first 5 questions carry 20 points each, next 5 - 10 points each and the last 5 - 5 points each.
So get a paper and pencil to mark down your answers and let’s begin: Read more
3 Ways To Manage Your Daily Calorie Budget - Part 3: College Students
In our “3 Ways to Manage Your Daily Calorie Budget” series, we look at how you can divide your daily calorie budget, so that it fits in with your day to day life.
In the third part of this series we look at managing your daily budget in your college life. For this guide, we’re assuming that your Daily Calorie Balance Target is 2,000 Calories.
Weight Management Issues Faced by College Students: Read more
3 Ways To Manage Your Daily Calorie Budget - Part 2: On A 9-5 Schedule
In our “3 Ways to Manage Your Daily Calorie Budget” series, we look at how you can divide your daily calorie budget, so that it fits in with your day to day life.
The second part of this series is dedicated to those of your working in offices on a 9-5 schedule. For the purposes of this guide, we’ll be assuming that your Daily Calorie Balance Target is 1,800 Calories.
Weight Management Issues Face by People working 9-5: Read more
3 Ways To Manage Your Daily Calorie Budget - Part 1: Work At Home/Stay At Home Parents
In our “3 Ways to Manage Your Daily Calorie Budget” series, we look at how you can divide your daily calorie budget, so that it fits in with your day to day life.
The first part of this series is dedicated to Work at Home/Stay at Home parents.
We’ll assume that your Daily Calorie Balance Target is 1,700 Calories. This may be different for you but the principles used here can easily be applied to your daily target as well.
Weight Management Issues Faced by Stay-At-Home Parents: Read more
Had a “Bad” Day? Move on
It’s inevitable. You will occasionally overeat. All of us have done it while trying to get to our weight management targets. However, what many of us don’t realize is that:
Overeating Occasionally is No Big Deal
The occasional binge does not ruin any weight loss goals. We’ll prove this with an example:
Your Average Day During Weight Management:
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