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 Sticking to the 1000-calorie-a-day diet
as being the fastest way to burn fat is, it seems, wrong. It is suggested that
you should, whilst eating healthily, intake no less than ten calories per pound
of body weight per day. That means if you are 17st your daily intake should be
no less than 2380 calories. Less than this can lead your body to burn muscle as
well as fat. Losing muscle means a reduction in your metabolic rate which in
turn makes it harder to get the body into the state where it starts to burn the
fat off. Keeping to the minimum number of calories should reduce weight by 2lbs
a week. The number of calories per day will need to be reduced as weight is
lost in order to maintain the 2lb loss per week, until you arrive at your ideal
weight.
A correct diet primarily means choosing the right foods and
distributing the food intake correctly during the day, as follows:
- a
substantial breakfast, including citrus fruit juice and whole-wheat cereals
(containing plenty of roughage) softened with milk or yoghurt (white coffee is
best avoided as it is very heavy to digest);
- a frugal lunch, preferably
based on carbohydrates (pasta or rice are ideal, especially for those who will
be working hard in the early afternoon) and vegetables;
- a more complete
evening meal, Italian style, with a first course of pasta eaten with a sauce or
in soup, and a second course of meat, fish or cheese (although cheese should
not be eaten more than twice a week) with vegetables;
- fruit should be
eaten only between meals as a snack; its important nutrients are better
assimilated in this way, and the time taken to digest other foods is not
increased.
 A correct diet also means: - eating foods which have a high
carbohydrate content and contain little fat (especially animal fat) and which
provide a sufficient protein and roughage intake, not assimilating too many
calories, and learning to choose between the various sugars on the basis of the
body's specific needs;
- quenching the thirst intelligently, at mealtimes
(a glass of wine with a meal is fine) and at other times of the day; the
response to each kind of thirst is most effective and immediate if the drink is
selected appropriately.
THE CORRECT NOURISHMENT
BREAKFAST
(7.30am) Wholemeal wheat biscuits or muesli with milk or yoghurt, tea or
coffee, bread with a little honey or jam.
SNACK (11.00am) Fruit
LUNCH
(1.00pm) Single course of pasta or rice before or after a vegetable salad
SNACK (4.30pm) Fruit
DINNER (8.00pm) Italian style: first course of
pasta or rice eaten with sauce or in soup, second course of meat or fish with
vegetables, and possibly a dessert without cream.
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Author: Ann Brady
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