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Calories do count. Calories are just a measure of the heat generated by the foods you eat. Your body, like a furnace, has fuel coming in which is burned to give you energy. To stay the same weight, your body needs to balance the calories going in with those going out. To lose weight, you must eat fewer calories than you bum. To affect your energy balance you can work to change both how much fuel you are taking in and how much you are burning.
Yes, I am building up to telling you again that to lose weight you need to eat less and move more! However, you should keep in mind that even small changes in diet and exercise could have a big impact on your weight and your health over time. Think about it-if you ate just 100 fewer calories a day over a year, you could lose 10 pounds! Of course, it works the other way too. Eating just a little extra each day lets the extra weight sneak on. Each pound of fat contains around 3500 calories. So for each pound you want to lose, you will need to take in 3500 fewer calories than your body is using. Sounds like a lot, but small changes add up quickly.
You are probably asking how you know how many calories you are eating. Many
Calories do count. Calories are just a measure of the heat generated by the foods you eat. Your body, like a furnace, has fuel coming in which is burned to give you energy. To stay the same weight, your body needs to balance the calories going in with those going out. To lose weight, you must eat fewer calories than you bum. To affect your energy balance you can work to change both how much fuel you are taking in and how much you are burning.
Yes, I am building up to telling you again that to lose weight you need to eat less and move more! However, you should keep in mind that even small changes in diet and exercise could have a big impact on your weight and your health over time. Think about it-if you ate just 100 fewer calories a day over a year, you could lose 10 pounds! Of course, it works the other way too. Eating just a little extra each day lets the extra weight sneak on. Each pound of fat contains around 3500 calories. So for each pound you want to lose, you will need to take in 3500 fewer calories than your body is using. Sounds like a lot, but small changes add up quickly.

Take concrete steps to improve your eating and exercise habits According to the International Food Information Council, most people believe they know what they need to do to be healthier, but are not doing it. The reasons? Lack of motivation, competing priorities, and time restraints. It's important to find the inspiration you need to help you take concrete steps to improve your health. Do you want to live a longer, healthier life? Or maybe you simply dream of fitting into those smaller-sized jeans. Write down whatever motivates you, and keep it close at hand to help inspire you toward success.

Weight Loss Facts:

Low Fat Foods DON'T WORK.

You cannot lose weight using Low Fat Diets. Low fat foods have been popular for more than 15 years, but yet our society is getting more overweight as each year passes. This fact alone should tell you that eating a purely low fat menu is not the answer to losing weight.

Low Calorie Diets DON'T WORK.

You won't lose weight using a Low Calorie Dieting Plan either. In fact, eating low calories is the worst thing that you can do to your body, since that will only slow down your body's fat burning engine and ruin all chances of losing weight (low calorie diets may allow a few pounds of weight loss for the first few days, but then after that all weight loss comes to a halt --- known as a dieting plateau). You can never get slim by starving yourself.

Low Carb Plans DON'T WORK.

You'll probably find it extremely difficult to get slim using a Low Carb Dieting Plan. Low carb diets have recently become popular over the last couple years, but the problem with low carb menus is that they are too strict and TOO HARD TO FOLLOW for average people. Low carb menus tend to rob your body of too much energy (carbohydrates) and make it nearly impossible to remain on the program for very long. This is why so many dieters find it difficult to follow a strict low carbohydrate menu.

What about Weight Watchers and Jenny Craig Dieting Plans?

Weight loss programs such as Weight Watchers (and Jenny Craig) usually involve slower dieting progress over a longer period of time, since such programs generally promise only 2-3 pounds of weight loss per week. Also, programs such as Jenny Craig usually involve buying special meals and/or dietary supplements during the initial phases of the program. While some people may like these types of dietary programs, we prefer a dieting plan which focuses on faster weight loss, such as the Accelerated Fat Burning Program shown below...