Weight Maintenance - U.S. Edition

Weight Maintenance - U.S. Edition

Weight Maintenance - U.S. Edition
By:"Vincent Antonetti, PhD"
Published on 2013-11-22 by NoPaperPress LLC

You can lose weight on almost any diet. The real Challenge is not losing weight - it's keeping it off. This eBook is one of the few that addresses the two key issues in weight maintenance: 1) Preventing the regaining of lost weight, and 2) Preventing weight gain as people age. Weight Maintenance is a superb reference and a practical lifelong weight control guide, with strong chapters on exercise and nutrition. This is another sensible, easy-to-use eBook you can trust from NoPaperPress. (PhD author) TABLE OF CONTENTS Before You Start - Cardio Self-Assessment - Take the One-Mile Walking Test - What Should You Weigh? - Your Body-Fat Percentage - Body-Mass Index (BMI) - What’s Your “Best Weight?” - Body-Weight Assessment Example - But What is Your Realistic Weight? Weight Control - Exercise - How Many Calories Do You Burn? - Calories Burned Example - What Exercise is Right for You? - Aerobic Exercise: How Hard? - Aerobic Exercise: Target-Training Zone - Aerobic Exercise: Walking Program - Get a Pedometer - Use Dumbbells to Add Muscle - More Strengthening Exercises - If You Miss a Session - Risks and Possible Problems - How to Avoid Injury - An Effective Low-Cost Program Weight Control - Nutrition - Nutrients and Micronutrients - Complete & Incomplete Proteins - You Need Carbs - Glycemic Index - Cholesterol and Triglycerides - The Skinny on Fat - Vitamins and Minerals - Phytonutrients: Good Stuff from Plants - Guidelines for Healthy Eating - Basic Food Groups - Vitamin/Mineral Supplements - Estimating a Meal's Calorie Content - Fiber is Important - Drink Enough Water - Use Salt In Moderation - Limit Sugar - Common-Sense Nutrition Weight Control Basics - Conservation of Energy - Basal Metabolic Energy - Physical Activity Energy - When Does Weight Change Occur? - Simple Weight Change Math - Weight Variations Due to Water Weight Maintenance - Why People Gain Weight as They Age - Why People Regain Lost Weight After a Diet - Lifestyle of People who Regain Lost Weight - Lifestyle of People Who Maintain Their Weight - The Weight Maintenance Program - Selecting Maintenance Calorie Table - Using Maintenance Calorie Table - Maintenance: a Life-Long Struggle - Get Off the Diet Roller Coaster - Set Meals: Easy Calorie Control - Planning Maintenance Eating - Maintenance Eating Plan Example - Use Mini Diets to Maintain Weight Helpful Strategies - Know Your Maintenance Calorie Level - Become a Calorie Expert - Get a Good Cookbook/Calorie Chart - Calorie Control Using Technology - Set Meals & Calorie Control - Learn to Estimate Portion Sizes - Understand Out-of-Control Eating - Learn How to Compensate - Simple is Better - Don’t Skip Meals - Eat Slowly - Understand Food Labels - Summarize Your Nutritional Needs - Choose a Variety of Healthy Foods - Keep Exercising - Keep a Food and Exercise Journal - Monitor Your Weight - Build a Support System - More Weight Maintenance Strategies - Final Weight Maintenance Tip - Maintenance Gets Easier with Time - Maintenance Tables: Men 18 to 75 yrs - Maintenance Tables: Women 18 to 75 yrs - Mini-Diet Daily Meal Plans Tables & Figures Table 2.1: Oxygen Intake vs Fitness Level Table 2.2: Percent Body Fat for Men Table 2.3: Body Mass Index (BMI) Table 2.4: Weight Profile vs. BMI Table 2.5: Weight Range vs. Height for Men Table 2.6: Weight Range vs. Height for Women Table 3.1: Calories Expended vs Activity Table 3.2: Walking Program Table 4.2: Fats in Foods Table 4.3: RDA for Selected Vitamins Table 4.4: RDA for Selected Minerals Table 4.5: Portion Sizes for Food Groups Table 4.6: Calorie Rank of Basic Foods Table 4.7: Calorie Rank of Common Foods Table 6.1: Men's Maintenance Calories Table 6.2: Women's Maintenance Calories Table 6.3: Maintenance Eating Plan Table 6.4: Maintenance Eating Worksheet Table 7.1: Daily Nutritional Needs (Ex 7.1) Table 7.2: Fitness Log Table C.1: Eating - 900 Calorie Diets Table C.2: Eating - 1200 Calorie Diets Table C.3: Eating - 1500 Calorie Diets Table C.4: Eating - 1800 Calorie Diets Figure 1: Strengthening Exercises (a to c) Figure 2: Strengthening Exercises (d to g) Figure 3: Energy Intake & Expended by Humans

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