KEYS TO A GREAT DIET by Suzanne MacDonald

Are you confused about how to lose weight the healthy way? Have

you tried all the fad diets on the market and still are frustrated

about weight loss? Do you know just how much protein is enough?

Are you confused about carbs? Are you wondering why the weight

won't stay off? Just what is a healthy diet?

There are many aspects to a healthy weight loss program, and to

help you sift through faddish information, here are two keys you

should know. You need to know your body's protein requirements

and know your resting metabolic rate.

There are many other aspects of healthy weight loss, but these

two points are a sensible place to start when you are looking

for a program that will help you lose the weight and keep it

of, forever!

Just why is protein so important? Protein helps you to build and

maintain lean muscle. Apart from creating a pleasing body shape

and providing your body with strength, lean muscle burns calories

and helps to keep your metabolic rate up. If you do not have

enough protein in your diet, you will compromise your body's lean

muscle tissue and not build your best personal shape. Another

wonderful aspect of protein is that it signals to the brain a

feeling of fullness. This in turn, controls your appetite,

making weight loss easier!

How much protein do you need for healthy weight loss? To know

this you need to find out your personal lean body mass. Your lean

body mass is the weight of everything except the weight of your

fat, muscles, bones, organs and fluids. A weight loss professional

may be able to measure lean body mass. However without the

equipment for a precise reading the general rule for healthy weight

loss is 1 gram of protein for every pound of lean body mass. If you

weigh 100 pounds, then your maximum level of protein would be 100

grams.

Usually when we think of protein, we think of red meat, chicken,

turkey, fish and cheese. However, if you tried to eat all the

protein your body required by eating meats (and many cheeses),

you would be consuming too many calories. Protein in these forms

often comes with additional fat and that means unwanted calories.

This would work counter to your weight loss goals so we should go

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BIO:

Suzanne is a weight loss and nutrition mentor. She is dedicated to helping others lose weight and take control of their own health through good nutrition. For a FREE weight loss profile and survey go to http://fitandtrim.net/?refid=AboutAuthors-24562 or for more information go to http://www.fitandtrim.net/shoponline

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