From Prevention website
Television's favorite cooking hostess, Rachael Ray, helped promote the much-heralded 400 Calorie Fix diet with a success story of a woman who lost 6 pounds in two days.
Rachael Ray Show: Excerpt from The 400 Calorie Fix
Written by Prevention Editor-in-Chief Liz Vaccariello with Mindy Hermann, RD, the 400 Calorie Fix is a book and diet created to educate people about calories.
As we head into the holiday season, and what can be the beginning of base training for many athletes, conscious eating will allow you to avoid weight-gain and even lose weight.
The 400 Calorie Fix proposes 4 x 400 calorie meals per day. It also provides information to help readers understand calories, fats and sugars. Eye-balling calories in food is also discussed and was highlighted on the Rachael Ray Show; a skill that would benefit anyone interested in maintaining or losing weight and those who frequently eat out.
According to Diets in Review.com, the cons of the diet are:
- Requires that you monitor and count calories for every meal and snack
- Calorie of some foods may be difficult to estimate
- Promotes fast-food consumption
The website also notes: Exercise is a hallmark feature of any Prevention Magazine diet. Since the 400 Calorie Fix book has yet to be released, specific exercise guidelines cannot, at this time, be provided.
The Upshot
Metabolism is responsible for how many calories are burned for any activity and is different for each individual. The only way to lose weight is through diet (eating good food and practicing portion control) and cardio; exercise that gets the heart rate up. Plyometrics, one form of cardio exercise, burn loads of calories and provides a great cardio workout.
Read more about plyometric workouts here
Some people find it easier to lose weight with guidelines. Understanding the nutritional value of the food you eat is an important factor in maintaining or losing weight and being fit. This type of diet plan is useful for anyone who requires structure in their weight loss plan.
For more info: Nutrition
Comments
You don't need a special workout, you just need to balance the amount of calories you consume each day with the amount that you burn (hopefully through exercise). There are exercises and workouts posted on Holosfitness.com that can give you an idea of how much physical activity you need to burn a certain amount of calories. Its useful knowledge to understand how much activity is needed to burn 1,000 calories.
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