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Losing weight is an unnatural process!
Despite all the evolutions, our brain is still programmed to create
fat reserves for difficult times. In a society where fast food is
available at all times and where you can even shop at night these
fat reserves are outdated.
In Belgium it appears that almost 1/2 of
the adult male employees and almost 1/3 of female employees are
overweight. About 10 % of employees
are obese.
Dieting requires a change in our diet habits and sufficient
exercise.
Diet Centers Group wants to help you with that! We support the idea
that a healthy lifestyle can be strived for by everyone.
We offer
different possibilities for losing weight correctly:
1. Healthy diet
2. Protein diet
3. Combined diet
4. Stabilisation
1.
Healthy diet
Losing weight healthily is often a case no less than eating
differently (not to be confused with eating less as many people
think!)
The model for a healthy diet is the food guide pyramid.
The dietician will draw up a diet schedule specially adapted
to you.
An average weight loss of half a kilo to one kilo a week is a
good guideline. If you lose more than a kilo then not only the
amount of fat is reduced but also the muscles will reduce more
than necessary. That is why a moderately low-calorie diet schedule
is compiled. It is important that we do not really speak of a “diet”.
Healthy diet habits are learned and the idea is that we always
maintain them.
The food guide pyramid is a guide for a healthy
diet and it is based on three important principles: balance,
variation and
moderation.
The food guide pyramid gives guidelines for
what should be eaten to take in sufficient nutrients. The recommendations
are compiled for the general public that does moderate physical
exercise. Every food in itself yields a number of nutrients.
A single food never yields all the nutrients required. The food
guide pyramid has 7 food groups that each makes their contribution
to a healthy, varied and balanced diet. The tip of the food guide
pyramid is actually a bonus.
Water or liquid is an indispensable part of our bodies. As a
result, water is an essential part of a healthy diet. In normal
circumstances you should drink at least 1.5 litres of water a
day. In hot weather and/or if you do sports or heavy physical
work (and lose more moisture as a result through transpiration),
it is recommended that you drink more, preferably water. Liquid
is largely taken from drinks. Drinks that belong to the water
group are water, coffee, tea and stock.
3.
Combined diet
If you want to lose up to 5 kg of fat mass,
you can also follow a diet in which you combine a healthy diet
with 3 protein bags. In a few weeks we strive to reduce the fat
mass whilst retaining the muscle mass. During this time you will
receive guidance from the dietician, who will help you to stabilise
your new weight.
4.
Stabilisation
When you have succeeded in losing weight,
it is of course important to maintain the discipline to stay
at that weight. It is not always necessary ‘to diet’.
Maintaining your weight level does mean: making sure that your
food does not contain too many calories, taking exercise regularly
and making adjustments on time if necessary.
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