Old Fashion Comfort - The Foods we Love but doesn't Love Us

Do you know how much body fat you are really carrying around? Are you tired of wearing stretch one size fit all pants? Do you have to size up a chair before sitting down? These can be pretty embarrassing situations in your life. The key is you have to be HONEST with yourself. Get real about how fat, overweight, obese (however you want to call it) is.

Many people know they need to lose weight and take better care of themselves, but do they really know how my body fat they are really carrying around and what contributes to all that fat. Here is a list of foods that contribute to your increasing body fat. This list is without exercise.. If one of the food items on your plate has 500 calories on its on, you're way over what you should be eating in one meal.

Soda
Kool-aid
Cake
Cookies
Hamburgers
Fries
Tacos  (loaded with cheese and sour cream)
Submarines (all subs are not created equal)
Fried Fish
Fried Chicken
Donuts
Potato Chips
Processed food (prepackaged foods)

I believe you get the picture. If you are consuming these types of foods you are adding FAT to your body. If you would like to know what % of your body is fat, you can go to EXCEL select NEW sheet, at the type of the sheet type in the word BODY FAT and select SEARCH- you will select the Fitness Chart for Women or the one for Men. This spreadsheet is already formulated to calculate your body fat. All you have to do is enter the measurements required. This cost you nothing and you can keep track of it weekly.

Here is a list of good body fat%.

                     Women             Men
Athletic         14-20%            6-13%
Fitness          21-24%            14-17%
Average        25-31%            18-24%
Obese           32% +               25%+

Be good to yourself, and know what you're carrying around.

Lisa D.