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The Biggest Loser Diet combines a routine of diet and exercise to produce an overall lifestyle change for guaranteed results.
The Biggest Loser Diet is the newest plan in diet and fitness techniques. It has been made popular by the television show on NBC, and by the results that have come as a result of the show. The Meal PlanThe Biggest Loser Meal Plan begins with a simple concept: 4-3-2-1. What does this mean? It means that a person’s daily diet should be comprised of four basic things: at least 4 servings of fruits and vegetables, 3 servings of protein, 2 servings of whole grains, and no more than 1 serving of additional items (like candy, soda, or alcohol). The Biggest Loser Meal Plan focuses on the positives- like what you can eat-instead of on the negatives. There is nothing one “can’t” have, but there are certain things that are definitely not recommended. The focus for the meal plan is to create delicious healthy meals based on everyone’s favorite dishes in reasonable quantities. To find out how much one should eat, the recommendation is to take one's weight and multiply it by seven. This should give a total number of calories. The daily caloric intake is then updated on a weekly basis based on one's weight that week. There are limitations to this formula. If a person is less than 150 pounds, then he should use 150 pounds as his weight to determine his calories for the week. Alternatively, if a person is more than 300 pounds, then he should use 300 pounds as his weight to determine the caloric intake for that week. The next step is to create a meal plan based on the caloric requirements and the 4-3-2-1 pyramid. For beginners, this can be made easier by using cookbooks such as The Biggest Loser Cookbook and other similar cookbooks that measure exact calories per meal. The recommendation is to keep all meals within 2-3 hours of each other so that blood sugar does not drop and to keep the metabolism going, with the effect of burning more calories during waking hours. The Exercise PlanLosing weight is all about burning more calories than one is taking in. So, exercise is a vital step in any good diet plan. For the Biggest Loser Diet, the recommended amount of exercise is any type of cardiovascular exercise for at least 1 hour per day, 7 days per week. In addition, one hour of circuit training (e.g. Yoga, Pilates, weight training) three times a week is needed. The ResultThis diet has been shown to work with phenomenal results, if done properly. This is not a fad diet and is certainly not a way to lose a lot of weight quickly. However, it does work. It offers a lifestyle change that can be maintained easily for the rest of a person’s life. Want to Know More?There are many resources that can aid in the process of beginning this diet. There are books, cookbooks, the television show, and last but not least the Biggest Loser Club. Sources
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