The Stay Balanced Diet is a holistic approach to maintaining a healthy weight by consuming the right amount of calories for your gender, age, and lifestyle, and burning those calories off with daily activity and exercise.
Elaine B. Trujillo, MS, RD, co-author of Eating for Lower Cholesterol and creator of the Stay Balanced Diet for Mothers in Eating for Pregnancy, Second Edition, offers these THREE STEPS to get started.
Determine your Body Mass Index and your Ideal Body Weight at: http://www.nhibisupport.com/bmi/
Determine your daily calorie needs according to your gender, age, and activity level on the Daily Calorie Guidelines chart below. If you are trying to lose weight, you should generally reduce your calorie intake by about 500 calories.
Create a meal plan that works for you…and your family. Match your daily calorie intake with the column on the far left marked Calories.
Three 1,500-Calorie Sample Menus
Keeping a Journal
