The concept of calories is important in weight loss. Calories are a measure of energy, and can be used to measure both how much energy we put into our body in the form of food, and how much energy our body uses up to function.
To maintain our body weight we need the number of calories going into our body as food to be the same number of calories our body is burning. Most of the cells in our body burn energy to function.
If we eat more food calories than our body burns, the excess calories are stored as body fat. To reduce body weight, we need to reduce the number of calories we eat to less than the number of calories we burn. Our body then turns to its stored body fat as a source of energy, and we lose weight as a result.
For most people wanting to lose weight, 1200 calories per day is a good target for food intake. It is a level at which people will experience quite rapid, but safe weight loss. TrimFast 1200 meal replacement products are designed to ensure that you stay healthy while you lose weight.
TrimFast 1200 Weight Loss Program
The TrimFast 1200 weight loss program is based on consuming 1200 calories a day for quick, safe weight loss. You will replace 2 meals a day (breakfast and lunch) with a TrimFast shake. Dinner is made by you at home, using fresh food that you can buy at the supermarket. You can choose from a range of specially prepared recipes for evening meal ideas to keep your program varied.
The daily eating plan sets out what you should eat to ensure that you are consuming about 1200 calories per day.
There is a range of allowable foods to choose from for your morning tea, afternoon tea, dinner and anytime snack. For more information on food, click here
Setting a healthy body weight
Today’s lifestyle means that most of us eat more food than we should and do less exercise than we should. The TrimFast 1200 program can help you reach your healthy body weight and maintain it on an ongoing basis.
Use the BMI calculator on this site to set your own healthy weight target.
Exercising while on the program
A bit of daily exercise is essential for your health and well-being and if you do make an effort whilst on the program you will see faster results. Join the TrimFast 1200 program online and find out how many calories you burn for a range of exercise options.
The more active you are, the more lean muscle you develop, and the more lean muscle you develop, the higher your resting metabolism will be. A higher resting metabolism helps you burn more kilojoules, even when you’re sleeping.
Weight Maintenance
TrimFast has a specific weight maintenance program set out in a separate manual, which calculates the amount of energy your body needs based on your characteristics and your exercise level. The amount of energy your body needs is different for everybody and is determined by several factors:
- Gender (men need more energy than women)
- Height (tall people need more energy than shorter people)
- Weight (heavier people need more energy than lighter people)
- Age (young people need more energy than older people)
- Activity levels (the more physical activity you undertake the more energy your body requires)
The TrimFast weight maintenance program then helps you define an eating program to meet your energy needs. To download a copy of the TrimFast weight maintenance program, log into the member’s area or join TrimFast online.
