Saturday, January 3, 2009

How to Lose Weight Using PC Dieting Software

By Bill Jonsonap

Billions are spent in the US on dieting with obesity researchers receiving funding by the diet industry. Even though many Americans are overweight, the shocking truth is that only 26% of women and 16% of men are dieting, according to NPD.

When it comes to dieting what is the best approach? An approach that is being used more and more is to use PC dieting software. And of all the dieting software available in the marketplace today, one of the most effective programs is called Diet Power. Diet Power can be installed on any PC and the program helps you lose weight using any of the popular well known diet programs- or not using any diet programs.

Diet Power keeps track of your nutrients to help you balance those nutrients to fight such diseases as heart disease, cancer, stroke, diabetes, osteoporosis, and other ailments.

Diet Power looks at your personal metabolism and then recommends your calorie budget. As your metabolism changes so does the recommended advice from Diet Power.

What does "metabolism" mean? Metabolism refers to the number of calories needed by your body to maintain your current weight. For example, for an average weight individual this could be approximately 2000 calories each day. However, your metabolism can vary as much as thirty percent from average metabolism. For example, if you are in the lower end of the metabolism range, eating the 2000 calories could make you gain alot- sixty three pounds a year.

To make matters worse, everyones metabolism fluctuates. It rises or falls as you gain or lose weight, alter your diet, take certain drugs, change your exercise routine, or catch a cold or the flu. If youre a woman, your metabolism may also ebb and flow with your menstrual cycle.

Despite all the metabolism changes, most dieting software assumes you have an average metabolism, except Diet Power software. - 17944

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