TCD #1

TCD is short for Ted's Chocolate Diet. There are so many products on how to lose weight, loose body fat, and get slim. But do you really want to give up your favorite food? Because I would not!!! If you are so superly obese that your life is in danger, you will have to do something and may have to give up something you love. But you do not have to if you just want to lose 10lb or get in a better shape. Here's how my diet works.

1) Eat what you want.
Yes, eat what you want to eat. If you like chocolate like me, why don't you? If you love cookies, you can have them. The key is to keep it balanced. If your calorie intake is 2,000kcal/day, you just need to burn that much calories a day in order to maintain your current body weight. If you want to lose weight, then, you just need to burn more calories than what you eat.
Don't get me wrong, though. You do need to take required nutrients. After that, what you eat is all up to you.

2) Eat when you want.
Right, we are all supposed to eat 3 meals a day. 'Snacks are not good for you' is what your Mom and Dad say, right? But the reality is that many people skip breakfast and snack between meals. I think it is important to have regular meals, one in the morning, one around noon, and one in the evening. But who said that it is wrong to snack? Again, the key is to keep it balanced. You can have 2 meals and 3 snacks, or 3 meals and 4 snacks. What matters is how much calories you take and how much of that you spend. What I would recommend is that you probably should not eat late at night or right before you go to bed.

I eat ice cream in the morning. I am kind of a person who likes to eat deserts before eating meals. And I eat chocolate everyday because I love it. I still wear a pair of jeans that I bought when I was in high school. My body weight has been about the same after I stopped growing. I am healthy. Life is too short not to eat what you like. Just remember....Keep it balanced.
Oh, and one more thing. A balanced diet is chocolate in both hands. Just eat what you want and have some fun!!