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It seems odd yet somehow believable when calorie calculators tell short girls who are active to eat around calories per day.
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- Years old:
- I am 20
- My gender:
- Woman
- Languages:
- French
- What is my body type:
- My figure type is quite overweight
- Favourite drink:
- Champagne
- What is my favourite music:
- Techno
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Petite women are those who are 5ft 3 inches or shorter. Their body frame is smaller, therefore foods which trigger weight gain or weight loss are more likely to show visible .
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The New Year brings new resolutions to slim down and shape up, but if you are one of the 50 percent of women in the U. Fitness expert Jim Karas wrote his new book, The Petite Advantage Diet, to help shorter women left wondering, in frustration, why regular diets don't work for them, as they watch their taller friends drop the pounds.
Karas appeared on " Good Morning America " today to share his top diet and exercise tips for petite women. People forget that carbohydrates are not just bre and pasta, but items like fruits and vegetables too, Karas says. Healthy carbs, especially those with a high water content, are needed to help people stay full and lean in the midsection.
Karas estimates petite women who overeat by as few as 28 calories a day will gain 30 pounds over the course of one decade. A year-old woman who weighs pounds and is 5'9," for example, can eat 2, calories per day to maintain her weight.
A petite, 5'3? If the petite woman were to take in those extra 40 calories per day, she'd gain 4.
Karas says petite women should watch out for three foods in particular when counting their calories: olive oil, avocado and juice. Just one tablespoon of olive oil, for instance, contains calories and is percent fat, so Karas recommends using it sparingly, no more than one serving per day.
Juice, meanwhile, has 25 percent more calories than soda and twice as many calories as liquid sports drinks, so petite women should watch their intake. Commercial juice products are also pasteurized, which kills valuable nutrients and vitamins.
Eaters in the U. Petite woman in particular, Kass says, should do just the opposite. To start off, he recommends flipping breakfast and lunch servings in order to better balance the day calorie-wise.
Karas says cardio can actually cause petite women to gain weight because it increases their appetites. Instead, petite women should focus on strength training, which fulfills their cardio needs while also increasing their caloric burn, enhancing their posture and strengthening and flattening their core muscles.
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