Diet Tip: Calories - Burn more and eat less!
Published by DDR Diet January 14th, 2006 in Diet Tip !Okay, so sure enough, it’s been pointed out that the title “DDR Diet” is kind of a misnomer. The Dance Dance Revolution part is really exercise, and you can choose to diet as well in order to lose weight. There are lots of ways to lose weight, but a combination of both regular exercise and dieting is the best way to go.
Here’s a bit of weight loss 101:
Calories are a unit of energy. It takes one calorie to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water 1 degree Celcius. Usually the nutrition labels on food will list the number of calories in kilocalories, which just means that 1 food Calorie = 1000 “real” calories.
The human body takes a number of calories each day to keep it functioning. In a day, you will burn anywhere from 2000 to 4000 Calories in one day. In order to lose weight, you need to end up using more Calories than you add to your body. When that happens, your body will go to its fat reserves for the extra needed calories.
You can lose weight by either consuming less Calories, burning more Calories, or both. Most home versions of Dance Dance Revolution have a workout mode that lets you keep track of how many Calories you’re burning. Combined with the nutritional information found on most food, you can find out if you’re burning more calories than you’re gaining. If so, then you’re on the right track to start losing weight with DDR!
When you both diet and exercise, you can lose weight faster! If you’ve been trying to use DDR to lose weight, but you haven’t tried actually dieting yet, try eating less calories. Your body will use more of its fat for calories, and you’ll start losing weight faster.
(Note: I’m no dietician, so before you decide to go through with any diet plan, be sure to consult with a real doctor or nutritionist to make sure the plan is right for you.)
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Hi I just got done playing In The Groove 2. I played for an hour in hopes to burn at least 200 calories. I search the web for DDR since it was the most popular to see what one hour on beginner to easy would be equivalent to. I’m guessing it’s somewhere in between 200 to 400 calories. Luckily I actually tried to eat less to day and racked up a whopping 1649 calories. When I should be eating 1600 or less, and burning enough to bring me down to 1,400. Well, I got near it if you subtract the 200 or 400. So, I’m happy. I was happy to find your blog in my search as well.
This is a great plan. I’m 16 years old and used to be 273 pounds last month but currently am 257. All my life i’ve been really overweight, but now Im really trying. Since I got DDR, I started eating a lot less. I know its bad and you should eat at least 1200 calories, but I eat about 500 a day now and my weight is like melting off. Its also good to eat less calories, but actually watch what you eat too. I’ve been eating a lot more salads and eating the correct portion size rather then stuffing my face with little debbies after school. I also drink water rather then soda - which is kind of hard to do if your a hardcore soda drinker like I was, but occasionally i have myself a small glass about 1 cup of soda one day a week to help the craving. Also, instead of completely letting go of sweets, i got my mom to buy some healthier things. Swiss has a 25 calorie Diet Hot Cocoa and it tastes awesome, just like the regular. I did have a bowl of chocolate ice cream, but for only started dieting about 2 weeks ago, its a really good start.
Also, I play DDR for at least an hour and a half regularily. I don’t go to the mall because when I do it on Standard/Difficult .. I feel like my fat is just jiggling all over the dance pad so I keep it in my basement ^_^ But yes. DDR Limiting food intake is a pretty good idea for me so far !! its actually working and By the time I graduate I might actually feel good about myself =D DDR is the best !!!!!
I’ve been dieting and useing DDR to lose wieht, but today I tried to play the game and my calfs hurt really bad. Is there a way i can take the pain away from my calfs and move it to my thighs?