There are many ways to lose weight, some are easy some are not. Some are costly and some are FREE.
One good way of reducing weight which I personally find it effective but tedious is to increase Metabolism rate of our body.
What is metabolism rate? How does metabolism works?
Metabolism actually 'control' whether to burn fats in our body for energy or to store fat in our body to use later.
The main source of energy our body get is from Glucose (know commonly as blood sugar). When our blood sugar runs low, it will burn the fats in our body to create energy. But when our blood sugar is high, metabolism will then store fats in our body to be use later.
So the next question is how to get metabolism to work for the better for our body?
EAT! Many people believe that by stop eating, you will lose weight. And they are right for a short time only. When you stop eating your metabolism will slow down because it sense that you do not have enough food. But when you start to eat, your blood sugar will jump sky high. Your metabolism will then store the extra blood sugar as fats.
The most important meal of the day is actually BREAKFAST! By taking breakfast will actually improve metabolism rate (surprise to many people). This should be done as soon as you have woke up or before you leave house for work every morning. This is just like starting your body engine in the morning. Your body sense that there is food, and metabolism rate actually increase at the start of the day.
Eat, but moderate eating. Eat smaller portion of meals but more meals than usual. This will keep your metabolism rate high as it sense that your body actually have constant supply of food. And of cause selection of food is very important. Eat right and eat light!
Eat more vegetable. Raw vegetables are good. Avoid the dressing, and if you find it difficult to eat totally without any dressing, start slowly. By reducing the dressing by 30%-40% or half for a week. And try to reduce as weeks passes by, this will be a much easier way of changing your diet slowly. Drastic change such as immediately avoid all dressing will usually back fired. People tends to give up more easily if it is too difficult.
I am not a doctor, I am writing base on my on experience. Some of the information here I got are from my talks with my dietician, because I use to be overweight.
Start right, be patient and have determination.
For any weight loss program to be successful, you need to have the right diet. You may fail if you fail to plan properly for your diet. Spend as much time as you can when planning for your diet. You may want to adopt the following approach.
First, always have very clear goals. Be specific - how many pounds are you going to lose? How long do you think you need? Be ambitious, but keep your plan realistic.
With clear goals, it's easier to work on how to reach those goals. It's all about the numbers at this time. Tip the balance and burn more fat than you store fat, and you will lose weight. Of course, for your program to be sustainable, you have to continue keeping your metabolic rate up. Don't ever forget that.
Write down everything that you like to eat. Make a quick search for the amount of calories that each food contain. You can then easily calculate how many calories your diet will contain on a day to day basis. Taking smaller meals will help condition your body to burn fat. For example, taking 5 smaller meals is better than taking 3 big meals each day.
Include lots of green vegetables and white meat in your diet.
Your weight loss diet is perhaps your greatest challenge in your weight loss program. Many people are confused over what they should eat while they are losing weight. Will a low carbohydrate diet work? Bothered by similar questions, most are at a loss as to what to do.
There are different pieces of the puzzle that you must put together to get a weight loss diet that will work for you. It's not just about calories. There are other stuff to think about. Diet plans tend to look different for different people. Want to know why?
We all live different lifestyles, and we need different levels of energy to cope with the activities. For instance, some people are not physically active. Some exercise moderately. And then there are those who are very active. Obviously, the diets for these different groups of people will be different.
Your goal, will always be to eat healthily while at the same time, lose weight. Most people just need about 2000 calories a day. Try not to consume less than that amount of calories each day. Otherwise, your body will start feeling deprived and will soon break down. That's not a healthy diet plan.
If you are trying to lose weight, the right thing to do is to tweak your diet plan according to your own needs. Try adopting a more gradual approach and drop your calorie consumption gradually. A better diet plan would be to try eating the same amount of calories, but you increase your activity level. You will still lose weight at the end of the day because you are burning off more than you consume.
Noticed anything interesting here?
However hard you try, your body still needs to consume a certain amount of calories for it to function normally. That means you should always aim at improving your overall metabolic rate instead of eating less calorie rich foods.
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