Monday, January 7, 2008

How to lose weight (the basics!)

How to lose weight (the basics!)
There are plenty of reasons for losing weight. The main
reason for wanting to lose weight is to look good and to
feel better about your self image but there are obvious
health benefits in losing weight. You are less likely to
be at risk from diabetes and heart disease for starters.
Indeed, people already suffering from those conditions are
usually advised that they should lose weight in order to
improve their health.

However, it is a known fact that the first days and weeks
of any weight loss program is tough. This article will
look at a few important things you must do to start losing
weight. If you have ever tried to lose weight before or if
weight loss and weight control has been a big part of your
life then you probably already know most, if not all, I
have to say. If this is the case then I will forgive you
if you skip to the last few sentences to see if I have come
up with any magic weight loss answers!

The very first thing that you need to do is to stop seeking
out the latest fad diet. Diets do not work. And whatever
you do, forget about any diet backed by a celebrity. If
you were a celebrity and could afford your own personal
trainer and personal chef to help you lose weight you
would, wouldn't you!

Far too many people believe that diets are the quickest way
to lose weight. Unfortunately, nothing could be further
from the truth. At best, fad diets may help you lose
weight, but only for a short time. At worst, they can
cause a great amount of damage to your body by denying it
of essential vitamins and minerals. Studies have also
shown that most people who started fad diets almost always
gained back all the weight they had lost as soon as they
stopped it and, to make matters worse, put back on even
more weight than they had lost.

The second thing you should do is to get off that couch and
start moving. No matter how busy you are, you can always
find time for exercise. Before you do anything though, go
and see your doctor to make sure you are fit enough to
start doing some exercise. They may also refer you to a
dietician who will help you with your diet. If all is well
with your your doc you are ready to go. Exercise is great
when it comes to burning fat and weight loss.

Exercise doesn't always mean hitting the gym and spending
hours on the treadmills, stairmasters and bikes. Get some
comfortable shoes or trainers on and get out walking.
There's a whole world out there to take advantage of and it
doesn't cost a thing. Walk briskly though and briskly
enough to get a little out of breath. Increase your
general level of physical activity everyday. The more
active you become, the faster you will be able to lose
weight.

So, you've given up your fad diets and started exercising
but what else do you need to do to start losing weight?
Well, the key to losing weight is burning up more fat
through activity and exercise than you take in through food
and drink. So, if you are exercising more and you start
taking in less fat you will start losing weight. It's that
simple.

There are so many websites and articles on the net about
healthy eating if you read every word you would go blind.
They usually suggest eating more fruit and vegetables as
they are both nutritious as well as being low in calories
and fat. They usually suggest eating a balanced diet
consisting of carbohydrates, proteins and fats.

One thing you should do however, and something which is
suggested by most if not all of the main players in the
diet industry, is to write down what you eat. Most of us
don't really believe that the few biscuits and chips we had
between lunch and dinner actually count as food. So write
EVERYTHING down. No cheating. You will be surprised at
how much actually passes you lips every day.

As a final note I should point out at this point that there
are natural products on the market which allow fat to pass
through the body unabsorbed. These products, known as fat
binders, are an all natural remedy to weight loss and work
in the same way as their drug based counterparts which were
developed a few years ago. The most popular natural weight
loss pill on the market today is Proactol which stops
almost 30% of all dietary fat from being absorbed into the
body.

Losing weight is really not that hard. It is about as hard
as putting on weight. If you take in less fat and burn off
more fat through activity then you will lose weight. It is
that simple. Whether you choose to use natural weight loss
products such as Proactol to help you is up to you.


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