Saqib Ali
Weight loss is one of the fastest
growing industry in the marketplace today.
Seems like every time you turn around there is another product promising
to help you lose that weight and to do so fast.
Basically there is no fast track when it comes to keeping the weight
off. You may be promised that if you
take this or that supplement, if you drink gallons of water, eat a pile of
grapefruit, it makes the pounds just melt off.
However, when it comes to weight loss staying off for good, it’s a
matter of counting those calories. You have to burn more calories than what you
consume. That’s the bottom line. Reducing extra calories from the foods you
eat and the drinks you drink is the only one way to make that happen. You can also burn calories off through physical
activity.
The energy in the food we eat is
calories. Our body needs this energy to
function. From typing a blog to running
in a cross country race, the energy we get from the food we eat is what enables
us to do every action our bodies make.
We need calories.
Nutrients from fats, proteins,
and carbohydrates contain the main calories needed as fuel. These amounts of calories gained from each
one vary from type to type. Regardless
of where you get them, it does not matter, a calorie is a calorie. They are converted as fuel when we
participate in physical activity. If we
do not, they are stored as fat. This fat
is what remains on our bodies unless we use it up. When you reduce your calorie intake, your
body will use this reserve (fat) as fuel.
When you increase your physical activity while reducing calories, it
also uses up this stored fat or calories so you burn it off your weight.
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Now that that is understood you
can go forward with a weight loss plan. The first thing you have to do is to
set a goal. Setting a goal (or plan) and
writing it down as a visual aid will be the best way to stick to it. This helps
you achieve your goal much easier and quicker than doing it all in your
head. Marking off days gives you a sense
of achievement that will keep you motivated.
Planning an achievable goal that is challenging but not over reaching
will help also.
You do not have to be all by
yourself in this endeavor. Family,
friends, and your doctor can be an invaluable support system in place for
you. Ask for their help and support so
that difficult times can be anticipated and dealt with among a loving
encouraging support group surrounding you.
The bottom line is that you
yourself must make a weight loss commitment in order to succeed. The more you are committed the more you will
stick to the plan you have put in place.
Take every day one at a time. If
on one day, you slip up, do not give up, get back on track the very next day.
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