The Facts about Losing Weight

The Facts about Losing Weight 

We all want to lose a few pounds and look great, especially through those summer months but the average person does not succeed in keeping those pounds off, if they lose the weight at all. The reason for this is that many people follow the latest "celebrity" diets which are good for quick weight loss but are not good for your health or for keeping the weight off.

It is scientifically proven that if you follow a diet where you lose to much weight to quickly then you are starving your body of certain nutrients it needs, when you start moving towards eating a normal diet your body will automatically store these nutrients within the body in case this should happen again.

If you want to lose weight there are some golden rules you need to follow

Eat 5 meals a day
Distribute what we eat in 5 small meals helps to keep the metabolism active, and the levels of blood sugar.
It is also good to avoid food cravings, helps better digestion and as a result helps to lose weight

Eat less
As normally we eat too much, to reduce the amount of our intake is the easiest way of starting with our weight loss

Eat healthy
Increasing healthy foods like fruits and vegetables in our diet is another action that will help you lose weight in a healthy way, as they provide us of nutrients such as vitamins and minerals that are difficult to obtain in other ways.

Eat from all the food groups (Protein, Carbohydrates, Fat)
To lose weight you need to eat a balanced diet, it´s means that we must to consume foods from all groups as we saw in the food pyramid.
The use of variety food guarantees us the energy that we need to live a healthy life and lose weight

Exercise
Exercise is like the spark that starts all the metabolic system to burn fat off and turn it into energy, while we get to stay in our ideal weight

Ultimately

What we want to achieve is to still eat 5 meals a day, just in smaller quantites and with healthier food. Within the 3 meals we still need all the different food groups for our body to function correctly so we still need our protein, carbohydrates and our fats. Another important factor for losing weight is exercise, I don't mean running a marathon, but if you can spare 20 or 30 minutes a day for a walk or a light jog you will certainly feel the benefits.

If you want to lose the weight quickly then it will only last short term, if you set your goals and take your time losing the weight correctly then you will see the benefits for a long time to come. Losig weight is not just about physical looks, it's about mental well being and your future health.