So You Want to Lose Weight…Tips to Help You Fight The Bulge Properly and Keep Off The Weight

So You Want to Lose Weight…

Diet books, diet programs, diet buddies, gyms, weight loss supplements…so why is America so obese and getting more so? Well, it’s just plain hard work to lose weight. 

Most of us really do want to lose weight and in a day or so. We’re all busy looking for that “quick fix,” instead of planning to lose weight slowly and steadily, using good nutrition and an increase in exercise to lose that flab. 

Below are some tips to help you fight the bulge properly and keep the weight you lose off permanently. 

First, you need to forget about that “quick fix.” So, no die pill, supplement and/or fad diets unless you’re under a specific medication/regimen prescribed by your physician. Fad diets usually do work in the short term but you need to actually change your eating habits and lifestyle (exercising) habits to keep that weight off. 

In order to lose weight, you need to consume less calories than your body burns. That doesn‘t mean you have to figure out how to do this every single day but you should try to eat fewer calories per week than you burn up in activities and exercise.
So, if you end up splurging at a social function one day, you can eat a bit less the next couple of days and up your exercise time to burn up the extra calories. Try to eat foods from all the food groups, especially veggies, fruits and whole grains. Eliminate as much processed foods, sugar and fatty snacks as you can. 

Try to lose only about two pounds per week. If you try to lose more than that, your body might try to go into “starvation mode” and this will reduce your metabolism (burning fat.) And, if you lose much more than two pounds per week, you’ll start losing muscle instead of fat.