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Weight Loss: Striking the Balance
The real secret to successful weight loss is to strike a balance that actually
works for your body. Now, the key words here are: Your body. As mentioned in
earlier parts of this series, what works for your body may not be the same
thing that works for other people. So, there may be a period of
experimentation involved before you learn enough to have the kind of results
you're looking for, but you've probably already learned quite a bit about your
body with various diets you've tried in the past.
Here are some general tips to keep in mind:
1. Stop watching the scale. It's really not about how much you weigh. Its
about how you look and feel. One person can be flabby or chubby at 140 pounds,
while another is trim, toned and firm. Focus on burning off the extra body
fat and toning up your muscles. Look in the mirror to see if you're getting
closer to your fat loss goals, and pay attention to how your clothes feel on
you. As you start trimming and toning, you will notice.
You need to realize that you don't actually want to lose weight, you want to
lose body fat. Pretty much any diet will allow you to lose "weight" according
to the scale within the first several weeks, but that's usually water weight
loss instead of actual fat loss. While water weight loss feels good, and
seeing the numbers go down on the scale feels good, too, it's a fallacy that
won't last. You must lose actual fat to be successful in the long run.
The scale is really hard for most of us to resist, so if you can't ignore it
completely then restrict yourself to weighing in just once a week.
2. Eat healthier. Don't try temporary diets constantly. Instead, try to strive
for a balance that you can live with for the rest of your life. Losing weight
or maintaining weight is not a temporary thing. We all must monitor our
activity levels and eating habits all our lives if we want to maintain healthy
weight and fat levels in our bodies.
Be careful with the amount of simple cakes and sweets you eat. Fill yourself
with high quality protein, fiber, fruits and vegetables instead. In fact, one
of the best "diets" you can adopt would be filled with high quality proteins,
such as fish, chicken and nuts, plus fresh fruits and vegetables. The fruits
and vegetables give you carbohydrates, fiber and tons of nutrition, while the
meat gives you solid protein and other nutrition you need as well.
If you want to eat other types of carbohydrates, then by all means
do so. But, be aware of what kinds you're eating, how much you're eating, and
how those types and amounts affect your specific weight loss and fat loss
goals.
3. If you don't want to worry too much about what you eat, then get more
physical. If you don't want to be physical, then pay more attention to what
you eat, It really is that simple.
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