There are many misunderstandings out there about weight loss. Many myths and outrageous diet plans exist and it seems that every day we are handed another “best” diet plan to follow. In order to achieve long term manageable success it’s important to educate yourself before starting a weight loss plan. Weight loss is not a difficult process when you go about it sensibly and patiently.
This article explains a few tips that can assist you in your journey to heath and weight loss.
- Blaming medical conditions: by all means check with your doctor but for most people medical conditions do not underlie weight gain.
- Blaming a heavy frame or “big bones”: there is a very insignificant difference in the weight of various frames and certainly no difference than can be measured in pounds.
- Any weight loss diet plan will do: personal preferences and a good fit with lifestyle are important factors to consider. If you don’t like it you won’t follow it for long which can lead to yo-yo weight loss.
- If I am losing weight my weight loss plan is a good one: a diet must be well balances nutritionally and typically a balanced diet does not create rapid weight loss. Generally one to two pounds a week is reasonable for sustainable weight loss.
- It is not important how calories are cut: cutting calories should be done by limiting foods that have little or no nutritional value. Candy and sodas are not good caloric substitutes for vegetables and protein. When you cut calories make sure you aren’t losing the good stuff your body needs.
- Calories are meaningless on some diets: the simple fact is that calories do matter even on high protein diets that claim you can eat all the bacon you want. Basic science is that if you are eating more calories than you burn then weight gain is sure to occur. When you eat fewer calories than you need, you lose weight simple as that.
- Eating drastically reduced calories is quick and easy: maybe it is quick and easy but it won’t last and you’ll feel miserable on a very low calorie diet plan of less than 1,200 calories a day. These diets are the most risky out there for health complications and seriously high failure rates.
- To lose weight I have to be deprived and unhappy: this is certainly not true. The most acceptable diet plan is one based on the normal daily diet, allowing for our personal preferences, paying attention to quality and reducing the portion sizes of food and increasing the amount of exercise we do in any given day. Moderation and satisfaction are critical in determining long term successful weight loss. A weight loss diet does not have to and should not mean deprivation it does however mean making some sustainable changes over time.
The above weight loss tips can help you educate yourself about the process of weight loss. Take your time and go slow, the efforts are worth it and if you are patient you can keep your weight loss achievements for a lifetime!
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