Healthy Weight Loss Tips That Work

There are more weight loss tips and diets out there than anyone could possibly ever use. Some work, most do not. The reason why many diets do not work is because they are not realistic in terms of what you need to eat in real life nor in what you are going to want to eat forever. These diets sound easy, which makes it all the more frustrating when people eventually quit their diets. You must understand that weight loss is very hard.

If weight loss were easy, none of us would ever put on weight in the first place. The problem with other weight loss tips, too, is that they are focused on the very heavy end of the spectrum. People who are severely over-weight do not benefit because the tips make it sound like a walk in the park. They get frustrated and return to old habits. It is also difficult for people who are looking to lose just a little bit of weight. Many tips are too severe for them.

Your first step should be talking to a doctor if you are looking to lose anything more than ten pounds. If you are already a slender individual, ten pounds might even be cause for a doctor's consultation. Then you should discuss your diet. Your nutrition is always the best place to start.

Experts say that people should eat between 1,500 and 2,000 calories per day. This is not always true. This should be based on gender, age, current weight, and current weight goals. You can find plenty of online guides (or even speak to your doctor about it) about how much you should eat per day, how much to eat if you are trying to lose a little weight, and how much if you are trying to lose a lot of weight.

A small young woman--aged between twenty and thirty and weighing around 120 pounds--wants to lose just a little bit of weight. How should you go about it? If you are that small, you do not need to be eating 2,000 calories per day anyway. If you want to stay that weight, you need about 1,400 calories. If you are trying to lose just a couple of pounds, cut that down to 1,200. If you want to lose more (which at this weight, should not be an issue), you would cut down to 900.

Start slow. Many people are very excited about starting new diets and start too fast. Diets are marathons. If you eat 2,000 calories per day, cut it back to 1,800 every day for a week. Then 1,600, and so on. The important thing is to make healthy choices that stick with you, like proteins, vegetables, and milk products. Try to get as much variety on the food pyramid as you can while sticking to your calorie count.

Your stomach is the worst indicator of hungry, since you can get fake hunger pains or want to eat when you are bored. This is why it is smart to go slow. You are re-training yourself about how to pick smart foods and to eat only when you are truly hungry.

Read calorie and health contents of packaged food. Both are very important. Eat portions only about as small as your palm and pace yourself to get to this level. Choose foods that are very healthy but do not have many calories. When you are bored, you want to eat. Now you can--and improve your health AND not gain weight. Eat things like lettuce, grapes, celery, and cucumbers. Remember that to lose weight in a healthy way it is going to take a lot of determination on your part. It will take a while and you will be frustrated. It is better to know this going into the diet.

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