Losing weight is a great challenge especially if you have been overweight for a long period of time. However, time and time again people continue to accomplish amazing feats as far as weight loss is concerned so do not give up just because a few weight loss methods you tried did not work out as well as you would have liked them to. Here are some simple diet and exercise tips you can try that can help you lose the fat and look great:
Tip 1: Weight train
Most people that want to lose weight do not understand the importance of muscle on your body and how it contributes to fat loss. Muscle burns fat continuously so by having a healthy amount of muscle mass on your body it becomes a lot easier to maintain a healthy body weight and you do not have to watch what you eat all that closely since your overall metabolic rate is higher.
Consider joining a local gym and taking some personal training sessions if you have never trained with weights before so you can learn proper form for the exercises to avoid unnecessary injury. You do not need to spend a lot of time with weight training, even doing 2 to 3 sets of a few exercises like the bench press and leg press or squat to target the major muscles of the body can be very effective to start. Keep it simple at the start and just do it. As you get stronger you can add more weight and do more targeted exercises if you like.
Tip 2: Vary your eating habits
Most people that are overweight tend to eat even when they are not hungry. Make sure you listen to your body and only eat when you are genuinely hungry. In fact, if your body is giving you hunger signals then you know it is time to eat and it is fine to eat almost whatever you want and like however listen to your body and stop eating when you are full or when the food just does not taste good anymore.
People that stay at a healthy weight are very aware of how their bodies are responding to their diet and exercise habits. When they start to notice even a little bit of unwanted fat beginning to accumulate they will either increase the exercise rate or lower the amount of calories they are consuming. It can be difficult to develop this awareness if you have not been thin for a long time however one good tip is to compare yourself to the body of someone who is at a healthy weight for your height and then see where you stand and make necessary adjustments.
Tip 3: Avoid starvation or low fat diets
The truth is that your body needs fat in order to survive. Most people get heart attacks and strokes not because of fat but because of too much stress mentally and poor exercise habits. Eat fatty foods but know when to stop, when the fat starts to lose its initial great taste then you know you need to stop eating those fatty or junk foods and add some fruits and vegetables to balance things out. You will notice that fruits and veggies tend to taste very good after you have had a lot of junk food, this is because your body needs the nutrition in the fruits and veggies in addition to whatever nutrition there is in the junk foods so that your body receives a wide array of nutrients it needs in order to function properly.
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