Tuesday, November 18, 2008

Quickest way to lose weight

By Victoria G.

Diet and exercise combined are an alpha male of the health world, together they represent the quickest way to lose weight. That means taking in fewer calories than you burn.

Starving yourself is silly because it sends your body into a low calorie burning mode, and it could cause serious health problems. Patience is a virtue when trying to lose weight, as with many endeavors.

In the long run a smart every day diet combined with good exercise is the quickest way to lose weight. And the best part is you won't regain the weight.

Diet doesn't mean a diet, a short term alteration of normal eating habits. Diet means the everyday, day after day, for all the days of your life way that you eat. A good diet includes foods from each of the food groups, taken in moderation and the right amounts.

And with a well balanced diet it's easy to adjust calories down when you need to lose a few pounds temporarily.

If it appears to be a daunting task consider that you likely already eat the foods necessary, just in too large quantities.

Cut down quantities, replace starches with whole grains, and you can still even eat cake while losing weight .

A good diet plan includes preparing for special occasions as well as for meals at home. Eating at restaurants and friends' homes doesn't mean breaking good eating habits. Ask some questions. Part of the plan is understanding that sometimes the plan will fail.

Don't let a failure discourage you. One cheated meal doesn't mean the whole diet, remember it's an every day for the rest of your life diet not just a few days diet, has failed.

As for exercise do 30 minutes of aerobic exercise seven days a week. That's the goal, don't worry if you miss a day here or there. Add extra activity such as parking further from the store or office for a little walk, or taking stairs instead of the elevator.

Simple math means good diet plus exercise equals the quickest way to lose weight. - 16752

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