There are thousands of weight loss programs on the market. Each one seems to have a different path to the same goal - a slimmer, sleeker body. So you do you need to try every diet plan to find one that works? No. The programs that actually work have a few things in common. If you can master these three basic principles, youll be on your way to losing weight. The 3 Most Important Weight Loss Tips Eat the right amount of food. If you choose the best diet-boosting foods, but eat too much of them, your weight loss plan wont work. In fact, a common mistake by dieters is to overeat organic foods and foods that are perceived to be healthy. To lose weight and keep it off, you need to learn how to eat the right amount of food. For example, chicken breast is great for you, but not if you eat too much of it. Almonds? Yep, theyre healthy, but not if you eat more than you need. Do you eat healthy snacks? They are better for your body than junk food, but they will still cause weight gain if you consume too much of them. Stick to these portion sizes when planning your meals: 1 serving of cereal = size of your fist 1 serving of a starch (rice, pasta, potato) = half of a baseball 1 serving of cheese = 4 stacked dice 1 serving of fruit = baseball 1 serving of margarine or butter = 1 dice 1 serving of meat, fish, poultry = a deck of cards Count calories. Some weight loss plans advertise that calorie counting is not necessary. But the bottom line is that weight loss happens when you create a specific deficit. Nearly every diet is some variation of calorie restriction even though it may not be advertised that way. Calorie counting may seem like a time-consuming skill, but with the availability of mobile apps like the one at CalorieCount, it has become easier for people to keep track of what they eat. If you have a smartphone, calorie counting will take no more than a few seconds and your totals are stored so that you can review them at a later time. After you start counting calories, youll learn how many calories you consume in a typical day. Most people can reduce their daily intake by 500 calories per day to see a healthy weight loss of one pound per week. Move more. Sounds obvious, right? But this doesnt necessarily mean that you have to exercise. For some people, exercise works against them. If you complete a hard workout in the morning and then spend the rest of day laying on the couch, you will probably end up burning fewer calories from movement than a person who does not exercise and who makes non-exercise activity a part of their daily habit. Non-exercise activity thermogenesis (NEAT) is the term used by scientists to describe the calories burned from your non-workout movement. Whether you exercise or not, be sure that your NEAT is maximized every day. Consider some of these activities. The calorie burn for each single item is small, but if you participate in some movement each hour, your NEAT at the end of the day will be significant. Putting away laundry = 26 kcals/15 mins Moving furniture, boxes = 100 kcals/15 mins Playing/running with your kids = 40 kcals/15 mins Walking while carrying a light load (
Posted on: Sat, 03 Jan 2015 14:38:48 +0000
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