Friday, October 11, 2013

Healthy Diet to Lose the Weight

The secret to lose weight is burn more calories than you eat. When the body uses more energy than it takes in (food equals to energy), it depletes its fat store. To say eat less and your body burns more fat for energy.
Any weight loss plan needs to center on foods you can keep eating for a life time it helps you to protect from cancer and other diseases. A diet that is high in meat and low in fruits (Atkins) may lead to short term weight loss, but it is not in keeping with current nutritional knowledge. Excessive meat consumption has been linked with a variety of diseases and a high fruit diet protects against cancer. Fruits, vegetables, whole grain foods, low fat dairy products, and lean protein are the cornerstone of healthy eating. The foods that your body can easily do without—which happen to be the ones packed with calories—are the ones to cut back on. That means cakes, cookies, fatty meats, whole milk, cream sauces, and fast foods etc.

When people want to lose weight, they usually want instant results. Most people who go on crash diets usually end up putting it back on just as quickly—and often put back more than before. Experts suggest a goal of losing about 1lb (0.45 kg) a week. There are 3500 calories in 1lb (0.45 kg) of stored fat, so you will have to reduce your food intake by 500 calories a day to get there. Or you can reduce eating 250 fewer calories and burn 250 more through regular exercise.

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