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Living a healthy lifestyle is a life long commitment to eating right, being active and controlling weight. Weight Loss Resource was created for you to help you achieve your weight loss goals.
Fundamentals of Weight Loss
Fundamentally, a person must burn more calories per day than they consume to lose weight. Balancing the calories you use through physical activity and proper diet will help you achieve weight loss. When you eat more calories than you need to perform daily activities, your body stores the extra calories as fat and you gain weight. When you eat fewer calories than you use, your body burns the stored calories (fat) and you lose weight. When you eat the same amount of calories as your body uses, your weight stays the same. The key to successful weight loss and improved health is making physical activity and healthy eating part of your daily routine.
Which Weight Loss Diet Works Best?
There are many ideas on the best diet for weight loss. The low fat, high carbohydrate diet endorsed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), while considered a heart healthy diet, has come under considerable fire as many believe excess carbohydrates can cause weight gain. Diets such as the Atkins diet or Zone diet suggest people eat more protein and fat while restricting carbohydrate to lose weight. Others, like those on a vegetarian diet, abandon meat altogether. So which weight loss diet is right? Experts agree that most Americans need to eat more fruits, vegetables and whole grains, while eating sensible amounts of lean protein. Consult your physician or other health and nutrition professionals to find the right diet and weight loss program for you.
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Activity and Exercise
Exercise and physical activity play an important role in weight loss and weight control by increasing your body’s energy output, and buring stored calories for extra fuel. Exercise increases your metabolism and allows you to burn more calories while at rest and lose weight. Experts recommend that you exercise daily at moderate intensity for at least 30 minutes a day.
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Making a Commitment to a Healthy Weight, Diet, & Lifestyle
The path to improving your diet, exercise habits, and weight loss is not easy and takes commitment and determination. Many will face lifestyle and behavioral changes that may be hard to let go of at first. Along the way, you may stray from your diet and eat unhealthy foods, or miss a workout. It's OK to have these snacks or take a break once in a while, but try to remember that sensible eating and physical activity habits, followed over time, are key to weight loss and a healthy body, mind, and spirit! |
