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How to Lose Weight

Are you ready to lose weight? Great! Losing a steady 1 to 2 pounds per week is healthy and recommended. It is common for people to lose weight rather quickly, but gradual is safe and key. Not only will you be much more successful in keeping it off, but you will also put your body through a lot less stress in the process. This will be a new lifestyle that will embrace a new way of thinking, healthy eating, and physical exercise.

Do you need to change the way you think about food? Nutritionist, Shira Lenchewski helps people do just that in Los Angeles. She not only is a food therapist but also helps with healthy eating by providing services and recipes you can use to help you lose weight. Take a look at her book called, “The Food Therapist: Break Bad Habits, Eat with Intention, and Indulge Without Worry.” This book will help you improve your relationship with food and be inspired to eat healthily. Conquer your food cravings to help serve your goals.

Now you are looking at different diets and wondering which one is for you. Unfortunately, there is no “sole” solution that is the best. What may work for one person may not work for another. Our bodies respond differently depending on genetics and other health factors. The key is trying out what sounds like the best healthy option for you. Just remember to be patient, committed, and stay on track.

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Let us go over a few principles to remain successful because managing your weight happens by applying a simple equation.

Your calorie-burning needs to exceed the number of calories coming in. You would need to watch how much you are consuming on any diet. You don’t want to accidentally exceed the number of calories to sustain your body weight. Remember that although a calorie is a calorie, a calorie worth of healthy foods is better and will keep you full longer than glucose, fat, or calorie-packed junk food.

Calories need to be measured. The way the body accumulates fat after consuming calories is astonishing. If you have a large amount of protein, thanks to insulin, it will be converted to sugar. Your body has a varying amount of glycogen (sugar) that it stores in the muscles and liver. At full capacity, it can hold around 2000kcal or 300-500 grams of carbohydrates. When it is over, it creates new fat cells to hold additional calories. Your body always burns glucose before it will burn fat. People should try to keep it between 50-150 grams per day to maintain or under 20grams for ketosis for fat loss.

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When choosing your diet, remember to follow a healthy diet. Help your body to work at optimal capacity. You want the mindset of eating to live and not living to eat. Therefore, control emotional eating. It can be difficult to eat only to satisfy hunger and not over-eat to satisfy our cravings. Recognize your eating triggers and be mindful of what you are eating and how much. It will make all the difference in the world in your weight loss efforts.

Stay motivated! There are so many online tools and maybe a few resources around your area that can help you track your progress. You will be able to talk to others who are on a weight-loss journey too. So, why not utilize it to support you along the way? Perhaps you may want to join a community for support and this in itself can be quite motivating and keep you accountable.

Do not rush the weight loss process. Weight loss will take time. You should give yourself plenty of sleep to help your body recuperate. This is crucial because It helps the body recover and keeps appetite and cravings down brought on by stress or boredom.

Do not forget to keep yourself hydrated with plenty of water daily to flush out toxins and prevent dehydration.

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Do you want to know more about macro/micronutrients? Please check out my article on the subject. It has great advice! I go in-depth about this in the next article discussing the difference and how you can utilize it to keep yourself healthy.

 

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