Friday, August 14, 2009

My Journey To Losing Weight Faster

By Wan Mohd Hirwani Wan Hussain

Natural weight loss is a big topic today for many individuals who do not understand the principle of eating only the amount they need for the amount physical activity they perform. Obviously this is not as easy as it seems because the number of overweight American citizens is increasing with over a third of the population affected. Of course, once you are overweight, you usually want to trim down for a whole lot of reasons, some related to health, others having to do with looks.

The peculiar thing is though that it is so much simpler to stay trim than it is to lose that excess weight because as soon as you start putting on weight, many things become more difficult. Subconsciously we all know that if we do not maintain a healthy food plan for ourselves, we will start to add additional pounds. For some reason even when dieters who have become used to and enjoy, a low calorie diet, they finally drift back to old habits and start piling the pounds back on again.

You can maintain your weight through natural weight loss techniques and even if being at the centre of unwelcome attention does not convince you, surely your health should. There is a large number of health complaints related to weight gain and the greater the increase in body weight the more that problems happen. The irritating part is that natural weight maintenance is not difficult to understand, however overweight people choose to ignore this.

Natural weight loss involves a well-balanced approach which means a diet that comprises quantities of complex carbohydrates, roughage, reduced fat and not too much protein. A meal such as this would be something like a baked potato (complex carbohydrate), the fiber is vegetables and protein is a lean cut of meat.

The trouble is calories from dietary fat can be high and have a leaning to be retained by the body which is something that does not happen when excess calories are consumed with other foods. Another problem is the obsession with fat-free or low fat foods that food producers are stacking the shelves with which, despite their popularity are not halting the problem of obesity.

Even though completely false, the perception is that you can fundamentally eat exactly what you want provided it is lite, but there are still calories in the food which can easily be converted to body fat. If you really want to lose those excess pounds through a plan you will need to dump the fat free products and eat small healthy snacks that are high in nourishment.

It is thought in some circles that a regular method of weight loss is to consume less, although more often without genuinely missing meals, which could get you into bad habits. Natural weight loss and body maintenance is a way of life, something we all did rather well not that long ago - it isn't a fad that can be disregarded when the next one appears.

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