Tuesday, August 16, 2011

WHAT IS THE BEST DIET TO LOSING WEIGHT?

Of all the controversy surrounding diet and nutrition, experts disagree on many different components. However, they ALL agree on ONE thing – to lose body fat successfully and permanently, you must reduce your caloric intake and increase physical activity. In other words, you must change your behavior and, more importantly, if you overeat, then you need to understand why you overeat in the first place?? To better answer this question, let us look at a comprehensive study done by the National Weight Control Registry (www.nwcr.ws/). According to The National Weight Control Registry, there are 7 common denominators of people who have been overweight and lost at least 30 lbs and kept it off for at least 1 year. Here is what they have in common:
  1. Expect stumbling blocks but keep trying
  2. Don't deny yourself
  3. Weigh often but not daily
  4. Exercise 1 hour daily
  5. Add little bits of physical activity to your daily routine like park farther away, take the stairs, house clean and gardening
  6. Eat a low saturated fat, high complex carbohydrate diet (balanced diet)
  7. Eat 5 times a day (eat small meals often)
So, if you want to successfully lose weight, stay away from diet gimmicks and learn from people who have effectively overcome their own weight issues. In other words, the best diet for weight loss is to follow a sensible eating plan, combine it with plenty of physical activity and deal with the emotional root causes of overeating.

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