Monday, July 6, 2009

Three steps for weight loss

Recently, I came across this three step weight loss program. It proved to be very effective for me and I was able to significantly reduce my weight using this. So I wanted to spread this to as many people as possible. Hence, I am writing this post.The first principle is to forget about weight loss diets. A stable weight can never be achieved through diets as they are temporary in nature. The weight loss problem cannot be solved by restricting oneself to a strict diet for a few weeks and then return to normal food routine. This solution is very temporary and eventually one becomes overweight, thus proving that dieting is temporary and not a permanent solution. The second step is to maintain and supply proper nutrition to the body. People usually eat what they want and when they want. Food should be consumed as a fuel for the body. With this mental approach to eating, the food also becomes pleasurable to the body and also there is a check on the number of calories consumed. The third step is to have the proper physical exercises to supplement the body, along with the food consumed. The higher the physical activity level is, the lower will be the amount of free fatty acids present in the bloodstream. If done regularly for 20 to 30 minutes of the day then a huge difference will be felt by one which eventually results in weight loss.