subject: Each Healthy Meal, Each Exercise Session Takes You A Step Closer To Your Weight Loss Goals [print this page] Most people who become overweight believe that they just need to go on a 'diet' for a period of time till they lose the excess fat then they can go back to 'normal' and the weight loss will somehow stick.
Many of the diet plans and programs that promise 'fast or quick' weight loss are a dime a dozen and guess what - many of them work - for the short term. But few people want short term success and would like to keep off any weight lost permanently.
Following a strict restrictive diet plan for more than a few weeks in very difficult to stick to. Once food intake is cut back below a certain level food cravings and desires can take over causing binges and overeating. Yo-yo dieting never built anyone a strong, slim healthy body and a fast weight loss plan is usually too extreme to help you long term.
This is where you need to understand that there is a very big difference between simply going on a diet or making a commitment to a lifestyle change in the way of healthier eating and proper exercise. This is really what needs to be done for that long term goal.
Getting into good shape is dependent on what you do for most of the time. So, even if you stick with eating healthily around 80 percent of the time it will give you a little 'wiggle' room so you can still live an enjoyable life yet remain slim and trim.
The purpose of healthy eating and a proper exercise program that works your muscles directly is to boost your metabolism (your body's engine) and the rate you burn fuel. This is where you will get your fat loss from, an increased rate of calorie burning every single minute of the day and night - whether you are exercising or not.
A healthy eating plan that will work with your body to coax it to give up its fat stores is based on eating small meals around every 3 hours throughout the day. The focus is on achieving the right balance in these meals which means a portion of each of the macro-nutrients, protein, carbohydrates and fats to further boost the metabolism. The more tools you can enlist to help you lose the fat the more successful and easier it will be.
As the condition of your muscle tissue is the main driver of your metabolism keeping it toned and strong is the key to losing fat. Only strength training exercise will tone your muscles in the way they need to be toned to give your metabolism the boost it needs.
These sorts of lifestyle changes are more aimed at getting you great results that you want for the long haul. It is not a quick fix solution - that does not exist. The journey back to a slim trim body is a journey made up of hundreds of small steps. Each small healthy meal and each exercise session is just one of those steps but as you take each one it is one less you will have to worry about and the closer you get to your fitness and weight loss goals.
