If you want to lose some of those extra pounds you are probably saying to yourself how can I best do it without starving myself
. The most effective method for weight loss is by reducing the number of calories you consume in one day. At the same time you need to increase the number of calories you burn through physical activity.
Experts say to lose one pound you will need to burn at least 3500 calories. You can achieve this by eating less food or increasing the amount of activity you do in a day. It is probably best to do both to achieve your goal.
Keeping track of the calories you consume is very important. Because if you eat 500 extra calories for a week you most likely would gain one pound if you didn’t do any extra exercise. At the same time if you were to eat 500 calories less a day for a week you would most likely lose one pound. If you didn’t do exercise to burn these calories.
Most of us go through life being totally unaware of the calorie count of some of the foods and drinks we consume each day. Just to give you a small idea about the calories of what you are eating; a jumbo banana nut muffin has 580 calories, a 1/4 pound hamburger with cheese has 500 calories, a coke has 150 calories, a glass of wine has 160 calories. You can easily consume your daily calorie intake in one meal or just by snacking if you are unaware of the calories in the foods you choose to eat .So before you start on a diet it is a good idea to purchase a book that has the calories of different foods listed. Today with all of us having Smart Phones there are many Apps you can use that will track calories for you.
Along with watching your calorie count you must track your activity level. The activities you do during the day is added to your Basal Metabolic Rate, this establishes the number of calories you burn each day. Everything you do burns calories whether it is cleaning the house, walking up and down steps at work or working out at the gym. The more activities you do the more calories you will burn. Just like keeping track of the calories you eat you should keep track of your daily activity level. You can do this by hand with the help of a book that tells you how many calories each activity burns or again if you have a Smart Phone there are Apps for this.
If you are about to start the weight loss journey, you can expect to lose between 1 pound to 11/2 pounds in a week. This is a safe and healthy amount of weight to lose in a week. This can be achieved by a healthy diet plan along with a good exercise regime. Many of us are drawn into some of the quick starvation type weight loss plans where you lose weight rapidly. At first these diets seem to work well, but in the end you will only put all the weight back on because no one can maintain that kind of diet for a long time. A good healthy diet is the best diet over the long haul.
Author Source: Harold McBride
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