Healthy Weight Loss Tips
18 Sep 2009
The most successful, healthy weight-loss plans will require you to eat healthier and do regular exercise to help you lose weight and maintain your new figure. Supplements, diet pills, eating plans and exercise equipment on their own will not help you lose weight and keep it off long-term, unless you are dedicated to changing your lifestyle for the better.
According to the American Obesity Association, by losing a small amount of weight – around 5 -10 percent of your initial weight, you can reduce the risk of serious health problems like heart disease, diabetes, high blood pressure arthritis, respiratory disease and even some forms of cancer. Just imagine losing even more weight than this. The benefits and change in your life would be dramatic. But, how do you lose weight the healthy way and benefit from all the health related changes that come with losing weight the best way?
Weight-loss Programs (diets) – Healthy weight-loss programs combine eating nutritional foods with regular exercise to help encourage the body to convert stored fat in the body into glucose to act as fuel, so you are not only losing weight, you have more energy. Often, people get into the bad habit of yo-yo dieting, which is the act of losing weight, then gaining it right back and then start dieting again. By learning a healthy, easy-to-stick eating and exercise plan over a traditional diet, you will not only lose weight the healthy way, you will notice a raise in self-esteem, improved health and learn to keep weight off long term.
The only way that the body can lose weight is to burn more calories than your body is taking in. Do not make the mistake of thinking that just because you need to eat fewer calories, you have to eat less food. Healthy eating plans are all about educating yourself on which foods can be eaten in large amounts and which foods must only be eaten in small portions. But, most of all, it is important to remember that when you are losing weight the healthy way, you never need to starve yourself or go hungry. You just need to learn what different foods do to the body.
Some very popular diets these days are the South Beach Diet, the Mayo Clinic Diet and the Cabbage soup diet.
Weight-loss Supplements – there are many supplements available for those who are changing to a healthier lifestyle and want to have some extra nutrition or want a little help along the way. Just remember that no matter how good a supplement is, it will not take the place of proper nutrition and exercise. Diet pills are made to complement your weight loss goals while using a logical eating plan, as well as regular activity.
Vitamin and mineral supplements have become popular over the years to help our bodies get the vitamins and minerals that are lacking in the soil our foods are grown in. Many vitamins and minerals are great complimentary practices and will help to give you energy and an overall feeling of well being, as well as assist in the shedding pounds process.
Some well known diet pills are Conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) pills, Phentermine (prescription), and Hoodia Gordonii.
A word of caution, before taking any supplement, make sure that you read the label carefully and speak to your doctor first if you are currently on any medications or suffer from any illnesses.
Ken Black
http://www.articlesbase.com/fitness-articles/healthy-weight-loss-tips-108573.html
7 Responses
[iris]♥
2009 Sep 18 1HEALTHY weight loss tips for a teen girl?
And I emphasize on HEALTHY because I’ve already turned to BADDD ways, if you know what I mean. I want to turn things around and begin freshly.
I don’t want to do what I’ve been doing anymore.
DanL
2009 Sep 18 2i think its hard for us teen to get health when we love dirnking fizzy drinks and eating good food ( bad for you)), Best way is not to smoke or anything as in the long rn it will harm you badlya s you know. But just to let your self off some of your food (( i do 150 sit ups every night im in really good shape)) so maybe so 10-20 situps a night after 3 weeks you will see a diffrence , Burn yourenergy before you go to bed at nights as well.
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tolkiengirl111
2009 Sep 18 3first of all, good for you for wanting to do this the healthy way. I think a good mantra is : "eat when you are hungry. Stop when you are full." follow this w/ healthy foods but don’t deny yourself a treat at the end of the day for all your hard work. Also, try to fit some exercise in 3 days a week. Do something you love. Working out w/ a friend, like running, is a great way to tighten a bond. Solo workouts are great for working on inner feelings, too, though.
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amye76230
2009 Sep 18 4http://www.webmd.com/diet/guide/feeding-your-teenager
Not all teenagers are the same..Your diet needs to be built around your metabolism speed and your overall health..This is a websit i think you will really get some use out of…Please go on there and look because there are so many things you need to know that can not be answered on just a little page…These are actuall doctors who can tell you what you need and it does not cost…godd luck
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booboo749
2009 Sep 18 5DONT do what DanL is doing with the sit-ups!
you cant do 150 situps a night.
your ab muscles are sensative and need time to heal.
100 situps every two nights is fine. you could get injured if you dont leave them enough time to heal properly before you work them again.
biking is a great way to lose weight and gain muscle. and its also fun and easy.
walking is always a good thing! you can get so into just walking around anywhere and you dont realize youre actually burning calories slowly.
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.::♥Kuro♥Majikku♥::.
2009 Sep 18 6I’m glad that you’ve decided to turn things around. :]
My first tip is to exercise. Don’t over-do it, though. I definitely think the best way is to walk about an hour a day. You can burn up to 400 calories that way, depending on the speed. It will also help to do crunches and pushups to add even more tone, and more muscle. More muscle will burn more calories.
My second tip is to eat well. People normally eat around 1200 calories a day when they want to lose weight. It’s bad to eat less than that, because you’re risking sending your body into "starvation mode", which is when the body stores the calories that you do intake as fat, which is exactly the opposite of what you want.
When you know how to make good food choices, it’s not as hard to keep your intake like that as it sounds. Try to eat fruit instead of sweets, and veggies with fat free dip instead of salty, greasy foods like chips. Even pretzels would be better than chips. Another thing to do to keep your intake at a good level is to eat 300 calories per meal, and save 300 for snacks. That gives you 3 meals and 2 or 3 snacks a day. :]
There are also small things you can do.
-Drinking 6 cups of green tea a day is said to burn around an extra 50 calories, and even if that is just a myth, green tea has antioxidants, which are good for your body.
-Another one is drinking a lot of water which is said to boost the metabolism by a certain percent. It’s even better to drink it ice cold, because the body will have to work to warm you back up, which will burn a few more calories.
-Grapefruits are also said to carry certain acids that can boost your metabolism, but don’t eat too much. In a recent study, scientists have found out that eating grapefruit can increase the risk of breast cancer. (It’s probably not too much to worry about it, but I thought I should warn you.)
-Spicy foods are also said to help speed up the metabolism temporarily. Try adding salsa to foods that it tastes good with. You could even eat it by itself. XD
That’s only part of what you can do to lose weight. Try looking up healthy weight loss on Google to help you out. :]
In the end, you’ll really be happier working hard and keeping yourself healthy. You’ll feel better, and once you reach your goal weight, you’ll probably be more likely to stay there. Plus, you’ll feel more proud of yourself for working for it. :]
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Catherine T
2009 Sep 18 7Have a look for article: How to Naturally Lose Weight Fast – 5 Secrets
http://fat-loss.nuggz.org/
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