Thursday, August 6, 2009

Becoming Aware And Losing Weight

By Katharine Larsen

There are ways to lose weight rather quickly without hurting your body. The key is to not stay on a quick weight loss diet for long period of time. Actually a few weeks is sufficient.

Once you pass that timeframe you will likely begin to notice some unpleasant side effects. Your body is letting you know that something is wrong. You will likely feel very fatigued, irritable, and constipated.

You'll probably feel very tired, irritable, and have constipation. You can start with the quick start for a few weeks. After that you need to follow another diet to lose more weight and keep it off.

This is considered changing the way you eat. This should be followed for the rest of your life. It will make you healthy in body and mind.

The body will start burning the stored carbohydrates for energy. When your body starts burning the carbs, water is released. So the drastic initial drop of weight at the beginning is nothing more than water that you lose as a result of burning the carbs.

If you set goals weekly don't worry that they are not realistic. You can always change them later. No plan will work if you eat foods like you do not really care.

Make sure that you include fiber and a lot of water. You absolutely must have an exercise plan or else you will not lose weight. You have to burn up more calories than you consume.

Diets that are low in carbs and high in fats are nothing more than an invitation for heart disease. They promote food that you must avoid! That doesn't mean that you can eat as much bacon as you want to.

Fruits and Vegetables especially, are rich in fiber as well as antioxidants such as Vitamin C, carotenoids, flavonoids, etc which are proven to prevent heart disease and cancer. Low carb diets suggest these foods should be monitored. That doesn't sound right.

Only you know when the time is right for you to start a weight loss program. There may be factors that trigger when the time is right but it is a personal choice. It doesn't have to be hard and you don't have to dread it.

Watch what you eat! Select the best food choices. Be diligent and exercise and you will notice a difference.

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