The Art Of Losing Weight

Everybody wants a beautiful body that is slim and nice to look at, but losing weight isn't as easy as anyone has thought. Weight loss needs a proper plan. A plan that you need to stick to over the course of your weight loss program. It is often said that "failling to plan is planning to fail". So, before you start anything, do yourself a favor. Write down what your weight loss plan is. How much weight do you intend to lose and also state the duration of your weight loss program. Try to be realistic to yourself. Don't expect to lose a stone in one week. That's simply impossible.

So, after you have created your weight loss plan, it is time to know your food. The content of the food that you eat everyday needs to be identified. Here's a little facts that research has found.

Food rich in fat makes you feel full for a longer period of time as it is the slowest component to digest. However, fat is twice the amount of calories of both proteins and carbohydrates of the same portion. So, it will be wise that fatty foods is to be avoided at all costs. Take foods that are high in fiber like whole grains, vegetables and fruits to satisfy your hunger. These are "eat more, weight less" food stuffs that will make you feel full as well.

Besides, you also need to know that a low carbohydrate diet does not actually flush calories out of the body as many people have believed. A study conducted by the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, has found that this type of diet does not flush out calories through urine. The flushed out calories claimed to be fat fragments known as ketones in urine has bo relation with weight loss, which the study has concluded. Also, by restricting the intake of carbohydrates, most tend to lose calories this way but they will end up with less glycogen in their body as glycogen is used as substitute for energy. In fact, water is released with decrease of glycogen in the body. Hence, the decrease of glycogen level will lead to the loss of water through urination and ultimately, the body loses weight. This process only happens for the first few days and then the weight loss stops all together.

So, the second part of the plan is that you also need to eat at regular interval starting from breakfast. Never skip meals because you think you can save calories. Many people tend to think this way but they failed to lose weight because once they eat, they will eat too much and too fast usually because they are hungry. Research has also found that the brain that sense the stomach fullness lags about 20 minutes. Therefore people who ate too fast will often over eat because the brain hasn't sense that the stomach is full yet. The solution? Eat slowly, that's the best way

Also keep a journal of what you eat and how much calories the food contains. Meal skippers will be suprised that they find more than make up of what they saved by skipping meals if they keep a food journal of calories intake everyday.

And finally, you need to have total self-control, motivation, discipline as well as spirit to stick to your plan. Most people do not have these qualities and many tend to chicken out halfway through their plan, and much worst some do not have any plan at all. Therefore, you need to have a plan; your very own weight loss plan. It is the art of losing weight. After setting your goal, work over that goal to achieve what you desired. Make your goal something like "I want to lose 30 pounds by my birthday".