Diet Is More Important Than Exercise To Lose

Losing weight is an uncomplicated fuel-efficiency equation - How much you put in your body – How much you burn = How much you lose. If you wanted to maintain a healthy body and keep off the excess weight, you need to rev your engine and boost your metabolism to burn more fuel from the time you get up from bed until you hit the sack at night. This article will show how you should approach food. Just as people are concerned of the planet Earth replacing dirty fossil fuels with cleaner and greener alternatives, the body needs that as well.

Make healthier options by removing preservatives, additives, and unnecessary carbs and processed sugars from your diet. But this does not mean you should stop eating your favorites such as cakes, ice cream, donuts, and fries altogether. You can enjoy them as treats and bend the rules every once in a while, but for most of the time, you should fuel your body with healthy and clean eats.

Know that Dieting Does Not Work

If they do, everybody will get their slim figure in no time at all. Diets only work temporarily by eliminating fats and carbohydrates, but they never ever work long term. The secret? Achieving a healthy body is beyond diet. It should be part of your everyday life, something that is second nature to you, a lifestyle. Remember the best diet - moderation and portion control, and not the exclusion of food groups. Try dividing your plate into four sections.

One quarter should be for protein food like fish, lean meat, or poultry. One quarter with whole grain such as brown rice, and the other two quarters with fruits and vegetables. Who do you know that got fat from eating fish and veggies? If you rightsize your servings, it will not look as if much food is on your plate.

On Proper Nutrition

When you look at your plate, you should see food that came from a living thing: plants, animal, or tree. Simply put, that is fruits, vegetables, meat, fish, poultry, and dairy. The more familiar it is – mangoes, apples, spinach, broccoli, fish, chicken breast, etc. - the better. As food becomes more processed and less identifiable, you should eat less of them.

The following are some examples of goodies that you can munch on aside from the familiar fruits, veggies, fish, and meatWhen you look at your plate, you should see food that came from a living thing: plants, animal, or tree. Simply put, that is fruits, vegetables, meat, fish, poultry, and dairy.

The more familiar it is – mangoes, apples, spinach, broccoli, fish, chicken breast, etc. - the better. As food becomes more processed and less identifiable, you should eat less of them. The following are some examples of goodies that you can munch on aside from the familiar fruits, veggies, fish, and meat

  - Yogurt

   - Dry

   -Roasted nuts or seeds of choice

  - Raw veggie of choice dipped in hummus or reduced

  -fat dressing

  - Hard-cooked eggs 

 - Plain oatmeal

  - Whole meal toast

The Importance of Water

Proper hydration helps in weight loss. In a study, German researchers found out that after drinking 500 ml of water, the metabolism increases by 30 percent within half an hour. By increasing your water intake, in just six glasses, you could burn an extra 17,000 calories during the course of the year.

Water also helps keep you feeling energized for the whole day, improves your performance, and is good for the skin. Having water on hand will help you from loading up on liquid calories like coffee, cappuccino, and soft drinks. Although a small amount of orange juice in the morning is good and is considered healthy, too much fruit juice could overdose you in sugar. Other sugar-laden liquids are alcohol, coffee, and cappuccino.

Did you know that a large latte with whipped cream packs between 600-800 calories? Two bottles of beer is equivalent to 300 calories? Those can easily wipe out your workout! So stick to the good old black coffee, save the alcohol on special occasions, and that mocha latte with whip cream to a minimum. Instead, drink lots of water to keep you feeling full and hydrated.

Indulge Wisely Sans the Guilt

- Remember that breakfast is king. Never skip this or you will end up hungry come midday and find yourself snacking on junk and sugary food.

- There are no forbidden food, just food choices. Your goal here is to make healthy food decisions to help overcome the greatest obstacle, guilt.

- Ice cream, chocolates, and that bag of potato chips are not bad for you if you only learn to eat them sparingly. This will help you have more room for food that deliver daily vitamins and minerals the body needs.

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I am certified in addiction counseling, public health, health education, mental health and I am also an AIDS-certified registered nurse with more than 30 years of experience and senior editor at Hindi health point

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