Healthy weight loss dietA healthy weight loss diet is easy in theory, but challenging to implement. When your total calorie intake is less than the body's energy demands, you lose weight. Cutting calories is usually not an enjoyable experience. The tastiest foods are frequently those that contain the highest amount of calories, and even though most of the "taste" comes from added fat, sugar and/or sodium, and it's not easy to give up these daily treats. An adult person burns about 2500 kcal daily or just over 100 calories per hour on average. Generally, a person can burn 4 kcal per minute by walking, light housekeeping, or slow cycling. Aerobics, moderate cycling, rebounding, swimming, and brisk walking may burn about 7 kcal per minute and fast cycling, running, vigorous swimming or walking, and heavy weight training burns approximately 10 kcal per minute. Why do we gain weight? Our calorie intake is greater than our bodies energy demands. Calories come from proteins, carbohydrates, fats and alcohol. Calories in excess of our bodies needs are stored as fat and therefore ALL calories are potential sources of fat. By eating too much sugar, too many carbohydrates, and too much junk food, too many calories verse body needs, your body tends to gain unhealthy weight. Importance of nutritious diet Cutting your calorie intake and exercise is helpful in losing weight, but eating nutritious food is critical in having a healthy weight loss diet. Nutrition is so important to a healthy weight loss diet because a healthy body works more efficiently (ie. loses weight more easily) than an unhealthy body. It's worth remembering that 20 minerals, 13 vitamins and fiber (none of which contain any calories) are essential for health. Their presence or absence can also change the rate at which energy is produced or calories burned. When foods cannot be metabolized properly because they lack the necessary minerals and vitamins, their energy becomes unavailable to our body and is stored as fat until we get the necessary minerals and vitamins at some later time. In the meantime we feel hungry and eat more. This too turns into fat unless minerals and vitamins are also provided. So make sure you are getting enough vitamins and minerals in your diet from nutrient-dense foods like fruits, vegetables, lean meats, oily fish, oats, beans, nuts and seeds, and avoid wasting your daily calorie allowance on "empty-calorie-foods" (which contain calories but no nutrition), like regular sodas, alcohol, sweets and candy. Exercise and a healthy weight loss diet Taking regular physical exercise is a great way to burn extra calories and vital element of an effective weight loss program.Regular workouts will also help to speed up metabolic rate, which means we burn calories faster even when we stop exercising. In addition, exercise will improve cardiovascular efficiency, help in reducing our appetite, and is therefore invaluable for maintaining healthy weight and building the immune system. Don’t expect to lose a lot of weight quickly, for it typically takes a minimum of 10 hours of walking, or 5 hours running, to burn off one pound of fat. An hour of brisk walking burns about 400 calories. Assuming you eat no more calories than are needed to maintain your weight, this walking routine should help you to lose roughly one pound of body weight, every 9 days. Tips on keeping your healthy diet for weight loss plan 1) Set realistic goals and be determine to develop good healthy eating habits 2) Share your plan with a good friend that will encourage you and hold you accountable 3) It's easy to start a weight loss diet, but persevering with it is what counts. Pray that you may persevere and have self-control. 4) DRINK HOLY TEA! 5) Go to weight-loss-thru-healthy-living.com for motivation and valuable lessons regarding whole foods, cooking, dieting, nutrition, supplements, and fat. Losing weight is a combination of decreasing your calorie intake and increasing your body activities (exercise).
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