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Have you ever stared into the mirror and not liked what is looking back at you? When most people discover that they are heavier than they want to be, their first impulse is to eat less food. They may choose to skip breakfast entirely, eat a tiny lunch and have a small dinner in hopes that if they eat less, their body will burn off some of the excess fat. The truth of the matter is that the total opposite is true. Eating less food will actually make it more difficult for people to lose weight.

You need to keep in the back of your mind that the human body was formed a long time ago and during this time, there was no such thing as diets. Starvation was the only low-calorie thing that was in existence. Those who could get by with small or no amount of food during some times were the ones who survived. This is why our bodies have a built-in mechanism to help us survive when we consume low amounts of food.

An interesting fact discovered by researchers is that when overweight and thin people are compared, they have roughly the same amount of calories. The difference is that overweight people eat more fat than thin people do as they tend to eat foods that have less fat and more carbohydrates.

Losing weight is not an easy thing to do and the process is not instantaneous. A good weight loss program involves careful planning along with common sense and guidelines to follow. The sad thing is that there is a lot of bad information out there and many people who are desperate to lose weight are ripped off by promises that are not kept.

All you have to do is to turn on your television or read a magazine or newspaper and you will see an advertisement that promises a pill or patch that will take off excess weight quickly. Seems like everyone is looking for that magic pill that will help them lose weight. People in the United States are spending billions of dollars every year on diet programs and products. The end results of most of these programs are that people either do not lose weight or if they lose weight, they are not able to keep it off and most of them gain the weight back.

Recently, a survey was conducted for the purpose of determining whether any commercial diet program could provide long -term success and not a single program could do so. There are so many of these programs that are making false claims that it has caused the FDA to get involved and they have started to clamp down on them.

There are many diseases and health problems that are associated with being excessively overweight and obese and it has been determined that when calorie intake is excessive, some of this excess is saturated fat.

One of the biggest myths today is that people get heavy by consuming too many calories and the truth is that while calories are important, they do not cause obesity. Americans are actually eating fewer calories today than they did at the beginning of the century. Overall, we are heavier than we have ever been. Part of the reason is that we sit around too much and do not get any exercise and the other part of the equation is that the fat content of the American diet has changed dramatically.

If people are going to go on a diet, than they must also exercise and if they don’t, they usually end up getting fatter over time even though they are on a diet. They may lose some weight at the beginning of their diet, but this weight consists mostly of water and muscle and when this weight returns, it comes back as fat. This can be prevented by engaging in some form of physical exercise.

Try to choose an exercise program that you will be comfortable with and have fun doing. Do not look at it as a chore that you must do. Walking is by far one of the best choices for a lot of people including myself as it promotes good blood circulation along with strong bones and it helps you to control your weight and tone your muscles.

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So you want to lose weight? The issue is not can you, for you can. The issue is how, and how effectively and easily.

I agree there are probably countless quick fix programmes around that may work for a few, but how many can you trust? Bear in mind that amongst these quick fixes there are genuine weight loss programmes that with the right attitude will keep you fit, trim and healthy.

My aim is a series of articles explaining reasons for weight gain and ways to lose it, and keep it lost, naturally.

You may try, lose some, then, it comes back with a rage. There are reasons why weight loss programmes fail. Knowing a bit about the nature of our body can help understand these reasons.

When it comes to starting a new diet most people manage to lose weight for the first few weeks. They rapidly shed some pounds and think they’ve finally found their ultimate diet. Unfortunately, as so many looking to lose weight have found out, this is generally a temporary thing. Within a few weeks of starting a new diet most people will stop losing the weight they initially did.

The answer to this question is that you most probably have hit a “weight loss plateau”. This usually occurs because your body has become used to the diet program you have begun. It’s a part of our nature. In our prehistory what would happen if we kept losing weight because we couldn’t find food? An energy balance is needed to survive.

Many of the diets are created to provide you with an initial hit that shocks your body with something new. Because this is new you’re body will start burning fat in order to sustain its normal levels. Whilst this is great at first within a few weeks your body will have become accustomed to the new diet program and is no longer shocked into burning calories. This is what makes so many people give up diets so very quickly.

So how do you combat this weight loss plateau?

Forget counting calories. So many people begin a diet and do nothing but count the calories. They think that if they eat less calories they’ll lose weight, which they will at first, until, the body becomes used to it. But with low calories your metabolic rate has no real reason to increase itself. So if it is at a low point because of such low calorie consumption it won’t burn fat.

In order to burn fat successfully and fight plateaus you need to create a high metabolic rate. The easiest way to do that is to fuel it throughout the day. You can do this by eating small, regular means rather than the normal three of breakfast, lunch and dinner. Most people fill themselves at these intervals and that does not do their body any favours.

Focus on eating healthy foods regularly, with small snacks every three hours. These must be healthy though! Eating burgers and chips is no good. Asians eat the odd burger, but mostly we have regular healthy food and we are slim.

On top of eating regularly and healthily exercise will also help you in your quest for weight loss by raising your metabolic rate. If you combine a good, steady diet with regular exercise you will be able to lose weight. A brisk walk or enjoyable bike ride a few times a week will make the world of difference to your weight loss goals.

Forget those diets that say you can lose weight without doing any exercise whatsoever. They might work for a little while. But then you will hit the weight loss plateau and give up or try another diet. Again it may work for a few weeks as your body is “shocked” with the new diet but in the long term it will fail.

Make sure you don’t become disheartened by your own weight loss plateau. You now understand why it happens, and how to avoid it!