Weight Loss Is An Important Factor For Good Health

By Wiliam Merchant


Weight loss is an important factor when it comes to developing a healthy lifestyle. The overweight person not only looks older because of the extra pounds he carries, but he is also risking his health by remaining overweight. The person who wants to appear younger need only lose weight in order to improve his appearance and help add years to his life.

Heart attacks and other maladies are what people who are overweight have to look forward to if they do not make changes to their eating patterns. The heart is a muscle and muscles grow tired if overworked over time. The heart, if it has to pump around layers of body fat, will stop working properly over time.

There are many ways to lose extra pounds but remember that in order to lose weight one has to abide by a simple concept. That simple concept is that one must burn more calories than one eats. Think of the body as a checking account. If more money goes into the account than is drawn out, a surplus is created. A surplus in a bank account is a positive situation but not so when it comes to our bodies.

Burn more calories than those that are taken in and the body will operate from a deficit, which unlike a bank account, is good. There is an easy way to cutting back on calories rather than trying to count each calorie in each meal. Use a small serving plate and limit intake to one serving.

Instead of counting calories, use a smaller plate when eating a meal. If one is accustomed to eating off a large dinner plate then one is going to probably overeat. But if a smaller plate is used, for instance a salad plate, to eat from, one will automatically eat less and still feel as satisfied as one would if one ate from a large dinner plate.

Eating while watching the TV will cause one to eat extra calories because the appetite is distracted. Do not listen to music when eating because the eating urge is distracted by the music. Instead eat in a quiet area and quit eating when the body feels full.

Overweight people risk having a heart attack or other serious malady unless they change their lifestyle. Weight loss can help one become healthier and can take strain off one's heart. Losing weight will help one appear younger. Use practical ways to lose weight rather than trying to count each calorie in each meal.




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