Weight Loss and Calorie Controlled Diets

Weight loss isn't easy for the vast majority of people and there are many conflicting views upon the subject of what works best. I have written what I believe to be the best way to tackle weight loss.

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Weight Loss and Calorie Controlled Diets

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(Free-Press-Release.com) March 4, 2011 --This article is written to help you understand some of the misconceptions many of our population have regarding weight loss theories. Unfortunately many of us struggle to lose weight and everyone is after a quick solution to removing excess fat and realistically weight loss should be a very gradual process. The rate at which someone should lose weight is also questionable and I believe losing 1-2 lbs a week is the best rate to lose weight and this is why I have come to this conclusion.

If you were to lose weight any more rapidly than 1-2lbs a week then you could well be losing weight due to water loss and glycogen. You might initially lose weight very quickly but a lesser amount would be body fat and it would be far easier to gain this weight back afterwards. Say for example you wish to lose a stone of fat, you should try to lose this weight over the period of at least 6 - 12 weeks. If you consider that 3500kcal equates to a pound of bodyweight then this makes it far easier to figure out how many calories in a day need to be consumed. If you divide 3500 calories by 7 (7days in a week) you get 500 calories per day. So if you reduce your calorie intake by 500 calories on a daily basis over the period of a week you should lose around 1lb. You could do this by reducing your daily calorie intake by 250 kcal and increasing activity levels to burn off the other 250kcal.

You may be able to reduce calories from your diet quite easily but It is important not to restrict any one of the main food groups such as protein as is advocated in the Atkins diet. This is a very short term solution to a long-term problem and often causes problems in those participating such as irritability, bad breath, kidney problems and many others reported as well. It is important to get the correct proportions of macronutrients in your diet. Macronutrients are essentially those which you should have an abundance of in your diet and consist of Carbohydrates, Protein and Fat. It is recommended by the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) that your daily food intake should consists of the following proportions. Around 55-60% carbohydrates, 10-15% protein and around 25% fat of our daily calories. It is important to realise the vast majority of people do not eat these in the correct proportions and many consume far too much fat and protein and not nearly enough carbohydrates.

Another important factor to consider when undergoing any weight loss programme is setting yourself motivational targets which can help steer you in the right direction. It is important to breakdown weight loss targets into achievable increments which are inspiring but also realistic. Weight loss targets should be split into milestones of around half a stone of bodyweight. If you try to lose several stone of bodyweight all in one go you might see if as somewhat of an uphill struggle. I would recommend making an activity log of your daily energy expenditure and a dietary analysis sheet of exactly how many calories you consume in a daily period.

So if you combine regular exercise with a diet containing all the the necessary macronutrients and lose weight gradually it is likely to stay off with no undesirable side effects experienced.

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