This is the time of year when many of us are setting goals and making resolutions for this new year. One of the most popular resolutions is to lose weight.
If this is one of your resolutions, please consider these three important aspects when it comes to losing weight.
First: Fad diets do not work. Weight loss products, pill, potions and shakes sold on TV do not work.
There are several companies selling pills that claim to effect cortisol levels in the body and help you lose weight. When they first came out, I asked a friend who has a PHD in endocrine physiology what she thought of these pills. After she finished laughing, she stated they do now work at all.
Sadly, most products on the market these days make fraudulent and ambiguous claims. The disclaimers at the end of commercials and in package inserts limit their liability because they completely change the impression that they have worked so hard to create. If you use a shake, meal replacement or fad diet to lose weight, as soon as you stop using these methods, you will gain the weight back.
Second: Exercise is the most important component of weight loss. The first thing anyone should do to lose weight is exercise. Any plan that doesn’t include a gradual increase of exercise will not work. Increasing your exercise at an appropriate level and continuing the exercise program for the rest of your life will work.
Third: Decrease your calorie intake and eat more healthy food. Permanent change in the amount of food and type of food you eat is also essential.
It’s not easy. It’s not quick. And it requires a lot of discipline. Abrupt massive change all at once is not good. Start with one change each week. You could cut your junk food or soda in half the first week, walk for 15 minutes each day the second week, double your vegetables the third week, drink 4 glasses of water every day the fourth week, etc. Over the period of several months, you would see significant progress! With life long effort, you will lose weight, maintain a proper body mass index, have more energy to do the things you enjoy and ideally live healthier longer.
If this is one of your resolutions, please consider these three important aspects when it comes to losing weight.
First: Fad diets do not work. Weight loss products, pill, potions and shakes sold on TV do not work.
There are several companies selling pills that claim to effect cortisol levels in the body and help you lose weight. When they first came out, I asked a friend who has a PHD in endocrine physiology what she thought of these pills. After she finished laughing, she stated they do now work at all.
Sadly, most products on the market these days make fraudulent and ambiguous claims. The disclaimers at the end of commercials and in package inserts limit their liability because they completely change the impression that they have worked so hard to create. If you use a shake, meal replacement or fad diet to lose weight, as soon as you stop using these methods, you will gain the weight back.
Second: Exercise is the most important component of weight loss. The first thing anyone should do to lose weight is exercise. Any plan that doesn’t include a gradual increase of exercise will not work. Increasing your exercise at an appropriate level and continuing the exercise program for the rest of your life will work.
Third: Decrease your calorie intake and eat more healthy food. Permanent change in the amount of food and type of food you eat is also essential.
It’s not easy. It’s not quick. And it requires a lot of discipline. Abrupt massive change all at once is not good. Start with one change each week. You could cut your junk food or soda in half the first week, walk for 15 minutes each day the second week, double your vegetables the third week, drink 4 glasses of water every day the fourth week, etc. Over the period of several months, you would see significant progress! With life long effort, you will lose weight, maintain a proper body mass index, have more energy to do the things you enjoy and ideally live healthier longer.
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