The Alternative Health Gazette

Striking the Balance

The real secret to successful weight loss is to strike a balance that actually works for your body. Now the key words here are: Your body. As we said in earlier parts of this series, what works for your body may not be the same things that work for other people bodies. So there may be a period of experimentation involved before you learn enough to have the kind of results you’re looking for, but you’ve probably already learned quite a bit about your body with various diets you’ve tried in the past.

There are some general tips to keep in mind though:

1. Stop watching the scale. It’s really not about how much you weigh. Its about how you look and feel. One person can be flabby or chubby at 140 pounds, while another is trim, toned, and firm. So focus on burning off the extra body fat and toning up your muscles. Look in the mirror to see if you’re getting closer to your fat loss goals. And pay attention to how your clothes feel on you. As you start trimming and toning, you will notice.

You need to realize that you don’t actually want to lose weight, you want to lose body fat. Pretty much any diet will allow you to lose “weight” according to the scale within the first several weeks, but that’s usually water weight loss instead of actual fat loss. And while water weight loss feels good, and seeing the numbers go down on the scale feels good too, it’s a fallacy that won’t last. You must lose actual fat to be successfull in the long run.

The scale is really hard for most of us to resist of course though, so if you can’t ignore it completely then restrict yourself to weighing in just once a week instead.

2. Eat healthier. Don’t try temporary diets constantly, instead try to strive for a balance that you can live with for the rest of your life. Losing weight or maintaining weight is not a temporary thing. We all must monitor our activity levels and eating habits all our lives if we want to maintain healthy weight and fat levels in our bodies.

Be careful with the amount of simple cakes and sweets you eat. Fill yourself with high quality protein, fiber, fruits, and vegetables instead. In fact, one of the best “diets” you can adopt would be filled with high quality proteins such as fish, chicken, and nuts, plus fresh fruits and vegetables. The fruits and vegetables give you carbohydrates, fiber, and tons of nutrition, while the meat gives you solid protein and other nutrition you need too.

If you want to eat other types of carbohydrates of course, then by all means do so. But be aware of what kinds you’re eating, how much you’re eating, and how those types and amounts affect your specific weight loss and fat loss goals.

3. If you don’t want to worry too much about what you eat, then get more physical. If you don’t want to be physical, then pay more attention to what you eat, It really is that simple.

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