Weight Loss

Isn’t it surprising, despite seeing so many people around us on some kind of diet, the number of obese and overweight people doesn’t seem to reduce! Of course, incorrect eating habits and an inactive lifestyle are the main reasons for gaining weight, but comfort eating or eating to fulfill emotional needs is an important cause too. Whatever your reason for getting out of shape, you certainly need to wage the battle against the bulge in the right way to get back in shape.

Losing extra weight

If you’re more than 25 pounds overweight, you’d need to lose a pound a week. This is because 1 pound of fat yields 3500 calories. Consuming 3500 calories less per week works out to 500 calories a day, which is quite achievable. So, by cutting 500 calories from your normal daily diet, you’d manage about a pound a week. What’s heartening is those who lose 1 to 2 pounds a week are most likely to maintain normal weight all throughout their lives.

However, losing 500 calories a day is easier said than done. If you drool at the mere mention of Big Mac, add 460 calories; if you can’t gulp the burger down without a soda, add 200 calories; if you drink coffee with cream and not milk, add 50 calories; if you love butter with your baked potatoes, add 100 calories; if you’re in the habit of munching potato chips, it’s another 300 calories; the list can go on. So, you’ll have to do some serious thinking on ways to cut down on calories.