People who try to lose weight the first time think that they would be able to do it very easily and fast, even faster than the time it took them to gain those annoying pounds! However, when they are faced with the dual demons of diet and exercise, they feel that it is way harder than they thought.

Some quit their weight loss ambitions simply by hearing the names of ‘diet’ and exercise, while the more stubborn ones decide to take those methods to an extreme level by starving to the point of death and working out like never before! What if I tell you that weight loss is much easier and simpler than this?

With my weight loss method, you will neither have to go through the pain of fasting for days on end or sustaining yourself on just a piece of lemon or carrot, nor is it necessary to work out like crazy. In order to lose weight, you simply need to change your food eating habits by eating your meals in smaller portions.

If you are eating three large meals per day, here is some food for thought: when you eat large meals, you basically overload your body with excess calories that it doesn’t need at that point of time; consequently, your body has to work harder and longer to burn those extra calories.

What happens next is that your metabolic rate slows down and so does your calorie burning rate! Ultimately all those extra calories are deposited in your body as fat deposits, for future use! That is how your body conserves extra energy, and that is how you gain weight over time.

There is yet another way you could gain weight by eating large meals. When you eat a large meal at a time, and don’t eat for several hours following that meal, you are sure to feel hungry. To get rid of hunger quickly, you would probably go to your kitchen or open up the refrigerator to find junk foods which would fill up your stomach quickly.

The reality is that these junk foods only give you a false impression of ’satiation’; you are sure to feel hungry again a few hours after eating those junk foods! On the flip side, these junk foods also make you heavier and wider.

What if you supply your body the same amount of calories in installments, by providing it the exact amount of calories that it needs at a time? That way, your body would have no excess energy to conserve, and consequently, there is no question of you ever gaining weight! Sounds good in theory, but is it really possible?

Good news is that it IS! And this is where my formula of ’small and frequent eating’ comes in! If you’re currently eating three large meals per day, you simply need to break them up into six, and eat each of these six meals every two or three hours.

When you eat frequently and in small quantities, your body would be able to utilize all the calories it receives from your food; on the plus side, you would get rid of constant hunger pangs, as well as feel more energetic since your metabolic rate would increase dramatically! And of course, once your metabolic rate increases, weight loss would be easier for you.

You might also want to use smaller plates as well, so as to trick your brain into believing that you have eaten the same amount of food as usual.

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Fad diets such as Atkins recommend an almost total abstinence from carbs. Apart from that, even many experts believe that carbs are the real culprits behind the rising cases of obesity. They recommend a carb-free diet as the ‘healthy’ way to lose weight. Truth however, is that this is an ‘unhealthy’ weight loss method!

Carbs are needed by your body for producing energy! You use this energy for performing your daily activities. This energy also helps your body in performing its ‘bodily’ functions. If your body doesn’t receive an adequate amount of carbohydrates, it will start burning off your lean muscles for the purpose of energy production. This is known as ketosis.

If you are a pregnant woman or a diabetic patient then ketosis can result in your untimely death! As you can see, carbs are your friends and not enemies. A healthy diet is one which contains a healthy dose of all nutrients, including carbs. Read the rest of this entry »

These days, how you look is often more important than how talented you are. Your personality and ability is determined by your body’s size and shape. No wonder then that a lot of people are gearing up to lose weight as quickly as possible. The problem is that people take the weight loss steps when it is already too late – that is, they have grown too fat!

Your diet needs to be changed

If you diet consists only of chips, junk fried foods, soda, alcohol, and fizzy drinks, how can you expect to lose weight? These foods are rich in calories and when they enter your body the calories get converted into fat and make you overweight. If you want to lose weight, it is crucial that you change your eating habits first before anything else! Read the rest of this entry »