Health is not merely the absence of disease or infirmity. It is a state of complete physical, mental and social well being.
A person who takes medicine and neglects the dietary intake, wastes the skills of his doctors, but by watching your dietary intake strictly and vigilantly, doctor can be avoided altogether.
Today the basic requirement of a healthy body is a healthy lifestyle and the most alarming feature that endangers good health is obesity, as well as high fat and cholesterol levels.
The healthiest way to lose weight is neither sudden intense exercise nor crash dieting. In fact it’s the middle road between the two. If you haven’t exercised for the last several years, rushing yourself to any cardio or starving yourself will merely lead you to feeling dishearted and demotivated.
So if you want to lose weight that lasts for good, here is what you should do.
- Use the already stored fat in your body to generate energy. Reduce the amount of calorie intake (take a look at this calorie chart) and increase physical activity level. For example, walk if the destination is within walking range or take the stairs instead of the elevator.
- Be very gradual. Small changes can make big differences. Think of weight loss as a permanent goal. The main objective should be to make positive changes and sustain them over years and years to come. Believe it or not but eating one extra cookie a week can increase your body weight by 4 to 6 lbs in a year.
- Reduce your calorie intake. Take quality food. If you can’t stop yourself from having chocolates and candies or cakes and cookies, at least limit your self. Set objective and realistic goals. Here are a few ways to reduce calorie intake.
- Cut down unhealthy foods like cakes, candies and chocolates.
- Have smaller portion of meal and avoid second helping.
- Stop adding sugar to your tea or coffee.
- Stop fizzy drinks altogether.
- Add fiber to your diet.
- Don’t skip breakfast. It’ll leave you much hungrier later on.
- Last but most important, have plenty of water. At least 2 liters or 8 to 10 a day. In case you workout, double the quantity. Have a glass of water 5 to 10 minutes before you have your meal and the second one at least 20 minutes after the meal.
Practice these tips and I am sure you’ll see a big change ib your physical well being.
Good Luck.
