Quick Weight Loss Tips

Being obese can have serious health consequences.  These include an increased risk
of heart disease, stroke, high blood pressure, diabetes, gallstones, and some forms of cancer.
Losing weight can help reduce these risks.  Here are some general points to keep in mind:

Any claims that you can lose weight effortlessly are false.  The only proven way
to lose weight is either to reduce the number of calories you eat or to increase the number
of calories you burn off through exercise. Most experts recommend a combination of both.

Very low-calorie diets are not without risk and should be pursued only under
medical supervision. Unsupervised very low-calorie diets can deprive you of
important nutrients and are potentially dangerous.

Fad diets rarely have any permanent effect.  Sudden and radical changes in your
eating patterns are difficult to sustain over time.  In addition, so-called “crash” diets
often send dieters into a cycle of quick weight loss, followed by a “rebound” weight gain
once normal eating resumes, and even more difficulty reducing when the next diet is attempted.

To lose weight safely and keep it off requires long-term changes in daily
eating and exercise habits. Many experts recommend a goal of losing about a pound
a week. A modest reduction of 500 calories per day will achieve this goal, since a total
reduction of 3,500 calories is required to lose one pound of fat. An important way to lower
your calorie intake is to learn and practice healthy eating habits.