Eat to Lose Weight - The Healthy Weight Loss Plan

Healthy weight loss is extremely important. Pounds or inches lost at the cost of health don't stay away for long and bring their own set of problems. Nobody gains weight overnight or in a matter of weeks. Why should one then try and lose it quickly. Half the fitness battle lies in setting realistic goals. Goals that allow you to feel full not starve. Goals allow you to cheat once in a while. Goals that don't make you put life on hold while you 'diet'. All research shows that punishing the body by depriving it of food can actually back fire making it become even fatter. This happens because the body readjusts its metabolic rate to conserve whatever little fuel it has in the form of fat. Talk about starving one's way to obesity.

This article talks about making small changes in one's daily habits to bring about a huge change in the way a person looks on the outside AND feels on the inside. The correct diet is not only satisfying to the body; it is also satisfying for the mind as well. As somebody wise put it, 'you are what you eat'. Read below some of the great tips for healthy weight loss.

If a large part of your daily diet consists of packaged foods, it's time you started reading the labels. Read the calorie content and the nutritive value that the food provides. Try and eat no more than 1500 calories per day and divide them over at least 5- 6 small meal times. Then evaluate if the serving size is enough to make you feel full. If it isn't switch to another box, eating home cooked food is one of the easiest ways to lose inches since when we make food ourselves we don't add the extra butter or salt that is required to maintain the color and shape of most packaged foods. If you cannot cook, try stocking fresh fruits and vegetables that you can substitute for at least 2-3 of your 6 meals. Breakfast cereals that contain oats or bran are also great options that are easy to make and eat. Try mixing some blueberries or any fresh or dry fruit to give it variety. Even a simple diet made at home can assist in healthy weight loss.

Not all of us can hit the gym everyday. While having some sort of moderate daily exercise for at least 30 minutes helps healthy weight loss, try and incorporate more physical activity in your daily routine. Use the stairs instead of using the elevator or escalator. Offer to hold the grocery bag instead of handing it to someone else. Play more with your children. Do some of the housework yourself. All these activities add up to burning more than 200 extra calories per day which can burn an additional pound every 15 days.

Follow the above three tips for healthy weight loss and see your body change!