Eat Better And Lose Weight
Posted by under Lose WeightToday millions of adult Americans are overweight or obese. If you’re overweight or obese carrying extra weight puts you at risk for developing many diseases, especially heart disease, stroke, diabetes, and cancer. Reducing your weight helps to prevent and control these diseases.
However, a good number of people are confused about how to lose dangerous weight. The good news is that this may be accomplished by eating healthy, balanced and smaller portion meals.
No matter if you want to lose weight, lower cholesterol, reduce blood pressure or feel healthier your nutritional goals should take into account the types of food as well as the amount of food you eat.
Down-to-earth goals allow you to make small changes in a relatively small amount of time, and then move onto the next goal. You can start with including one additional fruit or vegetable into your daily diet and avoid second helpings for one week.
Setting the right goals is an important first step. Most people trying to lose weight focus on just the one goal of weight loss. However, the most productive areas to focus on are the dietary and exercise changes that will lead to that long-term weight change.
The people who are successful managing their weight are those who select two or three goals at a time that they are willing to take on, that meet the following criteria of useful goals:
Effective goals are very specific, attainable, and forgiving. Saying you’ll "exercise more" is a worthy goal but it's not specific. "Walk five miles everyday" is specific and can be measured, but is it attainable if you 're just starting out?
"Walk 30 minutes every day" is more attainable, but what happens if you're held up at work one day and there's a thunderstorm during your walking time the next day? "Walk 30 minutes per day for five days each week" is specific, attainable, and forgiving.
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