Diet + Exercise = Weight Loss
There is no secret to weight loss. Diet plus exercise equals results.
Low Calorie Diets
The most effective way to lose weight is to reduce the number of calories you're eating. When the number of calories you eat is less than the calories you require to function each day, you will lose weight. It's as simple as that.
Exercising is a good way to increase the number of calories you burn each day. Even if you combine light to moderate exercise with a reduced calorie diet, your weight loss results will be amplified.
At the end of the day though, it's much easier to reduce your dietary calorie intake than it is to exercise more. There are even some fancy "diets" around at the moment that help keep the total calories you eat each day in control.
Some of these low calorie diet programs include:
- Dr. Siegal's COOKIE DIET™
- Tony Ferguson (Australia)
- Celebrity Slim
- Optislim
- Optifast
It should be noted that when you reduce your caloric intake, you must ensure that you don't get hungry. Why? Because when your body gets hungry it goes into "starvation mode" which actually makes it harder for you to lose your excess weight. Your body senses a lack of food so tries to keep fat stores for longer.
So in short - eat when you're hungry!