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Eat • Eat • Eat!
Avoid the trap
Once you’ve decided it’s time to go on a weight
loss diet, it’s panic time! The first instinct is often:
get the weight off as quickly as possible! No wonder there
are so many get-thin-quick schemes. But quick weight loss
is one of the first traps that lead to gaining the weight
right back. Here’s what you can do to avoid the trap.
Eat, Drink and be Merry!
Eat - If you want to keep off the weight you’re working
so hard to lose, then be patient and let the right diet work
for you. The optimal rate of weight loss is no more than 1
to 2 pounds a week for most people. The miraculous stories
of rapid weight loss are the results of water loss - big deal!
Drink a glass of water and the weight is back on.
Five reasons why "eating" helps you lose
weight
The key predictor of weight gain is a low metabolic rate
Reason 1 - The goal is to lose body fat, not water
and muscle. Eating the right amount of food helps to protect
your body from losing muscle mass. The slower you lose weight,
the greater percentage of body fat loss. The faster you lose,
the more you muscle you lose. Which brings us to reason #2
Reason 2 - You don’t have to starve to maintain
your new weight! Eating helps maintain your metabolism at
a higher rate. (Metabolism is the rate at which your body
burns calories). Because lean muscle mass takes more energy
to maintain it and fat is much less active (it’s like
a storage unit for energy), when you preserve lean muscle
mass by eating enough food, your body needs more calories
to function. This means: a lean, muscular body with less fat
(the new you) needs more calories to maintain it weight compared
to someone who loses weight rapidly. So now, you don’t
have to starve to maintain your new weight.... you have arrived
and will be more likely to stay at your goal because you ate!
Eating gives you the energy you need to lose weight
successfully
Reason 3 - Eating enough calories while you lose
weight gives you “staying power”. It makes sense:
it's much harder to stay on a very low calorie diet long enough
to lose the weight you want. Being hungry is o.k.. Feeling
deprived and starved is not. And, did you know that very low
calorie diets are associated with an increase in “binge”
eating? Definitely not a good outcome.
Reason 4 - When you eat enough food, you will have
more energy to burn off the calories through physical activity.
Too many times, I have heard from people who feel tired all
the time because they are trying to eat too few calories.
They don’t have the energy to get through the day, much
less do extra exercise to build lean body mass and burn fat.
This happens especially in women who are exercising a lot
and cutting calories at the same time - it multiplies the
effect of too few calories.
Reason 5 - This last reason is quite simple: if you
don’t eat enough food, you won’t get the nutrition
you need to stay healthy. One of the two main reasons people
want to lose weight is to get healthier and to look better.
People who are not eating enough simply don’t look well
because they aren’t as healthy as they need to be. Healthy
people have better looking skin, hair and teeth, and overall
their higher energy level is much more attractive than someone
dragging around. So fast weight loss really doesn’t
accomplish either the goal of looking or feeling better over
the long haul.
What’s the right amount of calories for you?
Your Healthy Diet Plan should give you a diet with the right
amount of calories to lose weight safely and to optimize your
body composition - losing more fat and less muscle. This is
absolutely key to making you successful at staying at your
new lower weight. Your weight loss calories are determined
based upon your age, physical activity, sex, height, current
weight, and special needs. If and when you need an adjustment,
we will do that as part of your plan. And, when you reach
your goal weight, we’ll help you determine your maintenance
plan.
Eat the right amount of food in the right combinations.
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