The concept of any diet or any program for losing weight is obvious and simple: expend more energy than you take in. If you lose half stone in 2 weeks, your body will work perfectly to lose that stone. If you want to lose one stone, you should be able to lose them 4 or 6 weeks.
In any workout program or diet there are many points you should stick to, in order to improve your lifestyle and live healthier in addition, these main points will aid in optimizing your metabolism naturally; by exhibiting a better metabolism, your body will manage your energy supply better and process your food in the best way possible, thus actively using energy, instead of storage it in the form of fats.
I have listed few main points to be followed in the order of their importance:
Eating more meals: You should eat more often, in fact, every three to four hours. Small meals every few hours will curb your hunger and you will not want a big fat snack. Besides, one to meals daily induces a slower metabolic rate and does five or six meals each day.
Drink more water: By drinking more water, you will prevent dehydration. Dehydration can cause two main problems: Your body will not be able to release water used to cleanse itself, and fat burning must be accompanied by an adequate water supply. Also, water plays a very important role in the process of building muscle tissue. Insufficient water will obstruct the muscle building process, and cause you to look flabby.
Work out a balanced cardio and resistant exercise plan for fat burning. Cardio is fine, and resistance is a bit more taxing. If you’re not sure of resistance training that involves weights, you might try some other exercise, such as yoga. It will improve our muscle tone and increase your metabolism.
You can take dietary supplements to help give you sufficient nutrients, some of which can help to cleanse your body from unhealthy toxins.
Sleeping is critical. When your body is refreshed, you wake up in positive state of mind and your brain and body function very well. In addition, muscle building continues during periods of sleep, which increases and improves metabolism.
You may ask why I listed these factors, instead of giving you schedule of meals and types of exercises to perform to lose one stone in a month. I did it because permanent and consistent weight lose is impossible without changing your lifestyle and state of mind. First and the most important factor in lose any amount of weight is self-motivation and commitment to your idea. Only after you made your target and are ready to follow it, you choose your type of diet and amount of weight you are willing to lose. Exercising is one point of focus, but is not the whole issue. Good luck and all the best!
Dietitian Sarah Jason.
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