Whether you are just starting your weight loss journey, or you are searching for answers after a constant yoyo of experiences and time again, trying to lose weight can feel like a content battle with yourself. It can sometimes be external factors that stop you from following the meticulous plan you set out for yourself, but at the end of the day it all comes down to you and what you want to achieve. Your goal might be to lose weight for your overall health or you may be seeking somebody’s confidence after gaining a few pounds whilst living your life. Weight Loss is a journey, not a quick fix, hopefully, the tips we give you today will make things seem slightly easier and hopefully get you to your goal weight.
Exercise is good for you
If this is not your first time starting a weight loss journey, we are sure the idea of exercise is starting to sound boring. As unappealing and repetitive as it may seem, it is something that everyone needs to implement into their daily routines. A key factor of weight loss is to be in a caloric deficit, which means you should be burning the calories you are consuming daily. Therefore if you eat 2,000 calories whilst on your meal plan, you should aim to burn over 2,000 to be in a deficit. We know this sounds like a lot, but if you factor in your daily activity this should take a chunk out of what needs to be burnt off through intentional exercise.
Fitness watches are a must
A great way to track your daily steps and calorie burning is to invest in a fitness watch, as they can calculate how many calories have been burnt daily. Keeping yourself motivated with your gym routine can feel like a mission impossible, but keeping track of your progress can be an amazing reason to keep on going. Keep in mind that the healthy way to see results is to slowly incorporate weight loss with strength building. People who have lost too much weight in a short amount of time have opted to get a tummy tuck in Manchester for example, due to the excess for loose skin. Some watches allow you to select what genre of exercise you are performing to optimize the calorie-burning results as much as possible.
Diet is king
Diet is a huge factor in weight loss. The general rule of thumb for losing weight is to see diet and exercise as an 80/20 ratio, the 80 proportion being your diet. It is not solely based on how much you put in your body, but what exactly you put into your body can have great positives or negatives when it comes to seeing results. Diet plans such as following a Mediterranean diet, and incorporating intermittent fasting are results-proven ways to drop some weight. The Mediterranean diet focuses on the consumption of vegetables, fruits, whole grains, and fish. Healthy fats and just overall naturally produced foods that are either not included or low in saturated fats are good ways to be stricter with your eating.
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Intermittent Fasting
Intermittent fasting as mentioned can have major health benefits and not just for weight loss. The main point of the fast is to not eat for some time during the 24-hour day, which we do already when we are sleeping. The best way to ease yourself into it is to follow a 16-hour fasting period and an 8-hour eating window where you consume your calories for the day. A common misconception is that you eat fewer calories within this window, when in fact you should still have your scheduled daily intake just only within that time frame. The benefit of the fast is that when you do not eat for a while and your body goes into digestion mode, after this period if there is no food to store and it burns into your fat stores for energy. It has also shown benefits such as reducing the risk of heart disease and reducing the likelihood of diabetes. The rule of the fast is you can still drink water, and coffee only if it is black with no added sugars or milk. Sleeping for a chunk of the fast will make things easier especially if you are first trying out this method.
