Secrets to Longterm Weight Loss and Fat Burn

Losing weight takes work and it's tempting to jump on the scale to weigh yourself every week but try to avoid this trap. Many people get discouraged by trying to weigh themselves when starting a new diet. This can be a recipe for disaster. Instead, concentrate on good daily eating habits and limit your calorie intake by 25%. Learn to be consistent with your diet and restricts fatty foods from your diet six days a week. You can have one free day to eat more of your favorite foods.

Instead of weighing every day or every week, weigh yourself once each month. This way you measure your trend instead of the daily variations due to excess fluids or foods. Strive to lose a pound each week, which is a reasonable goal to accomplish. Eating 500 calories less per day will create about a pound of weight loss each week. If you need a strict calorie limit, most women should limit calorie intake to 1500 calories per day and men 2000 calories per day to lose 1 pound of fat each week.

Remember, the biggest discouragement to losing weight is jumping on the scale on a daily or weekly basis and seeing poor results even when you're doing all the right things. This typically causes people to give up in frustration and turn to some type of fad diet routine or diet pills instead of concentrating on daily eating habits that create long-term weight loss.

As much as 70% of your body weight may consist of water, so weight can easily fluctuate from day to day depending on your state of hydration. That's why it's better to know your weight loss trend instead of monitoring day-to-day weight loss which can become very discouraging.

Focus on healthy eating habits and give yourself a free day to eat your favorite foods. Reduced calorie intake by 25% and you should easily lose 4 pounds each month. Stay on a strict diet six days a week by eliminating white flour and sugar products from your diet. These are junk carbs better known as simple carbs which keep you from burning fat. Drink at least 8 cups of water, preferably more to keep your body hydrated and help eliminate waste products more efficiently. Eat 5 to 6 small meals per day and try to eliminate large meals, especially at night and you're on your way to burning more fat and losing weight.

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Dan Burley is editor and author of http://www.DietForum.com and has written hundreds of weight loss and nutritional articles on the Internet. Dan has been helping people lose weight over the Internet for 10 years. Dan is a fitness guru and nutritionist who has spent a lifetime staying in shape and fighting overweight issues. When I discuss overweight and overeating issues it comes from the heart because I am prone to overeating and obesity. I pass on all my experience and battles to my website visitors and personal diet plan clients.

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