If you want to know how to lose weight, you are reading the right article. Today, I will be sharing with you some tips that can help you in losing weight. There are many things that you will have to do and this means you will have to change your lifestyle a bit. This is a difficult thing to do in the beginning however, you will have to make some goals which will help you to do this.
If you have decided to lose weight, you have to ask yourself why you want to lose weight. As there is an old saying, you should always focus on ’why’. If you know ‘why’, then you can find ‘how’ very easily.
So just think again and decide why you want to lose weight. Once you have decided that, you can follow the tips given in this article. You should have a goal you can point at. When you have a goal, it will be easier for you to work towards it.
So what should you do to lose weight? First thing first, you need to cut down your calories coming from fat.
Just keep the following things in your memory:
1) 1 gram of protein = 4 calories
2) 1 gram of carbohydrate = 4 calories
3) 1 gram of fat = 9 calories
So by looking at the chart above, it makes sense to cut down you calories coming from fat. Which food has fat calories? You need to avoid food that has lot of oil, food which is fried. You need to avoid fast food. This kind of food has lot of calories and has what is called ‘empty calories’.
You can make a diet which has lot of protein, little carbohydrates and almost not fat. You can eat 5 to six meals a day instead of eating three big meals. I know that eating so many times will be difficult because most of the people also do jobs. But by sticking to this plan, you will be definitely lose weight.
To lose weight, you will have to burn calories. You can do that by doing cardiovascular exercise like running, walking, swimming, and cycling. You can invest in a new treadmill if you have the money or you can run on the road which will help you to burn calories. Just make sure you have some good sneakers and shoes that you can use for running.
Another thing that you need to know that 1 pound of muscles has 3500 calories. So if you want to lose 1 pound, you will have to lose 3500 calories.
You will have to calculate how many calories you intake. You can get those charts on the internet which will give the correct values of calories in different food items. If you have any questions, you can post a comment and I will be glad to assist you.
