Weight Loss Helps One Appear More Youthful

By Wiliam Merchant


Weight loss is an important factor when it comes to developing a healthy lifestyle. The overweight person not only looks older because of the extra pounds he carries, but he is also risking his health by remaining overweight. The person who wants to appear younger need only lose weight in order to improve his appearance and help add years to his life.

Heart attacks and other maladies are what people who are overweight have to look forward to if they do not make changes to their eating patterns. The heart is a muscle and muscles grow tired if overworked over time. The heart, if it has to pump around layers of body fat, will stop working properly over time.

There are many ways to lose extra pounds but remember that in order to lose weight one has to abide by a simple concept. That simple concept is that one must burn more calories than one eats. Think of the body as a checking account. If more money goes into the account than is drawn out, a surplus is created. A surplus in a bank account is a positive situation but not so when it comes to our bodies.

If our bodies take in more calories that are expended, a surplus is created and that surplus turns into fat. Counting calories is not easy and one can become so caught up in counting calories that one will become frustrated after a few weeks or even a few days and go back to his old way of eating. It is better to use practical ways to cut calories than counting every calorie in every meal.

If one is used to eating off a large dinner plate then there is a good chance that more calories that necessary are being consumed. Use a smaller serving plate to cut down on calories and the body will not even notice that a lower number of calories are being consumed. Try to concentrate on the taste of food and not the amount of food consumed.

Avoid the television during mealtime because the TV interferes with the body's feeling of fullness. As long as the TV is on one will continue to eat and those extra calories will be converted into extra pounds. Avoid listening to music because music will interfere with the body's feeling of fullness.

Weight loss is an important factor in a health lifestyle. Overweight people are more prone to heart disease and other serious health problems that can be avoided by dropping those extra pounds. The simple concept to keep in mind is to burn more calories each day than what is consumed.




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