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.

The heart is a muscle and when the heart is strained, the heart becomes overworked and is subject to failure. The overweight person puts undue pressure on his heart muscle because the heart has to work harder when the body has layers of fat to contend with. No one wants a weak heart and the overweight person can improve his heart health by losing those extra pounds.

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.

A lot of men and women use large plates to eat from and they fill their plates to capacity. Use a smaller plate and the body will not know the difference. Get rid of the large dinner plates and start using smaller salad plates at dinner time. One will not notice the smaller portion because the body will become accustomed to whatever the hand is used to putting into the mouth.

Eating while watching the TV will cause one to eat extra calories because the appetite is distracted. Do not listen to music when eating because the eating urge is distracted by the music. Instead eat in a quiet area and quit eating when the body feels full.

Weight loss can be achieved by taking some easy steps and making some easy changes. The overweight person is at risk for heart attack and other maladies. Try to burn off more calories each day than are consumed and the body will naturally lose weight.




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