11/28/08

Would A Free Diet Program Work For You?

In today's less active world most of us live at a pretty slow pace, doing nothing to fast except gaining unwanted weight. In the U.S. we have been lucky enough to have a very easy life compared to most of the world. Today we don't have to put in as much effort physically as we used to.   More people drive more places, do less physical work, and have modern appliances and conveniences to carry the burden. Associate that with the actuality of the commercially farmed overly processed and chemically laden foods most of eat on a daily basis the resulting effect can only be expected.

Americans are obese. If you think obesity is just about looks, think again. If you carry more weight than you are supposed to you are putting yourself at risk for the big killer health issues the plague the U.S. Those being hypertension, stroke and heart disease. Not to be to sober but being overweight could cost you a date, but it could also cost you your life. This is exactly why those of us who are obese need to look at losing weight with a diet. With today's economy the way it is there is little discretionary income to spend on a costly weight loss program so a free diet plan can come in real handy for times like these.

There are many free diet programs from which to choose. What is needed is an overall healthy lifestyle plan to make any weight loss program a workable situation whether it is free or not. The best way to lose weight is natural, healthy, simple, and best of all it's free. Take in less calories each day and exercise more to burn off more calories.

If you just do exercise and think you're going to lose the weight you need to think again. You are going to fight an uphill battle. If exercise isn't a part of your program you will probably still be eating to much because you won't be doing anything to increase your metabolism and burn excess calories. Combine the two as part of a normal, sustainable routine to take off the weight and keep off the weight.

Want a simple way to reduce caloric intake without the expense of specialty diet programs that include expensive food?   Eat smaller portions. That's right.   Keep eating exactly what you now eat, but cut down the portions.  Find out the food values of what you usually eat and cut back the portions to a point that is less than what you would burn on a regular day.

You can also make a big difference, up to 90,000 calories a year for the average person, by drinking water instead of pop and fruit juice. Another choice, if your prefer, could be coffee or tea. Without the sugar and cream of course. One of the benefits of this is caffeine will speed your metabolism up and help you to burn even more calories.

If you think that exercising 5 time a week is going to do the trick you need to think again.  You should be working up a sweat doing some form of strenuous exercise every day. And you should do no less than thirty minutes of it. Kick that up a notch with extra physical movement such as parking further from the office or stores for a short walk, using stairs instead of elevators, and using hand tools for daily or weekly chores.

There it is, exercise combined with free diet programs to lose weight. Make it your life and make it a joy.

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