Friday, December 19, 2008

Importance of a Well Balanced Diet in Successful Weight Loss

By Ricardo d Argence

A diet that doesn't result in weight loss can be very frustrating. You are dieting, counting calories, and cutting back the way you are supposed to. And if that was not bad enough the person you spend most your time with, your closest friend, can eat what ever she desires without gaining a pound.

Maybe you think you are just destined to be curvy, or you have the wrong genes to be thin. While those ideas may be a remote possibility, a more likely explanation is that you are eating the wrong combination of foods.

Do not have a thought that what you consume daily is what makes you thin or fat. Burning fat calories as energy before it turns to fat on your thighs,you must supply your body with the nutrients it needs in order to work like a well-oiled machine.

It's necessary to understand why a well-balanced diet is important and why eating food from every group is necessary. After we understand our bodies' nutritional needs, we can design a diet that helps us lose weight permanently.

We need to eat every day, there are basically 3 types of calories. These are protein, carbohydrates, and fat. Your system requires all 3 different calories, but not all in the same amount at each food intake. You trust or do not trust, some fat calories can really work fast on weight loss, while some of the non fatty stuff you consume can cause increase in weight if eaten regularly.

Sugar is commonly found in fat free foods. If you have too much sugar in your diet, your body won't be able to use many of the sugar calories, and this will result in excess calories being stored as fat.

That fat free foods are safe and eating fat is taboo is a common thought. However, fat that you eat does not immediately turn into fat stored within your body. When you eat fat free foods, you will not automatically lose weight either. To drop those unwanted pounds you'll need to be open to new and excited ways of dieting.

Realizing which foods have fat-burning properties while keeping your blood sugar constant is the first step to losing weight -- and quickly. Foods that cause your blood sugar level to rise suddenly lead to a short energy boost followed by a devastating crash. This crash occurs when the blood sugar level drops too low, leaving you tired and hungry once again. The lower it drops after the spike,the higher the blood sugar level rises after eating. This is the primary reason that overweight people see their energy levels fluctuate throughout the day.

Keep in mind that you and your body need calories from all the food groups in order to properly feed and fuel yourself. Any calories that are consumed and not used for fuel will be stored as fat. The body doesn't care where it got calories from (protein, carbohydrates, or fat) -- if you don't use them, they'll be stored.

In the right combination and at the right time in order for the body to function at its best,it is important to eat the right calories. We can turn on the power of the natural fat burning engine that resides within everybody, if we give our body what it needs. - 16004

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