3 of the Biggest Things that Make Us Fat and How to Handle Them
Each day, we are fed an enormous amount of healthy information. It is this same information that is causing us to gain weight. There is constantly some new piece of data that is going to change the face of dieting. The truth is that the problem is in our culture itself. We are doing just a few things wrong that are making the biggest impact on our weight loss efforts. These are the 3 mistakes that you are probably making.
1. Huge Portion’s – Too much of anything is bad for you. Even if you are eating something that is considered healthy, excessive amounts of it will make you fat. It’s important to moderate what you eat. Remember in the old days, we couldn’t just go to a store and pick up a meal. We would scavenge for it. Today, we don’t have that problem so everything we it is to excess. Control your portions and watch your calories. For consistent weight loss, try to hover around the 1200-1400 calorie range spread between 4-5 meals per day.
2. Escalator Movement – We have become a nation of 5 minute micro-wavers, and 2 minute dishwashers. We choose to make everything easier, and take out any of the hard work that used to force us to maintain a high metabolic rate. The average person today takes about 1,500 steps per day, when the recommended amount is 10,000. From now on make an effort to park a little farther, and take the stairs. I’m not saying that you need to work out 2 hours a day, but live a more active lifestyle. I recommend getting a pedometer so that you can monitor how many steps you take each day to see if you are hitting the goal. Just doing this alone, will help greatly increase your weight loss efforts.
3. Crash Diet Life Style – We are constantly looking for some new exciting way to lose weight. Every infomercial on some new fad diet is catching our attention. These fad diets causing us to artificially lose weight instead of following a healthy lifestyle. Instead of living healthy, we are looking for the next hot thing. Make an effort to follow the basics and ignore fad diets. Eat healthy fruits, vegetables, and lean proteins and commit to educating yourself to whats truly healthy, instead of whats the next big thing.
Don’t follow the crowd from diet to diet. Live a healthy lifestyle by staying active and eating the right kinds of foods, and don’t worry about your weight. Just by living healthy, you will naturally lose weight fast.