Tuesday, September 23, 2008

Weight Loss-Are You Succeding In Your Weight Loss Program With Fat-free Foods?

To lose weight You are dieting all the time, but you can’t lose any weight.Am I correct?But you are not alone.Many people have the same complaint.

Do you want to know Why you have not succeeded?

You think if you don't eat fat foods,you won't become fat.Theoretically you are correct.

Because fats pack in 9 calories per gram compared to only 4 calories per gram from proteins or carbohydrates.

You also think that you can eat fat free foods as much as you want as there is no fat.

Here you forget one important thing,"THE CALORIES".Fat-free foods have calories too.If you eat more calories than your body uses, you will gain weight.

You fail to be calorie conscious,when you eat the fat free foods.

Did you ever check the calorie content per serving in your fat free food pockets?

Please remember low or fat free foods are not always low calorie foods.They add sugar,starch etc which are rich in carbohydrates.

By taking fat free foods of course you have reduced the intake of fat calories but not the calories from the carbohydrates.

For your body,calories are calories.It doesn't matter whether the calories are from fat or carbohydrates or protein.The body will store the excess calories as fat and you will gain weight.

So what you should do?

You must first assess what is the amount of calories you need daily.

Then if you want to reduce weight,you must reduce your intake of calories accordingly .

Suppose if you are not interested in any diet to reduce the calorie intake,you can do exercises to burn the excess calories.If you want to lose one pound in a week,you need to burn 500 calories per day,keeping your calorie intake constant.

Even better if you choose to diet and exercise.

Whatever your weight loss program you plan,it should suit your life style so that you don't just give up.

If you're burning more calories than what you're taking in, you will obviously begin to lose weight.

The Food Pyramid offers a basic outline of the types and amounts of food you should eat each day to give your body the nutrients it needs for optimal health.
Your food can be a balanced food so that you don't lose any nutrients to your body.Please remember some dietary fat is necessary, but it must be the right kind. Eliminate saturated fats from your diet completely.

So remember low-fat foods are not also low-calorie foods.So as long as your calorie intake is more than your body burns,you will only gain weight and you will not succeed in your weight loss program.