Weight Loss – Is There a Magic Formula?

Introduction

Losing weight is very difficult, and there are many distractions that can hurt your chances. The question on everyone’s mind is this: is there a magic formula to losing weight? You probably won’t be surprised to find that there is not, but there is no shortage of people who claim that their formula is the magic one.

Why Weight Loss Isn’t Magic

So why isn’t there a magic formula to losing weight, especially if there are so many people who claim they have the answer you so desire? The simple answer is twofold;

1.everyone is different, meaning no one answer will work for all people and
2.there is often too much focus on things other than the most fundamental to weight loss: diet. Everyone’s body is different and reacts differently to food, exercise, medicine, etc.

Although everyone’s body is different the one fundamental truth in any weight loss discussion is that diet is the most critical aspect for meeting weight loss goals. If your diet is bad, taking pills or following any other weight loss tricks will not work. Period. Cheeseburgers, pizza, potato chips, soda, candy and other junk food items are not only a ticket to long-term health risks, they are a recipe for weight gain.

Achieving Weight Loss

The good news for people wanting to lose weight is that you can follow a simple script which will give the best odds for losing weight. While the script is simple, sticking to it is the most complicated part for anyone who attempts it. People should make a journal of calories and fat that they consume on a daily basis to start.

The next step will be to use a simple calorie burning calculator that can be found on many websites. This calculator will help people realize how many calories they burn everyday through normal activity such as walking, breathing, sleeping, etc and any additional calories burned through exercise. To help show how this will help people lose weight, we will illustrate with an example.

Angelina, a 28 year old woman, is 5’1, 165 pounds and consumes on average 2,300 calories per day. Using her age, height and weight, a calorie calculator determines that she needs roughly 1,300 calories per day through to perform normal activity. Angelina is consuming 1,000 more calories per day than her body needs for basic function.

Angelina can’t lose weight without eating a lower calorie, healthier diet made up of important fruits and vegetables. Research has shown that 3,500 calories burned will generally lead to 1 pound of weight loss. In our example, Angelina can reduce 500 calories from her diet daily to reach 1 pound of weight loss per week.

Conclusion

Once you start losing more weight, your body will naturally need fewer calories. You will lose weight more slowly over time until you reach your goal. The weight loss calculator will also tell you how long you need to do this for, and if you stick with it, odds are pretty good that you will reach your weight loss goals.

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