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The  best   way  to  lose  weight  is  to  eat  fewer  calories  and  increase  your  physical  activity. Experts  suggest   aiming  for  a  weight  loss  goal  of  about  a  pound  a  week.

1. Set  Realistic  Goals  The  first  step  to  weight  loss  is  setting  a  realistic  goal. By  using  a BMI  chart  and   consulting   with  your  health  care  provider, you  can  determine  what  a  healthy  weight  is  for  you. To  reach  your  goal  safely, plan  to  lose  weight  gradually. A  weight  loss  of  one-half  to  two  pounds  a  week  is  usually  safe.

2. Change  Your  Lifestyle  To be successful at losing weight, you need to change your lifestyle and not just go on a diet. This requires cutting back on the number of calories you eat by eating smaller amounts of foods and choosing foods lower in calories. It also means being more physically active.

3. Change Your Eating Habits Consider limiting portion sizes, especially of foods high in calories, such as cookies, cakes and other sweets; fried foods, like fried chicken and french fries; and fats, oils, and spreads. Keep your intake of saturated fat, trans fat and cholesterol as low as possible. Choose foods naturally high in fiber, such as fruits, vegetables, legumes (such as beans and lentils), and whole grains. The high fiber content of many of these foods may help you to feel full with fewer calories.

4. Increase Your Physical Activity Most health experts recommend a combination of a reduced-calorie diet and increased physical activity for weight loss. Exercise does not have to be strenuous to be beneficial. And some studies show that short sessions of exercise several times a day are just as effective at burning calories and improving health as one long session. To lose weight and to maintain a healthy weight after weight loss, many people need to do more than 30 minutes of moderate to intensive physical activity daily. Walking is an excellent form of physical activity that almost everyone can do.

5. Summary Successful weight loss and healthy weight management depend on sensible goals and expectations. If you set sensible goals for yourself, chances are you'll be more likely to meet them and have a better chance of keeping the weight off. A lifestyle based on healthy eating and regular physical activity is the best way to lose weight permanently.

The Body Mass Index (BMI) serves as an estimate of body composition (the ratio of fat to muscle and bone) based on your height and weight. According to the National Institutes of Health, the BMI is a reliable indicator of total body fat, which is related to the risk of disease and death. Being overweight or obese increases the risk of hypertension, heart disease, stroke, diabetes and some cancers. Deaths from obesity-related causes in the U.S. are now the second-leading cause of death after smoking, accounting for more than 16 percent of all deaths. The Body Mass Index is valid for both men and women 18 years of age or older, but may overestimate body fat in people who have a muscular build (bodybuilders) and may underestimate body fat in people who have lost muscle mass (pot-bellied people with spindly legs). The BMI is the ratio of the weight to the height squared; it is calculated by dividing the weight in kilograms by the height in meters squared (BMI = weight / height2 

The Body Mass Index provides a rough estimate of the proportions of the human body. Thin people usually have a smaller BMI than fat people. However, an "ideal figure" is judged by aesthetics and it has nothing to do with any medical criteria about fitness or health. People find beauty in the complete spectrum of human body types, from emaciated supermodels who eat inadequate diets to grotesquely muscular body builders who use steroids. Artists and sculptors through the ages have studied the proportions of the human body looking for ideal figures. Leonardo da Vinci's Vitruvian Man, drawn around the year 1490, is a study of the proportions of the human body. It shows the pubis as the center of a square with sides equal to the man's height, and the navel as the center of a circle touched by the man's outstretched arms and legs. Ideally, for both men and non-pregnant women, the size of the waist should be smaller than the measurement around the hips. Also, the Waist-to-Height ratio should be less than 0.5.  By measuring the Vitruvian man, we can calculate his Waist-to-Height ratio as 0.47. (The height is 80 mm, the waist diameter is 12 mm, and assuming a circular waist, the waist circumference would be approximately 37.7 mm). If the Vitruvian man had a height of 5 feet, 8 inches (172 cm), his waist size would be 32 inches (81 cm). Gymnasts and modern-day boxers who must optimize agility, strength, and stamina for a specific weight range have bodies that resemble the Vitruvian Man more than than they resemble muscular body builders.

Our modern society glamorizes actresses like Marilyn Monroe as prototypes of ideal feminine beauty and sensuality. By the way, Marilyn Monroe was 5 feet, 6 inches tall and weighed 128 pounds (BMI 20.7). Most advertisements show pictures of skinny fashion models with bony bodies in daring poses that imply confidence, seductiveness, and success. These idealized women either tend to have small waists and large breasts in proportion to their height or are simply flat-chested and bony. Average women who are trying to become physically fit are often frustrated that no amount of dieting or exercise can give them one of these divergent "ideal" body types, specially after bearing children. Many perfectly healthy women finally resort to surgical procedures such as breast enlargement or liposuction to try to overcome the negative images about their own body. A more realistic standard of ideal feminine proportions is the statue of Venus de Milo, sculptured around 130 B.C.  She has B-cup breasts, and her Waist-to-Height ratio is 0.5, even though she is not standing straight in this pose.   Overly high expectations lead to disappointment, so that exercise reduces the obligation and torture anyone who begins to participate in sports just because of physical appearance On the question of what is truth and what misconceptions about the sport and slimming and sports and health is not easy to answer, agree, and doctors and fitness instructors. Both say that any physical activity is beneficial to the organism, but warn that too much expectation and desire for quick results, or sports solely because of physical appearance, can take the disappointment and even to have a counter. If you exercise and sports approaches without load, she adds, will continue the results.

Health benefits for the balance of body and spirit, and even to lose weight or improve the aesthetic appearance of the body, be sure to come as the result of active sports – says our interlocutors. – What would anyone need that comes to mind as soon as you open eyes and gets out of bed is to do a ten-minute exercises for the neck, as well as prevent painful numbness and tingling sensation in the neck part, shoulders and arms. Every day we should walk at least an hour. This is the best prevention of osteoporosis and osteoarthritis, because it improves the nutrition of bone tissue. All agree that swimming is the most effective because it engages all muscle groups and coordinate breathing with movement, water provides an additional burden, and injuries are disabled.

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Doctors say that studies have shown that the character of the people affected in this type of physical activity suits them best.

Aggressive and dominant men, whose career in the first place and who are eager to contest the evidence, most previous running and hiking. Shy persons the best feeling in the company of people they know, so for them the right solution would be to exercise at a fitness center. Those who start to practice, but soon quit should choose team sports, so that other people are motivated to persevere – Dr. Popovic said, adding that the same survey narcissistic people too take care of the body and appearance advised to choose a sport does not serve only to muscle formation and competition but also good fun, like walks and bike rides in the greater society.

Yo-yo dieting can actually cause dieters to gain weight, so stop dieting and start eating. Use the weight loss plan below without dieting and you will be successful in your weight loss quest.

1) Stop drinking diet soda. Diet soda is loaded with aspartame and other chemicals that your body does not need. Drop the diet soda and start drinking water instead. Water is essential for weight loss without proper

 hydration it will be very difficult, if not impossible to lose weight. At the very minimum you should be drinking one eight ounce class of water in the morning when brushing your teeth, an eight ounce glass of water with each meal, and an eight ounce glass of water an hour or two before bed. This will supply you with the minimum amount of your daily water intake.

2) Don't eliminate sugar.Yes, you read that right! Your no diet weight loss plan can include snacks. The key to snacking is moderation and water. Before snacking drink an eight ounce glass of water and wait ten to fifteen minutes. If after waiting you are still craving sweets split the snack in half and only eat the one half. Switching to snacks that are made from carob or sugar substitutes will also help stabilize your blood sugar. By stabilizing your blood sugar you will be less likely to have cravings.

3) Add fruits, vegetables, and juice to your diet. When possible grab a piece of fruit or some vegetables as a snack instead of sugar, high fat sweets. Again, by stabilizing your blood sugar you will have fewer cravings. You can also substitute 100% juice fruit and vegetable juices. I recommend drinking vegetable juice with breakfast to give your body a boost that will last well into the afternoon

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