Our bodies are very sophisticated and temperamental. They must be fed the correct types of food to function properly. You overfill them and they will become sluggish. If you don’t provide them with enough of something, they will become sluggish. You need to constantly provide your body with the right food and drink to function at its best.

To state the obvious, if you consume 2,500 calories in a day and your body burns 2,500 calories that day, you will maintain the same weight. If your body only burns 2,000 of those calories, then you will gain weight. If you do that all week, you’ll gain a pound. So in general, all you need to do to lose weight is burn more calories than you consume. It’s that simple, isn’t it?

The way it all works is that your body’s metabolism burns the calories. However, there are many things that control your body’s metabolism, and we all have our own unique metabolism. Also, not all calories are created equal, so some calories stick around for a long time and others burn very quickly. So the ideal situation if you are trying to lose weight would be to get your metabolism running at a high level and consume calories that burn quickly. Again, not that simple, sorry.

There have been numerous studies showing that all of our bodies need certain things to function properly, stay healthy, and reduce the risk of certain diseases. Findings from some of those numerous studies have been kindly included on the labels of the products we buy at the grocery store. All those scientific studies were NOT done by a bunch of idiots I think. However, there are some people who think they are idiots and choose to ignore those studies and create their own daily requirements for calories, fat, cholesterol, sodium, potassium, carbohydrates, fiber, sugars, protein, vitamins, calcium, iron, and folate. acids. In fact, I think those scientists from many different countries and universities knew what they were doing and they knew a thing or two. They are not just guessing or playing games with us.

We need to consume as close to those daily requirements as possible for our metabolism to function properly and stay healthy. Some of those requirements are calories that don’t burn quickly, but do serve an important function. Fat, for example. There are four different types of fat. Two of them are the much-needed fats, polyunsaturated fats and monounsaturated fats, which help lower cholesterol, help lower blood pressure, control inflammation, and protect against irregular heartbeats. Saturated fats and trans fats are the ones to avoid because they raise cholesterol and damage blood vessels, which can lead to plaque buildup.

My bottom line for losing weight and still keeping your body healthy and in perfect working order is to reduce your calorie intake just a little. I think 500 calories a day is about right. You will need to check your body’s calorie needs. In the calorie intake needs calculator, enter your age, height, gender, weight, and how active you are, 5 options for that. That will give you a good idea of ​​how many calories you need to consume. It will also give you how many grams of fat, protein, and carbohydrate you need. If it says you need 2,500, cut back to 2,000 calories per day. Eat foods that provide you with your intake of proteins, fats, carbohydrates and take a good multivitamin.

Then speed up your metabolism so you burn calories faster. For this I have some tips.

– Move. The more you move, the faster you burn calories. Walk, get up and walk when you’re on the phone, move around, stretch, touch your feet, twirl your thumbs, anything, just keep moving.

– Do some resistance training or strength training. For every pound of muscle you put on your body, you burn an extra 50 calories a day, even if you’re not doing anything, sleeping. The muscles in your body break down as you age, so keep them toned, you’ll feel better and look better, as well as burn more calories.

– Exercise. There are so many ways to exercise. Think about which one you would like to do and start slow and ease into some kind of routine. In the morning it would be better to get the blood flowing and the body working, but anytime will do, just try to find something you enjoy like swimming, walking, yoga, etc.

– Eat a lot of meals, and eat them slowly. Yes, after a big meal you feel sluggish for a reason. You need to eat many smaller meals to keep your metabolism running at the right rate and to help your body by eating them slowly and chewing your food thoroughly. Eat breakfast, lunch, and dinner, but also have a snack between those meals and after dinner. You can eat all day and easily stay below your daily calorie intake if you eat the right foods.

If you do this, you will not only lose weight the right way, keep your body healthy, reduce the risk of many diseases, but you will feel much better and full of energy.