Losing Weight Naturally and Healthily

This is basically a modified fasting regimen that allows you to re-adjust your metabolism back to the way it was designed to work. Specifically, it's called alternate day fasting. Here's how it works.

On fasting days, you reduce your food intake to 500 calories. This is the day (actually every 2nd day where you do need to count calories a bit.) These calories should be consumed at one meal; ideally lunch or dinner. On NON-fasting days (every 2nd day) you can eat whatever you want, without counting. 

It's simple, but it does an extraordinary thing. You need to consider these mental/emotional perspectives before you begin this regimen and if you are diabetic or hypoglycemic or suffer from adrenal problems, discuss it with your doctor first, please.

Eating one meal on your fast day usually means not eating breakfast. Most of us believe that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Researching the literature on this, you'll find that most of the studies done that support this perspective were funded by the cereal companies. Other, independent studies do NOT support the importance of breakfast over other meals.

The toughest time emotionally and mentally with this alternate day fast regimen comes in the first 7 - 10 days. It's during this time that your body is adjusting and re-setting your metabolism. This is the CRITICAL period of this weight loss regimen. Stop and think critically for a moment, please. Re-read the previous sentence with the word critical in it.

Losing Weight Naturally With Functional Weight-Loss Medicine

There's something new in healthcare that most have not heard about... functional weight-loss medicine. Most often, weight loss plans involve restricting portions and adherence to some exercise regimen. With functional weight-loss medicine, weight loss is simply a side benefit of a body that has become healthier overall!

So what exactly is functional medicine? Functional medicine focuses on improving the body's gastrointestinal (gut health), endocrine (thyroid), and immune systems. Each treatment plan is designed uniquely for each patient.

Two of the most common symptoms that our patients experience, prior to arriving at our doorstep, are weight gain and fatigue. They've tried restricting their calories, sometimes to as little as 500 calories a day. Some patients, at least those who have enough energy, will exercise almost daily. Yet, the excess weight remains.

How To Lose Weight Naturally - 9 Simple Dietary And Lifestyle Adjustments For Weight Loss

When trying to lose weight it's easy to get caught up in a cycle of weight loss > weight gain > weight loss > weight gain, and so the cycle continues. This is usually because you pursue a diet and fitness regimen which is simply outside of your comfort zone.

Going from one extreme to the other in a mad bid to lose weight is not the best strategy. Firstly, the body responds best to gradual changes. Secondly, if you aren't comfortable with a diet and fitness regimen then you're not going to sustain it. That's why today you're going to learn how to make small dietary and lifestyle adjustments that can have a big impact.

How to Lose Weight Naturally

Calorie Counting

If you're going to successfully lose weight then you need to burn more calories than you consume - period. Use a spreadsheet to make a list of the foods in your diet and then determine your average weekly consumption of calories pertaining to each food. Doing this will help you better determine the sneaky high calorie foods that may be hindering your weight loss efforts.

Foods to Eat to Lose Weight the Natural Way

Unlike what you have heard, you do not have to starve yourself to lose weight fast. You can eat the same amount of food and still lose weight the natural way. Here are some foods that you can eat and put a stop to obesity in your life.

Fruits

Fruits are very good for your body because they are packed with nutrients while remaining low in calories. Since most fruits contain sugar in them, they have the ability to change into fat once they are eaten. In fact, some fruits will burn fat faster than others do. One such fruit that burns fat fast is the avocado. The avocado has in its makeup a good amount of Omega 9 fatty acids that makes it one of the perfect converters of energy fat. It also acts as a good metabolism booster.

Other ground produce such as coconut, lemons, grapefruit, and tomatoes as well as others consist also of an array of healing compounds found naturally in them. Eating enough of these produce regularly will help your body to lose weight the natural way.