Take It From Avtar: Losing Weight Should Not Equal Starvation

Have you started yet another diet so that you will be a slimmer and trimmer you by the end of this calendar year? Are you just a few weeks into the new diet and you are already starving and dreaming of that fast food burger and fries? If so, chances are you are not going about things in the best way. Losing weight isn’t about starving yourself. If you are starving yourself you are actually making weight loss more difficult than it needs to be.

Starvation is Not the Ticket to Weight Loss

We’ve all tried it, even if we don’t want to admit it. We have all starved ourselves, even if just a little bit, in an attempt to lose weight. The fact is that your body needs fuel to function and complete even the simplest tasks and if you aren’t eating you aren’t going to be able to function. When you don’t eat you communicate to your body that it needs to slow down its metabolism. When you are trying to lose weight you need to do everything you can to boost your metabolism and when you are starving yourself you are working against yourself!

Weight loss is all about getting right in your mind before you even think about how you will eat or what activities you will do. It’s about losing the negative thinking pattern that is hindering in your quest to lose weight and get fit. The first thing you need to do is decide that you want to lose weight. When the decision is made in your mind and you are committed to your plan, you can then move forward and consider how you will eat and what sort of activities you will do to try to burn more calories that will ultimately result in weight loss.

Simply taking food out of the equation is not the answer for weight loss that can be maintained long term. Once the commitment is made mentally and emotionally then an activity such as strength training combined with cardiovascular exercise and a balanced nutritional plan should be enough to help you lose weight, tone your body feel better and function at optimum level. Just make the decision now and you’ll be half way there.

This article or post is not intended to provide individual advice which should be obtained directly from your health care professional