What works best-Weight Loss Diets or Walking to Lose Weight?
Answer-Whatever works for you!
Passion about weight loss is common particularly amongst those who have succeeded. Conviction that the way it worked for me is best for everyone.
The large number of web sites which offer information is a guide to the interest level. Confusing for someone who just wants some help?
Weight loss and exercise including walking to lose weight are topics which can be covered anywhere from the extreme either end of complex to simple. This can be confusing so my advice is to choose a direction and try it until you decide if it suits you.
I believe that all that matters is where you start from – then choose what suits you at this point. Along the way if necessary change slightly or a lot.
I am an advocate for the walking to lose weight method combined with common sense such as restricted but healthy eating for over eaters.
The major reason for this is that walking is the easiest way to start exercising. Weight loss through diet alone has it’s attractions and latest test results agree with me that it’s more about sticking with the specifics of the diet, in other words they all work as long as the person dieting follows the diet.
Restricting energy consumed (calories) to less than energy spent will always lose weight. The choice which suits me is to lower calorie consumption enough to make a difference; add in enough exercise to easily use more than I’ve eaten daily.
Losing weight by not exercising can be easy if you just want to look at the scales: muscles are heavier than fat, therefore it would immediately reduce your weight on the scales to reduce calories and stop exercising, like bed rest. This muscle loss is the opposite of what you want.
What helps:
1. measured regular exercise whether by using a pedometer, minutes, distances. Daily counting of steps is effective. Gym classes or a favourite walking path. Don’t forget the treadmill or walking to lose weight dvd as effective in-home options.
2. healthy but restricted eating including meal replacement drinks or diet products if necessary;
3. committed eating/shopping habits and exercise time.
If weight loss could be like winning the lottery wouldn’t life be grand?
It isn’t generally and requires a process which needs to be followed with commitment to whatever that (healthy) process is.
Such a surprise…in the end what makes the difference is YOU!
