For most of us, losing weight is the main motivation for making changes in the way we eat. Unfortunately, many of us fall prey to extreme diets, questionable weight loss supplements, and even dangerous surgeries in our efforts to drop pounds fast. Part of the reason people are so easily taken in by the promise of miraculous weight loss from this or that pill, diet, or surgery is that trying to lose weight the old fashion way – by eating sensibly and exercising – can be so frustrating. It seems to take forever, and the path to success is uncertain. Should you cut carbs or lower you fat intake? Reduce the number of calories you eat, or try to burn more calories with exercise? And what kind of exercise should you do? Lifting? Running? Spinning?

Learn to work with your body, eating and exercising the way your body is meant to, and all of the confusion and frustration falls away. You will increase your metabolism, burning calories naturally, without feeling hungry. Before you know it, your clothes will fit differently and the pounds will start falling away. Plus, you will have more energy, better skin, increased vitality, and a healthier body – not just a thinner one.

Let our Simple Enjoyable Healthy Eating principles form the bedrock of your nutrition strategy. Then follow the advice below to tailor that strategy to your weight loss goals.

Losing Weight Principles

1. Focus on Metabolism, Not Calories:

You’ve probably heard that your body weight is a function of a simple equation:

Calories in – Calories out

If you eat more calories than you burn, you gain weight. If you eat fewer calories than you burn, you lose weight. Want to lose weight? Then either eat fewer calories, or burn more, right?
 
This equation seems fool-proof, but it’s really not that simple! What you eat affects how many calories you burn. So does when you eat. The number of calories you burn with exercise, in turn, affects your appetite, which will affect how much you eat, no matter how iron-strong your will. ReEvolution is all about simple solutions, so why have we taken a seemingly simple formula and introduced a bunch of complications?

Because the simple solution is to forget this formula, and not focus on calories at all. The biggest nutritional key to losing weight is to begin eating properly for your metabolism. In a nutshell, all of us have different metabolic needs. What this means is that some of us need to eat more fat and protein, while others need to eat more carbs. In addition, some of us do better eating more often throughout the day, say 5 meals per day, while some of us do better on 3. When you begin to eat the right balance of calories for your body’s needs in the proper portions, and at the right times, you will feel full, have more energy, and, believe it or not, burn more calories as you go about your day. You won't have to worry much about counting calories bacause you will naturally get full eating the right number of calories for your body. To help you figure out your metabolic needs, sign up for your free ReEvolution Fitness Action Plan now.