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| Dieting and Weight Loss Programs for Healthier Living |
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If you are overweight, you are
certainly not alone. Experts state that one out of three Americans is
overweight. While most people want to lose weight to look more attractive,
excess weight has also been |
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like diabetes, heart disease, chronic fatigue, hypertension, arthritis,
colon cancer, prostate cancer in men and breast cancer in women. Sedentary
lifestyles combined with high fat diets contribute greatly to the problem.
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| If you are determined to lose weight, most
health experts agree that old-fashioned healthy eating and regular exercise
is the best way to do it. The good news is that even a small weight loss of
ten to twenty pounds can improve your health. The secret for successful
weight loss is simply to eat
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| fat you lose, you must burn 3,500 calories. This is
accomplished by adopting a weight loss program that motivates you to eat
less food and exercise more. |
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Finding the right weight loss program
for you can be a daunting task. A program should be chosen that not only
meets your immediate need to lose weight, but
also provides guidance for the long term. The
weight loss program should help you identify your triggers for overeating,
such as eating to alleviate feelings of boredom, stress, depression or
anger. The program should be realistic about the rate of recommended weight
loss; i.e., an average of 1-2 pounds per week. Finally, the diet should have
an emphasis on wholesome, balanced meals. Programs that concentrate solely
on one food group to the exclusion of others are probably not the best
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