Healthy Weight Loss

The most successful, healthy weight-loss plans will require you
to eat healthier and do regular exercise to help you lose weight
and maintain your new figure. Supplements, diet pills, eating
plans and exercise equipment on their own won't help you lose
weight and keep it off long-term, unless you are dedicated to
changing your lifestyle for the better.

According to the American Obesity Association, by losing a
small amount of weight - around 5 - 10% of your initial weight
- you can reduce the risk of serious health problems like heart
disease, diabetes, high blood pressure arthritis, respiratory
disease and even some forms of cancer. Just imagine losing even
more weight than this. The benefits and change in your life
would be dramatic. But, how do you lose weight the healthy way
and benefit from all the health related changes that come with
losing weight the best way?

Weight-loss Programs (diets):

Healthy weight-loss programs combine eating nutritional foods
with regular exercise to help encourage the body to convert
stored fat in the body into glucose to act as fuel, so you are
not only losing weight, you have more energy. Often, people get
into the bad habit of yo-yo dieting, which is the act of losing
weight, then gaining it right back and then start dieting
again. By learning a healthy, easy-to-stick eating and exercise
plan over a traditional diet, you will not only lose weight the
healthy way, you will notice a raise in self-esteem, improved
health and learn to keep weight off long term.

The only way that the body can lose weight is to burn more
calories than your body is taking in. Don't make the mistake of
thinking that just because you need to eat fewer calories, you
have to eat less food. Healthy eating plans are all about
educating yourself on which foods can be eaten in large amounts
and which foods must only be eaten in small portions. But, most
of all, it is important to remember that when you are losing
weight the healthy way, you never need to starve yourself or go
hungry. You just need to learn what different foods do to the
body.

Some very popular diets these days are the South Beach Diet,
the Mayo Clinic Diet and the Cabbage soup diet.

Weight-loss Supplements:

There are many supplements available for those who are changing
to a healthier lifestyle and want to have some extra nutrition
or want a little help along the way. Just remember that no
matter how good a supplement is, it will not take the place of
proper nutrition and exercise. Diet pills are made to
complement your weight loss goals while using a logical eating
plan, as well as regular activity.

Vitamin and mineral supplements have become popular over the
years to help our bodies get the vitamins and minerals that are
lacking in the soil our foods are grown in. Many vitamins and
minerals are great complimentary practices and will help to
give you energy and an overall feeling of well being, as well
as assist in the shedding pounds process.

Some well known diet pills are Conjugated linoleic acid (CLA)
pills, Phentermine (prescription) and Hoodia Gordonii.

A word of caution, before taking any supplement, make sure that
you read the label carefully and speak to your doctor first if
you are currently on any medications or suffer from any
illnesses.


About The Author: Ken Black is the owner of
http://www.Weight-Loss-Discovery.com - a site with lots of
information about Healthy Weight Loss.