Maintaining a certain weight range is important for everyday health. Excess weight can cause problems such as heart disease, liver disease, and diabetes. Many health problems do leave when weight loss is achieved. Dr. Gulnaz Mirza with EDC Weight Management and his team, serving the Boynton Beach, FL area, would like to share information on how to tackle weight loss management.
How Does Weight Work?
Our bodies burn calories to perform each of our daily functions. When there is no change in daily activity, meaning that our calorie burn is consistent, we gain weight by consuming more calories than we burn. Similarly, we lose weight by burning more calories than we consume.
Biting Off Too Much
One of the most common issues with weight loss is trying to do too much change at one time. We didn’t develop unhealthy habits in one day, so they don’t tend to go away in one day.
The most effective long-term results have been shown by making small changes to start, then implementing more gradually.
Burning More Calories
The more we do with our bodies, the more calories are burned. Small changes like picking a further parking spot, doing a few push-ups several times a day, and moving more will not only burn calories but increase your metabolism, which burns more calories while at rest.
Consuming Fewer Calories
Not all changes have to be drastic. Switching from a full-fat ranch dressing to lite will help get those healthy vegetables in your system with fewer calories. Replacing one soda with a glass of water each day will improve your hydration as well as drop several calories (and a lot of sugar) from that day’s intake.
Compounding Effects
By implementing a little extra calorie-burning activity and dropping calorie intake, these small changes will lead to big results. Once the smaller steps are taken, it is easier to build upon them. Once five push-ups are easy, you can now go on to do ten each round. Maybe salads can use a vinaigrette dressing instead of ranch.
Patience
These changes won’t have overnight results. That’s not only normal, but it’s also perfectly OK. The important thing is to stick with it, because once the changes begin to happen, so much more happens than just weight loss. Energy levels increase, breathing and mobility get easier, and you just feel better.
If you have questions about weight loss management, call (561) 810-8920 to schedule a consultation with Dr. Gulnaz Mirza today. Let the professionals of EDC Weight Management, serving the Boynton Beach, FL area, help you get started on your weight-loss journey.