Everything you need to know about weight loss

In this modern world increased technology use, machines, stress, work hours, luxury etc are directly/indirectly the cause of obesity. Obesity is a serious problem one should not ignore, every year millions of people are falling prey to this disease.The main issue obesity is it leads to several diseases which are cause of life span to decrease. It is sad to know that 90% of people suffering from obesity never take their increasing weight seriously until they get some serious report of a disease that is caused by their weight gain from a doctor/clinical reports. The remedy is weight loss to decrease the further problems caused by obesity and overweight.
- Never make your own weight loss program by finding some plan in newspapers/magazines/TV program/internet site, without consulting your doctor.
- Consult your doctor to determine if you need to lose weight, discuss your problems.
- Weight loss programs should not be followed by people suffering from certain types of diseases/on medication without approval from doctor.
- Weight loss programs are gender specific, a plan/program worked for a person X, may not work for Y and Z.
- Women should get their hormone test done to determine if the cause of obesity/weight gain is due to abnormal hormone profile.
- Never opt for weight loss program that says “quick weight loss”, “Lose n pounds in 7/30 days”.
- The reason behind this is everybody is different something working for someone will not work for anyone.
- Make sure that your program has qualified doctor, dietician/nutritionist and psychologist to monitor you.
- Slow and steady wins the race; this applies to weight loss program; never hurry and make your own changes to your diet plan to achieve results quickly.
- Stick to the program and follow up/track your weight logs to achieve results. Logging your progress is very important in any weight loss program/plan.
- Never opt for a plan/program that doesn’t have RDA (recommended daily allowance) of vitamins, protein, minerals, and fats. Weight loss is not about these, it’s about cutting calories.
- Your weight loss plan/program should not make drastic change in your diet right from first day itself.
- Always opt for a plan/program that doesn’t focus on changing your diet completely (requiring you to opt a completely new diet).
- Always know about the costs and fees when opting for a commercial diet plan/weight loss program.
- Get information about how many people successfully completed their plan/program.
- Ask whether food choices are flexible and suitable.
- Know about the possible/ side effects if any in their program/plan.
- Most important thing is whether their weight loss plan/program is approved by qualified medical professional.
- If the plan/program uses supplements/pills/drugs to lose weight, stay away from it (or) consult your doctor and discuss.
- Ask if you can continue using your existing medicines (if any) when on the weight loss plan.
- Ask if there is a maintenance program to help keep lost weight (weight management) once you finish your goal.
This is the first question that arises in anyone’s mind who is thinking of losing weight. There no scale/duration that can determine that a person X will lose 10 pounds in 10 days. It differs from one person to the other. A person may lose weight more quickly while his/her counterpart still struggling to lose their first n pounds. Most important thing is not the duration but how healthily you lose weight.
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