If you want to learn how to lose weight then you are on the right page. We have gathered the top 50 ways to lose weight in a healthy manner without resorting to unhealthy diets or fad products. These tips range from lifestyle changes, to ways on how to control your hunger, how to minimize the calories you consume and how you can improve your activity and exercise levels.You can read the 50 easy ways to lose weight below but first let us explain the basics of healthy weight loss.
Despite of what you may have read so far about losing weight the basic rules of weight loss or the weight loss equation as we like to call it is simple. It is based on one simple fact: 1 pound of fat = 3500 calories. This means that if you consume an extra 3500 calories (through food) you will gain weight and if you manage to burn 3500 calories more (through diet, physical activity and exercise) than what you need you will lose 1 pound. The steps to lose weight are straightforward:
First you need to calculate your daily calorie requirements. You can use our calorie calculator to find out how many calories you need per day to maintain your weight. This number is based on your gender, age, weight, height and activity level.
The next step is to use our food journal to calculate the number of calories you consume on a daily basis and the number of calories you burn through exercise and activity. Then by applying the weight loss formula (daily calories – (calories consumed - calories burn)) you will find out how many calories you need to consume in order to lose weight.
For example: If your daily calorie needs are 1500 and you consume 2000 calories by eating and you only burn 200 calories then each single day you consume 300 calories more than what you need (1500 – (2000 – 200)) = -300. As a result you will gain 1 pound every 12 days or about 3 pounds per month.
How to lose weight? In order to reverse the situation and start losing weight you need to reduce the calories from food and start burning more calories through exercise and activity. If for example you follow an 1800 calorie diet and burn 500 calories on a daily basis you will lose about 2 pounds per month. The equation becomes (1500 – (1800-500) =200 calories saving per day which is equivalent to 6000 calories per month or around 2 pounds.
How to start losing weight? Our goal is to help you get through the weight loss process in a healthy manner. You can start your weight loss journey by reading our 50 ways to lose weight to get a general idea on what you can do to eat less and exercise more and then you can start with one of the following resources:
