Skyler Meine

To lose weight, the number of calories you eat must be less than the number of calories you burn.

It seems like such a simple equation. Just eat less!

But how are you going to eat less?

Answer: By learning to manage your hunger or completely eliminate it. For most people they are surprised to find out that when they eat correctly, they eat more often and possibly more food than they were eating before. And they eat fewer calories.

Fruits and vegetables, for example, will take up more space in your tummy than a bag of Cheetos and have less calories. Lean meats have less calories than fatty meats. Complex carbs and protein are naturally more filling than sugar. Really, sugar and processed foods are the culprits of a lot of our hunger pangs, and eating them does little to eliminate them.

By eating more often and eating the right things, you can make losing weight an enjoyable experience. No need to starve yourself to accomplish your weight loss goals. Actually, starving yourself maybe more detrimental than anything for long-term weight management. Very Low Calorie Diets (VLCD) are insanity in my book and completely ineffective from a weight loss expert’s point of view.

Using a supplement to help control appetite is highly recommended. A good meal replacement shake with an appetite suppressant will help control hunger and add an additional meal to your meal plan. Fiber is another great way to attack hunger. The average person should get 25-30 grams of fiber a day, yet the average diet gets about half that. Fiber makes your stomach feel full and aids in digestion.

Learn to eat healthy, in the right portions, and your success with long-term weight loss will drastically improve.

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Ever meet someone who wanted to get in shape, so they opened their front door and started running? Two days later, they were back on their couch eating Twinkies. The yellow foamy part first and then the creamy center. Maybe that person was you. You never really had a plan. You saw people running around your neighborhood and they all looked like they were in shape.

You wanted to lose weight, too. When you ran you got out of breath, so you thought running must be a great exercise to burn the maximum amount of calories. You thought if you could just run one cement slab further each day, you would be in the best shape of your life before long.

Did you know what you were going to eat to help get rid of those extra pounds, or what to eat to recover from that run you just went on? Did you know the more you run the less calories you are going to burn, and the less effective your exercise is going to be?

When you dove headfirst into a program like this, your intentions were great. But you didn’t succeed. Why not? What do you need to master this time in order to be successful?

You need to get your priorities straight.

The weight loss expert’s list of priorities in order of importance:

1. Your Mind: Check out the previous posts to get your mind in the right place.

2. Healthy Eating For Weight Loss:  The answers are coming!

3. Resistance Exercise: Future posts will reveal the secret to making this more effective than running.

4. Fat Burning and Muscle Building Cardio: Is it possible?

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