Weight Loss - How to Lose Weight and Gain Energy

Whenever I start to diet in an attempt to lose weight I find I have no energy. Heard that before?

You look in the mirror and your eyes and good sense tell you are carrying a few extra pounds and that losing them and getting back to your “best fighting weight” when you were younger would make you feel much healthier and fitter. And yet when you start your chosen dieting program you become lethargic, without the energy to do anything.

The first thing you have to remember is that your life has probably changed to a degree that you do not realise. From single to married, children, advancement at work, it comes gradually and you seem to cope but the truth is underneath the surface it all builds up. As a consequence we tend to think more about other people and less about ourselves. That is until that day when we stop looking at ourselves in the mirror through rose colored glasses.

It is a very lucky person who does not have to reassess their life at some point and make a change. Our bodies do change as well as our lifestyles and by recognising that something needs to change we have taken a very important first step.

The next step of course is to start a diet but which one? There are so many it can be confusing and easy to be persuaded by the marketing. Many go for the rapid weight loss offer but this is a disaster waiting to happen. So often the only loss you make is weight from your wallet as the rapid loss is followed by rapid gain when the intense diet programe cannot be sustained. Along with that rapid weight loss comes the lack of energy, which is no great surprise when we are robbing our bodies if the vital food source it requires to manufacture that energy.

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Much better is choosing a diet plan that allows you to eat, trains you to eat a little less than your body requires and just as importantly eat healthier foods that are far more nutritious. Substitute fast food with fresh fruit and vegetable and you will see and feel a big difference. The excuse for not preparing meals from fresh produce is that there is not enough time in the busy day. There may be the occasional time when this is true and convenience food is essential to stoke the boiler. Don’t feel guilty if it is “once every blue moon” but make sure that you are a person who has good personal control who does not fall back into lazy habits. But let us be clear, it is much, much better to make time for you and cook a good wholesome and healthy meal.

Combine healthy food with a small lifestyle change (a bit more YOU time), add some gentle exercise that you can build up if you begin to enjoy it and you will find that you can lose weight and gain energy.

Please remember to have a check up with your doctor before embarking on any major diet or exercise programs.