Conclusion

Your motto – weight control for a lifetime; solution – healthy eating, drinking, appropriate supplementation and exercise that creates a balanced lifestyle and fulfills the equation of “energy in” “energy out”.



Besides looking and feeling better the risk of serious disease associated with unhealthy weight are reduced.

However the task is not easy, new elements should be introduced into your diet and some sacrifices also have to be made.



Many a times for a momentary pleasure we are ready to sacrifice a healthy body, which is wrong.



If we follow a healthy lifestyle, we get habituated to all additions or omissions in the diet. We also want to weigh healthy rather than being unhealthy and obese.

• Some of the principles to be followed for a lifetime are –
  
• Whatever-state your body is in, take the responsibility on yourself and have control.
  
• Use the BMI to find out if you are overweight or obese.
  
• “No giving up” should be your long-term goal.
  
• Weight gained or lost = energy in – energy out.
  
• The macronutrient composition of your diet needs to be balanced.
  
• Rather then eliminating fats and carbohydrates, eat their right kind.
  
• Include more fruits, vegetables and fiber in your diet.
  
• Try cooking with spices and discover their benefits.
  
• Reduce portion size and slow down your eating pace.
  
• Consume lots of water.
  
• Begin an exercise program and start with a lifestyle of physical activity.
  
• Try counting the calories – you are in for a surprise.
  
• To acquire your much desired weight and measurement, set goals.
  
• Take somebody’s help to achieve your goal.
  
• Your needs should be replaced with appropriate supplements.

Many of the above principles are interrelated. For example – You will eat less and in a slow pace if you drink lots of water.



Unhealthy eating habits can be replaced by increasing fruit and Vegetable consumption and your fiber intake can be increased by switching-over to natural carbohydrates.