Eating right doesn’t have to be complicated (Juneau Empire)- Topic: Weight Loss News

First of all, we are after fat loss, not just weight loss. Secondly, for a fat loss diet to be successful for any length of time, it must also be a health promoting diet. Mind you, we are talking about 24 pound of fat here, not the 12 pounds of fat and 12 pounds of muscle you would have lost if you had done this in six weeks. Now that we understand the importance of taking the slow and steady approach to fat loss, it’s even clearer that we need to maintain a healthy diet. What’s hard is to stay on a diet where we have eliminated a macronutrient like carbohydrates or fats or when we continue to eat unhealthy foods and simply attempt to reduce the total calories. Now that we’ve covered some basic concepts of eating for fat loss and health, I’ll expand further on the concept of whole foods, healthy fats, complex carbohydrates and a few other important nutritional topics in my next columns. read more

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