To have lasting weight loss, you need to consider your metabolism, which is the rate at which your body uses up energy.

A person with a slow metabolism uses up little energy, whereas a person with a fast metabolism uses up a lot of energy. Diets of below 1000 calories a day can slow the metabolism down by almost 45%. Initially you might lose around 8lb of body fluid with up to 2lb of body fat weekly. However when you stop counting calories, the fat and fluid return because your metabolic rate has slowed down, meaning you need less food to maintain a stable weight.

In order to get your metabolism working well, you need to include:

* A good intake of complex carbohydrates e.g. whole grains, beans, lentils, vegetables and fruit.
* A low but balanced intake of protein.
* High fibre foods (which reduce your appetite as well as cleansing out your system) such as vegetables, oats, lentils and beans.

Avoid sugar, saturated fats, sweetened foods, coffee and tea.

Your ability to burn fat depends on vitamins and minerals that help to control the breakdown of glucose, which provides energy. A lack of these nutrients will result in less energy and a tendency to hold onto fat. The B vitamins, vitamin C and the mineral zinc and chromium are the most important.

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TIP: The amount of calories you burn depends on how fat/fit you are to start with. The more fat/unfit you are, the more benefit you will derive from small amounts of exercise. Take aerobic exercise at least twice a week e.g. swimming, brisk walking.

A pound of fat equals 3500 calories. To lose 1 pound a week you will need to expend 3500 more calories than you eat that week, whether through increased activity or decreased eating or both. Losing 1-2 pounds of fat a week is a sensible goal, and so you will want to use the combination of increased activity and eating less that will total 3500 calories for 7 days. Your weight x distance = energy used walking. Time does not matter as much as distance. If you speed up to walking a mile in 13 minutes or less, you will be burning more calories per mile. But for most beginning walkers, it is best to increase the distance before working on speed. A simple rule of thumb is 100 calories per mile for a 180 pound person.

Weight is determined mostly by the balance of calories - how many you burn vs. how many you eat each day. To lose weight, you need to increase your activity to burn more and/or eat fewer calories each day.

A pound of fat equals 3500 calories. To lose 1 pound a week you will need to expend 3500 more calories than you eat that week, whether through increased activity or decreased eating or both. Losing 1-2 pounds of fat a week is a sensible goal, and so you will want to use the combination of increased activity and eating less that will total 3500 calories for 7 days.

Your weight x distance = energy used walking. Time does not matter as much as distance. If you speed up to walking a mile in 13 minutes or less, you will be burning more calories per mile. But for most beginning walkers, it is best to increase the distance before working on speed. A simple rule of thumb is 100 calories per mile for a 180 pound person.

You burn more calories per mile at very low speeds because you are basically stopping and starting with each step and your momentum isn't helping to carry you along. Meanwhile, at very high walking speeds you are using more muscle groups with arm motion and with a race walking stride. Those extra muscles burn up extra calories with each step. Running may burn more calories per mile as there is an up and down motion lifting your weight off the ground as well as moving it forward.

Burning calories by exercise helps to reduce your fat-muscle ratio which helps to add to the rate at which your body burn calories. Point is, muscle requires a lot more calories to maintain, so the more muscle you have, the more calories you burn.

Why did things get so bad? Three reasons: -
* Your diet (the main reason) * Lack of exercise * Lack of sunlight and fresh air (compartment syndrome)

Many dieters have regained the weight they lost. Dieters often tend to relapse into old habits, instead of maintaining a well-balanced diet listen carefully on cutting calories. It is human nature to fall for such weight loss methods as slimming pills, fad diets, muscular stimulators, various contraptions, and limitless other short cuts.

Home remedies for weight loss are focused on the tips that you can practice on your own, while staying at the comfort zone of your home. These natural remedies can be followed by any age group of any sex. A number of researches have been conducted in order to compare the effectiveness of natural remedies for bringing down the weight scale. Following are some of the effective home remedies for weight loss and/or weight loss.

Weight Loss Tips: -

* Did you know that simply changing the temperature of the water you drink can speed up your metabolism and burn more calories? Drink hot water! * Did you know that foods like bran cereal are denser and will make you fuller because your body cannot digest fiber? * Did you know that certain foods like rice work very well with liquids to expand in your stomach making you more satisfied? * Did you know that if you cut 3 tablespoons of butter per day from your diet you could drop 1 pound every 12 days just for not eating butter? Let's hope you don't actually eat 3 tablespoons of butter every day though.

Naturally Weight Loss Tips: -

* Drink water upon arising: First thing in the morning, drink eight ounces of distilled water, bottled water, or filtered water (not tap water). * Eat a big breakfast: This should be done 45 minutes after getting up in the morning. Suggested organic foods to choose from (they must be organic) are apples, bananas, rye bread with no sugar, plain yogurt, tuna, lamb, tomatoes, carrots, peppers, raw honey, wild smoked salmon, and so on. * In a cup of water, add 3 tsp limejuice, ¼ tsp powdered black pepper and 1 tsp honey. Have this concoction regularly, once a day, for 3 months. * Drink distilled water throughout the day: Eight glasses is recommended * Walk non-stop one hour each day: This doesn't have to be power walking; just walk at your own pace. Walking outdoors is best. * Having green tea has been found to be beneficial in treating obesity. You can also consume tea made from dandelion root.