Healthy Weight Loss - Doing it the safe way

Healthy Weight Loss – How Much Weight is Safe to Lose in a Month?

When our mindset is right and we are determined to lose weight–be it for health reasons or to look good, we often get impatient.

We want to see results immediately and get frustrated otherwise.

However slow and steady is the way to keep weight off long-term.

Actually, studies show that when we lose weight slowly, there are fewer health risks. Despite recent studies that show that rapid weight loss is just as good as slow weight loss.

Long term plans work best.

Evidence shows that unless in imminent danger to someone’s life, a consistent long term plan works best.

Look at the famed Dr. Now on My 600 lb. Life. Even though his clients are morbidly obese, in order to get gastrostomy surgery, they need to drastically cut down on their calories and drastically cut down on their weight to start transforming their lives and go under the knife.

The secret is keeping the weight off, permanently

Many experts say that losing 1-2 pounds a week is a healthy and safe rate. Losing more than that is dangerous.

It will put you at risk of developing certain health problems. These can be losing too much muscle, nutritional deficiencies, gallstones, and a drop in metabolism too

If you are starting to diet and exercise, you might lose more than 2 pounds in your first week. That’s OK because that’s the initial dieting period. The body gets a ‘shock’ from less food and more exercise – and you lose a lot of water weight.

When this happens, your body will start to dip into its energy store which is known as glycogen. The glycogen gets burned for fuel and the body releases the water.
You will experience a major drop in weight at first in your first week. Once your body has used up the glycogen stores, your weight might start stabilizing at losing around a pound or 2 a week.

Most people who start “crash diets” usually regain half their weight back in a year

Usually, after 3-5 years, they have regained all their weight. Ouch! It’s the reason that experts suggest losing weight at a slower, steadier pace.
If you are losing weight at a slower, steadier pace, it might be because you are following a kind of lifestyle diet; eating more fruit and veggies and holding back on the sugar-sweet beverages.

Look at some great diets. When you follow these type of diets, you usually keep the weight off long-term.
Again, there are other studies which show that rapid weight loss can be just as effective, even for the long-term as well.

However, these ‘successful’ studies are people on rapid weight loss diets who had ongoing support from dieticians and doctors during the weight-loss study.

Research also shows that when you have support from health professionals, you will experience long-term weight loss success. It is just that this is unlikely to happen with a person at home who does not have a constant dietician and doctor supervision where the rapid weight loss diet would be successful.

Go slow

There are great tips to help you lose weight at a healthy pace. Slow weight loss might not sound as attractive as fast weight loss, but there are some healthy ways you can speed up your safe weight loss program like eating more protein.