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Women who are dieting is the stock in trade of many stand-up comic routines. This may be because women are more conscious of their figures and will go to any lengths to achieve the thin silhouette that is fashionable these days. In addition, women find it more difficult physiologically to bring about some weight loss than the men folks. Women who go on starvation diets may not be aware that this can be dangerous to their health. Doing so will just induce the body to go on a starvation mode, slowing down your metabolism and resulting in little or no weight loss. There are some ways to achieve weight loss naturally and without wreaking havoc on your body systems.

You can start your fitness program by something as simple as drinking 8– 10 glasses of water a day. The water will make you pee more often and in the process rid your body of impurities. If the water becomes too much to bear, you can substitute some green or herbal teas for variety. Increase your intake of fiber. Eat more fresh fruits and vegetables. More bulk in your diet will also help clear up your insides contributing to the overall longer-term weight loss. These plant-based products also have more vitamins and minerals that are good for your health than processed foods. Instead of going on strict diets, you can also try to break up the three main meals a day into five small meals to help speed up your metabolism and prevent the hunger pangs from taking over in-between meals. Decrease your fat intake –ideally no more than 20 grams per day. Keep away from deep-fried foods, remove the skin from the chicken you eat, go easy on the may-o, stick to the leaner cuts of beef or pork, and get rid of all visible fats from the food that you eat.

To achieve your weight loss goal, your healthy diet regimen must be accompanied by exercise. The fitness exercises need not be strenuous and you can start by doing simple routines for 30 minutes each day. Over-straining yourself under the “no pain, no gain” dictum can do you more harm than good to your health. Instead, you can build up to the ideal 30 minutes if you have been living a sedentary lifestyle. Before going on any weight loss diets, it will be a good idea for you to find out what your ideal body weight should be – given your age and height – regardless of the height and weight tables formulated by insurance companies. Like many things in life, there is no “one size fits all formula” that is applicable to everybody. People are built differently and the amount of excess weight each one can carry will be determined to a large extent by our body shape. One way of finding out what your ideal weight should be is by determining your Body Mass Index (BMI).

The BMI approach enables you to identify what percentage of your body tissues are made up of fat, thus, giving you a rough idea of what your ideal weight should be. This method also provides a more or less broader range of what is considered normal from the health point of view. The following formula computes for your BMI:
Your BMI is the ratio of your height to your weight and is calculated as follows: BMI = your weight in kg divided by the square of your height in metres. For example if your weight is 63.5 kg and your height is 1.68m (5ft 6in), your BMI is 63.5 – 1.68 x 1.68 = 22.5

 Article Source: http://losingweighttobehealthy.com/womensweightlossanddiets/

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