The world of dieting and weight loss is full of tips and advice.
Some of this advice is good and you should follow, some is not it could even be dangerous and should be ignored.
Even with all the weight loss information available a lot of people still try to starve themselves thin or run a round in bin bags to lose weight.
Although these people might lose weight in the very short term it won't stay off, the weight they lose will be in the form of muscle.
When they finish the fad they'll probably get fatter because as soon as they stop they'll go back to eating rubbish with less muscle than they had before.
Muscle helps burn fat so the less muscle you have the fatter you become! The only sustainable way to keep fat off long term is to alter your lifestyle and live in a more healthy way, eat less and exercise more.
Below are some tips that will help you lose weight in a healthy and sustainable way, they both involve eating.
Eat Low GI Carbs Low GI Diets can be a healthy way to lose weight, carbohydrate is your bodies preferred source of fuel a lot of convenience food like cakes, chocolate white bread and soft drinks contain sugary carbohydrate these "simple carbs" can make you fat very fast.
A diet containing too many of these "simple carbs" can not only make you fat but also leave you feeling very tired and lethargic, foods that are rich in low gi carbohydrate release their energy slowly so it keeps your energy levels stable and is not stored on your body as fat.
Low gi foods include brown rice, wholemeal pasta and bread.
Eat Fat A lot of people think that eating fatty foods will make them fat so they try to avoid it and cut it out of their diet all together.
Not all fat is bad saturated fat is bad for you, mono unsaturated fat can help reduce your cholesterol and your risk of heart disease, eating these good fats can even help you lose body fat and weight.
Some types of food that often contain good fats are nuts, olive oil and oily fish like trout or mackerel.