After eating poorly for a long period of time, the decision to lose weight is often sudden and ill prepared. Gaining weight takes a reasonable length of time, and during this period a large number of metabolic changes occur that reflect the current food intake, being it quantity or quality. Drastically altering the conditions and thereby causing a mismatch between the food and the metabolism can lead to a low success rate in weight loss. Likewise, going from a position of little exercise to one of great exercise can considerably stress the body and lead to poor outcomes. Successful weight loss takes account of the inertia of the direction of travel, and slowly tries to first halt, and then reverse the direction. This is done through incremental steps each day that are almost imperceivable to the individual, but soon add up to contribute significantly to change. In this regard, food intake should be lowered and food quality increased slowly, while exercise performed should be appropriate to the level of fitness of the individual.
Eat Well, Stay Healthy, Protect Yourself
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