The Only Surefire Way to Lose Weight (Body Fat) Permanently

     Today, more than 65 percent of adults are overweight or obese which puts them at increased risk for chronic diseases such as heart disease, cancer and diabetes. Obesity-related illness results in hundreds of thousands of preventable and premature deaths each year and billions of dollars in health care costs.

There are billions of dollars every year spent on quick weight-loss solutions. These "solutions" are either temporary or they cause many more problems than they solve. Dieting slows down the metabolism (the rate the body burns fuel) saps ones energy and punishes the soul.

Whether you want to lose 10 pounds or 100, the key is to avoid gimmicks, myths and quick fixes, and focus on sustainable changes that produce long lasting and permanent results. The only surefire way to lose weight and maintain that loss over time is to focus on your strength and fitness. People who maintain a proper exercise program for 12 months or longer greatly improve their chances of sustaining long term weight (fat) loss.

For a deeper understanding of why weight loss is hardly the simple "calories in, calories out" equation it is made out to be, consider how proper exercise affects your body's hormones. Most people trying to lose weight get fixated on calories, so they make maximum calorie burning the exclusive aim of all their exercise sessions. They often do very long and non productive cardio sessions - walking or jogging for an hour or more at a relatively low, even level of intensity.

But this is not the most efficient way to burn off unwanted fat, and it is certainly not the most effective way to achieve and maintain a strong, lean body. To do that, you need to shift your metabolism, (the rate the body burns fuel) which regulates your body's ability to become (and stay) lean. And shifting your metabolism depends on upgrading your strength and fitness while supporting yourself with good nutrition.

When your body turns food and oxygen into energy - something it does throughout the day, all day 24/7 - it burns calories. That process takes place at cellular level where oxygen is needed to burn those calories efficiently. In other words, being strong and fit helps your body run more like a finely tuned machine - one that is more inclined to eliminate excess weight.

If you have a high metabolism through being strong and fit, your body can burn more calories even when you are not exercising. This amounts to at least 100 extra calories more per day - while at rest. In the course of their daily activities and workouts strong and fit adults burn a couple of thousand more calories daily than unfit, sedentary adults.

The exercise program has to be the right program incorporating at least 60% strength training exercise and cardio interval training. All of this needs to be performed at the right level of intensity to achieve the desired results. A fitness professional should be consulted to get it set up and to monitor results.

These changes enable you to burn more calories permanently, thus making it easier to shed unwanted fat and keep it off. The same changes also curb your appetite for unhealthy foods devoid of nutrition. Your energy levels will be boosted, making overeating less tempting and making exercise far easier and more appealing.

Combine all this with a satisfying, whole-foods nutrition plan that supports your fitness goals (versus a low-calorie diet that emphasizes deprivation and that winds up lowering your metabolism) and you have the proper formula for sustaining a healthy body weight for life.

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