The Importance Of Knowing What You're Eating When Trying To Lose Weight

Whenever you're trying to lose weight and increase your health and fitness levels

, regular exercise is essential, whether this is by having an annual membership to any of the gyms in London or by investing in some quality cycling equipment and taking the opportunity to cycle for hours on a weekend.

However, no matter how much exercise you carry out, you'll never be leading a truly healthy lifestyle nor be able to easily achieve the weight loss that you want without eating a well-balanced diet.

If you're not aware of what the term well-balanced diet means, it is simply a phrase used to depict a diet which contains all of the necessary food groups in a fashion where they are all eaten in a proportionate - and well-balanced - way.

And although you may initially think that this is going to require for you to have a degree in some type of dietary management, the truth is it more often than not requires for you to do nothing more than abide by two pieces of information.

First of all, you need to split every meal you eat up into 3 equally sized portions - 1 of carbohydrates, 1 of protein and 1 of vegetables - as well as incorporating some type of fat into the meal.

To make it even easier, one portion should be roughly the same size as your clenched fist.

Take your dinner as an example. You could have a piece of grilled chicken with some boiled potatoes and a mixture of cabbage, leak and onion. Add a small amount of butter onto your potatoes and you've covered the first basic rule of healthy eating.

The second point is to look at what it is that you're exactly eating, it is a little more tasking and may seem boring and laborious at first, but you'll soon find that you carry it out naturally and actually enjoy doing so.

What's more, whilst this may have been difficult several years ago, since food labelling detailing things such as how much salt and fat is included in food products was introduced in the UK in January 2007 (an article by the BBC on 4 January 2007 provides details of the 4 million pound campaign by food manufacturers), it's a whole lot easier, as you can now see what's included in the product at a glance.

Especially if you're new to healthy eating, carrying out this second point can make losing weight seem too much of an effort, as you'll find yourself spending longer in the supermarket looking at different foods and whether you can include them in your diet. However, it's strongly recommended that your persevere, as it becomes a lot easier as you naturally get to know what foods include what amount of, for instance, carbohydrates.

Exercising is a fantastic way to get fit and lose weight, but it's only one of the two components needed to lose weight effectively. If you spend the time understanding what it is that you're actually eating and ensure that you eat, for the most part, a healthy, well-balanced diet, combine this with regular exercise and you'll find that not only does the weight fall off you, but you're a lot fitter, too.

by: Paul Delaney

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