Losing Weight and Keeping It Down

If you are actively trying to lose weight, you should attempt to keep your daily intake down to 1,000-1,200 calories. Since an average-sized woman would be eating 2,000-2,300 calories a day to maintain her normal weight, the reduction should result in a loss of about 21b a week. This gradual slimming - based on a sensible and varied diet, ideally accompanied by an hour of regular exercise two to three times a week - is far better for you than the more drastic 500-800 calorie regimes advocated by some diet gurus. It also makes more sense when it comes to keeping to your target weight once you have reached it. You will have educated your stomach - and your taste buds - to appreciate a whole spectrum of foods rich in low-fat protein, fiber and complex carbohydrates.

Finally, remember that keeping your weight at a healthy and attractive level will not always be a battle. Once you have established better eating habits, cut out the empty calorie foods, and achieved your target weight by a slow, careful process of calorie control, you should find staying there a natural follow-up. If you continue to eat the same kind of foods, and only increase your intake to the normal 2,000 mark by eating a little bit more of the same, life and the measuring tape should hold no terrors for you.

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