If cutting calories is good for weight loss, then eating as little as possible is better, right?
WRONG!
Especially if you're also trying to fuel your body for regular workouts. You need to eat a certain calorie level to function optimally and get all its essential nutrients your body needs to stay healthy. Eating much less than that can cause serious problems in the long term and damage your metabolism, making weight loss even harder.
Tips for successful weightloss
To lose weight and keep it off, you must keep in perspective you did not gain the weight quickly and you should not plan to lose the weight quickly. The better plan is to chip away at slow but steady weight loss, targeting 0.5 to 2 pounds a week. Why? Well by just knocking off 100 calories at the end of the day (one cookie, one handful of chips, one heaping spoonful of ice cream), you can theoretically lose 10 pounds a year. Knock off 200 calories at the end of the day (16 ounces of cola, 4 Oreos), and you've lost 20 pounds a year. Plan to eat your calories during the day, when they can help you the most. Then, diet (by eating just a little bit less) by night.
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