By Angela Rigby
The holidays have passed and those of you on programs of exercise and diet perhaps gained some excess weight and have become a little stressed. Most of us usually resort to exhausting diets of questionable effectiveness for rapid weight loss. However, this is often dangerous to our health. We should follow a balanced diet, which aims to reduce the weight constantly within the permissible limits of our everyday lives.
The holidays have passed and those of you on programs of exercise and diet perhaps gained some excess weight and have become a little stressed. Most of us usually resort to exhausting diets of questionable effectiveness for rapid weight loss. However, this is often dangerous to our health. We should follow a balanced diet, which aims to reduce the weight constantly within the permissible limits of our everyday lives.
So what is the ideal weight loss? Many scientists define it being up to 1% of body weight per week. For example a 80 kg person, the ideal weight loss is up to 0,8 kg per week for one person and 60 kg 0,6 kg per week. This weight loss is acceptable in order to avoid any significant health problems. Therefore, once determine how many pounds a week should we lose, we go to our diet plan.
A properly structured diet program has the following characteristics:
