 In case you are stout it just can be that your body composition has a slow metabolism. It is a proven scientific fact that slim people burn fat more successfully than overweight people and this is really so of those with lean muscle tone. Stout people who go on crash diets do not eat so well and probably finish up worse after a course of dieting as the body seeks to return to its old level. Diets on its own and crash diets in themselves are the worst possible choice if you want to lose weight and keep it off enduringly. The best way of achieving weight loss and keeping it off long term is to do it slowly over a period of time so that your body can adjust to the changes you are thrust upon it by changing your eating habits and taking up regular cardiovascular exercise.
1. Change your eating habits (i.e. start eating smaller portions of food) before if you ate a full plate of food try eating 2/3 of a plate instead.
* Substitute aspartame for sugar
* Try eating 3 or 4 smaller meals during the day rather than 2 large ones
* Eat your main large meal at midday with the other meals much smaller in content
* Don't eat heavy meals late in the evening as the body wont have time to digest it so it ends up stored as fat in your body.
* Balance your meals out during the day so in one day you have a mix of protein, carbohydrate and vitamins
* Drink lots of water during the day and before, during and after exercise, you should drink at least 8 big glasses of water per 24 hours
* Drink alcohol in moderation
* Stop smoking if you smoke or cut down
* Eat more fibre i.e. pulses grains nuts, pasta, brown rice, cereals, fresh fruit
* Eat more vegetables as part of your diet
* Eat less dairy products or choose those with less fat content i.e. cottage cheese
* Try steaming or poaching food instead of frying it, frying adds calories by the bucketful
* Cut down on Red meat and eat more lean or better still chicken and fish instead
* Use low fat oils in cooking i.e. sunflower, corn or Mazola
* Cut down on your salt intake, there are hidden salts even in tinned foods
* Try substituting carrots or fresh fruit instead of biscuits and sweetmeat when you have a craving for something in between meals.
* Drink semi or skimmed milk as opposed to full cream
Simply choose a diet which is low in fat and cholesterol, moderate in sugar and salt and high in fibre but at the same time has a variety of everything thus making it a balanced diet.
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